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In the war between science and aesthetics, trying to save baseball teams from themselves

Baseball, BlogBy Baseball News March 14, 2019

In the war between science and aesthetics, trying to save baseball teams from themselves At the SABR Analytics conference. “The war in baseball is between science and aesthetics,” [John] Thorn said, “and the people in there don’t give a (crap) about aesthetics.” Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/in_the_war_between_science_and_aesthetics_trying_to_save_baseball_teams_fro

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Weekend Insider: Sizing Up The SEC So Far

Baseball, Blog, CollegeBy Baseball News March 14, 2019

Weekend Insider: Sizing Up The SEC So Far

Top 39 Prospects: Houston Astros | FanGraphs Baseball

Baseball, BlogBy Baseball News March 14, 2019

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…

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MLB rule changes are here: What it means for this season and beyond?

Baseball, Blog, MLBBy Baseball News March 14, 2019

MLB 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…

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Nolan Arenado Talks Hitting

Baseball, BlogBy Baseball News March 14, 2019

Nolan 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,…

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Primer Dugout (and link of the day) 3-14-2019

Baseball, BlogBy Baseball News March 14, 2019

Primer 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…

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Batting Around: Groundbreaking news

Baseball, MiLBBy Baseball News March 14, 2019

Batting 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

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Introducing Our New Contributing Writers

Baseball, BlogBy Baseball News March 14, 2019

Introducing 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…

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Robinson Cano thinks Amed Rosario could be Mets’ next ‘superstar’

Baseball, BlogBy Baseball News March 14, 2019

Robinson 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

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Ambassadors for Change: Emily Jaenson

Baseball, MiLBBy Baseball News March 14, 2019

Ambassadors 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

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