The 2019 Ken Phelps All-Star Team: Position Players, Part 1 Last year, I started a new tradition here at FanGraphs: the Ken Phelps All-Star Team, a 21st century revival of my favorite part of Bill James’ Baseball Abstracts. Ken Phelps was a talented hitter who nevertheless toiled for years in the minors, not exhausting his rookie eligibility until…
Details2019 College Baseball Daily Season Preview and Predictions: Big East The 2019 College Baseball Daily season preview of the Big East. The post 2019 College Baseball… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/01/07/2019-college-baseball-daily-season-preview-and-predictions-big-east/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsCha-Cha and the Circle K You know how it goes. For me it was several years ago — I think it was at the Long Beach SABR event — when I came across a baseball card bearing the image of Orlando Cepeda, one of my favorite players. The card was not your typical Topps product,…
DetailsFanGraphs Audio: Jay Jaffe Does Exactly Three Swears Episode 849 With the January 22 announcement of Cooperstown’s newest class around the corner, Senior Writer and Hall of Fame expert Jay Jaffe graces the program to discuss the latest HOF voting trends, the shifting standards for starting pitchers, and what we’d ideally like the institution to…
DetailsUAB Baseball Releases 2019 Schedule The 2019 UAB baseball schedule is released, which is headlined by an out-of-conference series at… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/01/07/uab-baseball-releases-2019-schedule/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsDan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat – 1/7/19 Source: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/dan-szymborski-fangraphs-chat-1-7-19/
DetailsSchmidt finds consistency in career year Tigers prospect Clate Schmidt, who battled cancer in 2015, got back to full health last year and delivered a strong season out of the bullpen. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190107&content_id=302418680&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsGiants, Crew have talked Bumgarner trade It’s far from certain that the Giants will trade Madison Bumgarner before Spring Training. But if they do, Milwaukee is his most likely destination. The Brewers and Giants have had substantive communication about a Bumgarner trade this winter, sources say, and the Brewers are continuing their internal deliberations about…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 1-7-2019 Memphis News Scimitar, January 7, 1919:Fred Anderson, New York National league pitcher, has announced he would quit baseball permanently to practice dentistry here. Anderson has threatened several times to forsake the bat for the forceps. This time his decision seems final. Fred was popular with the Gotham…
Details2019 CBD TOP 100 COUNTDOWN: 41. WILL WILSON (NC STATE) After a couple of really solid years, NC State infielder Will Wilson has become one of the best… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/01/07/2019-cbd-top-100-countdown-41-will-wilson-nc-state/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
Details