WSJ: There Is a Hit-by-Pitch Epidemic in Baseball (Reg Req’d) But all this talk about pitchers hitting batters on purpose has distracted from a more puzzling question: Why are pitchers hitting so many batters by accident? One out of every 96 plate appearances across the major leagues in 2018 ended with a batter being drilled.…
DetailsLynch twirls gem for Blue Rocks Royals No. 4 prospect Daniel Lynch scattered a pair of hits while striking out a career-high nine over seven frames as Class A Advanced Wilmington shut out Frederick, 1-0, on Wednesday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190515&content_id=307162294&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsCubs vs. Reds: Yu Darvish gets the edge in this road matchup I want to get away, I want to fly away. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah … For the first time ever, NASA is planning to send a woman to the moon. With hubby Anthony Weiner being released from prison after serving 18 months for sexting,…
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College Baseball Projected Field Of 64: May 15 The latest projections are here and the postseason picture is getting clearer. We have one new Top 16 host, but the race is wide open with one week left. Source: https://d1baseball.com/projections/college-baseball-projected-field-of-64-may-15/
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Tommy La Stella is Doing Mike Trout-like Things Just as we all predicted in spring training, Tommy La Stella has taken over the Angels’ lead in home runs, surpassing Mike Trout. Wait, what? You’re forgiven if you haven’t been paying much attention to the Angels, who are 20-22, haven’t been more than a game above…
DetailsAppreciating Kirby Yates The title gives the suspense of this one away, I know. I thought about leaving it as a mystery, a tease. “Five great MLB relievers — you won’t believe number four!” After thinking about it for a bit, though, I decided suspense was overrated. Kirby Yates has been great the past two…
DetailsKiley McDaniel Chat – 5/15/19 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/kiley-mcdaniel-chat-5-15-19/
DetailsRockies’ Garcia building on career season Thanks to adjustments, hard work and perseverance, No. 21 Colorado Rockies prospect Rico Garcia, a 2016 30th-round Draft pick, has emerged as one of the Double-A Eastern League’s top pitchers in 2019. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190515&content_id=307072492&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsDustin Pedroia’s Red Sox rehab is not going well Dustin Pedroia played three games last season and six games this year before re-injuring his knee. And he’s only getting further away from a return. The Red Sox pulled their longtime second baseman from his rehab assignment Monday due to what the team called “minor left…
DetailsMitch Haniger Talks Hitting Hitters deploy their craft in different ways. Not all have the same mechanics, nor do they employ the same approaches. Another thing that differs is the way they articulate their ideas. Proof in that pudding can be found in six similar-themed interviews that have run here at FanGraphs over the past…
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