Top 39 Prospects: Houston Astros | FanGraphs Baseball I’ve mentioned this before but keeping their farm system so productive will require them to continue to churn through their prospects. As they reach the 40-Man bottleneck they will need to trade some of their excess AAA-ish prospects for other teams’ lower level prospects. This effort will…
DetailsMLB rule changes are here: What it means for this season and beyond? The big issue is whether the agreement made official Thursday provides a first step toward improved cooperation between MLB and the Players Association that leads to remedies on financial matters particularly worrisome to the union and the extension of the Collective Bargaining…
DetailsNolan Arenado Talks Hitting Nolan Arenado is one of the best hitters in the game. The 27-year-old third baseman has won four consecutive Silver Slugger awards, averaging a a 127 wRC+, 40 doubles, and 40 home runs over that stretch. Ensconced in the heart of the Colorado Rockies batting order, he’s driven in 503 runs,…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 3-14-2019 El Paso Herald, March 14, 1919:[Connie] Mack has come forth now with the announcement that he is through—absolutely through—selling star players. He is going to keep his stars henceforth, he says, and he means to give Philadelphia fans the best brands of baseball they have seen since…
DetailsBatting Around: Groundbreaking news In Batting Around, Ben Hill covers stadium groundbreakings in Wichita and Fredericksburg, as well as a unique situation for the Dunedin Blue Jays. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190314&content_id=305111652&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsIntroducing Our New Contributing Writers In January, we put out an open call for contributing writers. The response we received was overwhelming. Over 500 people submitted applications, and we are very grateful that so many smart, passionate baseball writers wanted to be a part of what we do here. It made for some really difficult…
DetailsRobinson Cano thinks Amed Rosario could be Mets’ next ‘superstar’ Rosario has really looked good this spring. He’s been less passive and more aggressive on strikes. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/robinson_cano_thinks_amed_rosario_could_be_mets_next_superstar
DetailsAmbassadors for Change: Emily Jaenson In recognition of Women’s History Month, every week in March, we will profile a female leader in our industry. This week we profiled Reno Aces general manager Emily Jaenson. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190314&content_id=305113474&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsTop 39 Prospects: Houston Astros Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Houston Astros. Scouting reports are compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as from our own (both Eric Longenhagen’s and Kiley McDaniel’s) observations. For more information on the 20-80 scouting scale by which all of…
DetailsRobinson Cano thinks he has found Mets next ‘superstar’ PORT ST. LUCIE — New York is down one superstar with the Giants trade of Odell Beckham Jr. to the Browns. Every team wants to have at least one superstar. But as OBJ showed, being a superstar doesn’t mean you will lead your team to success.…
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