10 biggest trades in Cubs history Across baseball, perhaps no transaction sparks more fan and media debate than the trade. And with nearly a century and a half of baseball played on the north side of Chicago, there might be no place richer with examples of deals gone good and bad, hits and misses, some…
DetailsOhtani reflects on sensational rookie season Fresh off winning the AL Rookie of the Year Award, Angels sensation Shohei Ohtani met with Japanese reporters in Tokyo to reflect on his headline-making debut in Major League Baseball. Source: https://www.mlb.com/news/c-301040866
DetailsThe latest Cruz free-agent rumors Although he is approaching his 40s and spends most of his time at designated hitter these days, Cruz is still one of the top sluggers in the game and should draw plenty of interest on the free agent market this offseason. Here, you will find a list of the latest…
DetailsDombrowski deserved nod for Red Sox run But if we’re talking about the year in baseball that started Oct. 22, 2017, when Dave Dombrowski hired Alex Cora to be the Red Sox manager, nobody did a better job than Dombrowski did. Source: https://www.mlb.com/news/c-301051318
DetailsLongest home runs for every MLB team The launch of Statcast has given us a whole new tool to answer the age-old question: “How far did that home run go?” Here’s a look at the longest homers hit by each of the 30 MLB clubs since Statcast began tracking home run distances at the start…
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Seattle Mariners preliminary prospect list 48 Mariners prospects under study I am working on the Seattle Mariners Top 20 prospects list for 2019. My initial pass through the system gave me 48 names worth studying, listed below. Let me know if you have other candidates to examine. Ruben Alaniz, RHPJohn Andreoli, OFDayeison Arias, RHPBraden Bishop,…
DetailsDEEPBALL: MODELING EXPECTATION AND UNCERTAINTY IN BASEBALL WITH RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORKS Making reliable preseason batter projections for baseball players is an issue of utmost importance to both teams and fans who seek to infer a player’s underlying talent or predict future performance. However, this has proven to be a difficult task due to the high-variance…
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Not a great day for Dutch hoofdklasse players in ABL Two of the three Dutch hoofdklasse players in the Australian Baseball League, did not have a great day. Sam Kennelly and his Perth Heat didn’t make it through the first inning due to inclement weather. Dwayne Kemp and Shogo Nakashima lost 7-4 with the Sydney…
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