MARCH 5 – YANKS SWAP WIVES MARCH 5, 1973 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – On this date New York Yankee pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich dropped a bombshell on spring training camp on this date. They announced to the world that they had swapped wives… and kids and a poodle and a terrier. “It wasn’t…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 3-5-2019 Pittsburgh Press, March 5, 1919:Charley Herzog recently was delivering an address on baseball. When he concluded, a bright youth arose and said: “Mr. Herzog, I have been a baseball fan for years, but I think the world’s series may have been ‘fixed.’ Do you know of any…
DetailsMets add ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza in out-of-the-box hire The Mets keep adding familiar faces, even if they won’t appear on the field. A day after welcoming part of their own past in Al Leiter and John Franco as baseball operations advisers, the Mets welcomed part of ESPN’s present in Jessica Mendoza, who will have the…
DetailsRaleigh Declares Run For Baseball MLBRaleigh.com is live. Today we officially declare Raleigh, North Carolina a candidate for a Major League Baseball franchise. We hope to show, beyond a doubt, that our City and its people are ready. Join the Movement and let’s create something special. #RaleighonDeck Well, I declare! I guess the biggest question…
DetailsFarm System Rankings: Overall (20-11) The Angels, Cardinals and A’s highlight the list of organizations that just missed the top 10 in MiLB.com’s Farm System Rankings for overall talent. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190305&content_id=304727346&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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On The Upswing: Week 3 Rising Teams
Top 25 Prospects: Seattle Mariners Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Seattle Mariners. 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…
DetailsSeattle’s analytics team is changing the game The new in-crowd in Seattle. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/seattles_analytics_team_is_changing_the_game
DetailsRubbing Mud: Imagining the Next MLB Expansion The post Rubbing Mud: Imagining the Next MLB Expansion appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/47584/rubbing-mud-imagining-the-next-mlb-expansion/
DetailsNon-Transaction Analysis: So You Didn’t Get Harper or Machado … The post Non-Transaction Analysis: So You Didn’t Get Harper or Machado … appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/47578/non-transaction-analysis-so-you-didnt-get-harper-or-machado/
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