2019 CBD TOP 100 COUNTDOWN: 68. WILL ROBERTSON (CREIGHTON) Creighton outfielder Will Robertson burst on the scene as a freshman for Creighton University and… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2018/12/06/2019-cbd-top-100-countdown-68-will-robertson-creighton/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
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Fall Report: Minnesota John Anderson has seen it all during the course of his long association with the Minnesota baseball program, which dates back to his playing days in 1974. He was voted Team MVP of the 1977 Minnesota team that went to the College World Series — the last Gopher team to win a…
DetailsThe Human Side of the Cubs’ Addison Russell Decision I’d like to ask your permission to depart from my normal subject. Usually, I tell you what the law says on a given matter. It may not seem like it, but the law doesn’t really account for what I think. Some of what I tell you…
DetailsDavid Ortiz is all fired up about J.D. Martinez not being MVP finalist David Ortiz is tired of the anti-designated hitter bias. The former Boston Red Sox slugger never won an American League MVP award despite putting up some monster numbers throughout his career. He’s apparently still a little salty about that, and after watching…
DetailsThe Nationals Don’t Need Bryce Harper The best thing to happen to the Washington Nationals this offseason might be Bryce Harper turning down the $300 million contract offered by the club at the end of the season. Rather than allocating vast resources to one free agent superstar, the Nationals made smaller moves to shore up…
DetailsMLB free agency: Giants have extensively scouted pitcher Yusei Kikuchi The first free-agent pitching domino fell Tuesday when former D’backs ace Patrick Corbin reportedly agreed to a massive contract with the Nationals. One day prior to the Corbin news though, another interesting piece to the puzzle was unraveled in the pitching market. Star Japanese left-hander…
DetailsMLB players concerned about retooling teams, attendance drop NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players are concerned the Seattle Mariners have become yet another rebuilding team and may be joined by others following a season of steep attendance drops among clubs that faded early and never contended for the playoffs. Union head Tony Clark and new…
DetailsBanning defensive shifts would be lazy solution to non-existent problem for MLB It’s that time of year again. That time when Major League Baseball says it’s prepared to make big changes to the way teams are allowed to play defense. As always, the proposed changes center around defensive shifts, an analytics-based method that has influenced…
DetailsCold Takes: Rarefied Air This article is part of the launch for Baseball Prospectus’ new hitting statistic, Deserved Runs Created, which you can learn much more about here. The most exciting part of receiving any new statistic is opening up the leaderboards for the first time. It’s a little like getting introduced to really good…
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Moonshot: Revising History With DRC+ This article is part of the launch for Baseball Prospectus’ new hitting statistic, Deserved Runs Created, which you can learn much more about here. Nearly every season ends with a ritual battle between two fierce, opposing teams to crown baseball’s champions. Tempers flare, fighting words are exchanged, and fan bases…
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