Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat – 11/25/19
Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat – 11/25/19 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jay-jaffe-fangraphs-chat-11-25-19/
DetailsMinor League Baseball, Octagon announce strategic media content partnership
Minor League Baseball, Octagon announce strategic media content partnership Minor League Baseball has announced that it has selected Octagon, the leading international sports marketing and media agency, to develop a long-term content, media and distribution strategy. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20191125&content_id=311966416&fext=.jsp&vkey=pr_milb&sid=milb
DetailsTaking a Look at Spin Mirroring
Taking a Look at Spin Mirroring There are a myriad of things pitchers can do to get a leg up on a hitter. Changing speeds, eye level, sequencing, and even spin rate are a few of the more popular methods. Changing speeds can interfere with a hitter’s timing, while changing eye levels can force a…
DetailsTwins To Name Edgar Varela Hitting Coach
Twins To Name Edgar Varela Hitting Coach The Twins will promote minor league field coordinator Edgar Varela to hitting coach for the 2020 season, La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Varela will replace the well-regarded James Rowson, who was hired away by the Marlins as the new bench coach and “offensive…
DetailsGarcia breaks out as Yankees show depth
Garcia breaks out as Yankees show depth No. 62 overall prospect Deivi Garcia pitched at three different levels in 2019, shining among a batch of talented Yankees youngsters who made waves throughout the farm system. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20191125&content_id=311482182&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsMets hire Hensley Meulens as their bench coach
Mets hire Hensley Meulens as their bench coach Carlos Beltran has his right-hand man. MLB Network reported on Monday the Mets have hired Hensley Meulens as their bench coach. The Post reported last Wednesday that the Mets interviewed Meulens for the job. Meulens spent 10 years as Bruce Bochy’s bench coach with the Giants, but…
DetailsCelebrating Jacoby Ellsbury
Celebrating Jacoby Ellsbury Last Wednesday, the New York Yankees released Jacoby Ellsbury, cutting ties with the oft-injured outfielder even though he still had a year and more than $26 million left on his long-term deal. The Yankees are trying to worm their way out of that commitment, on the somewhat dubious premise that he received…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 11-25-2019
Primer Dugout (and link of the day) 11-25-2019 El Paso Herald, November 25, 1919:President James J. McCaffery of the Toronto club thinks the International league made a mistake in granting a franchise to Akron instead of to Montreal. Naturally McCaffery thinks the Canadian city the better of the two and he believes that with new…
DetailsThese Ain’t The First Rodeo Cards
These Ain’t The First Rodeo Cards When my first book, The Kansas City A’s and the Wrong Half of the Yankees, came out in 2007, I wasn’t as focused on getting book-related cards as I would be for Split Season 1981. In all fairness, it was easy pickings to find sets from 1981 that I…
Details2020 CBD TOP 100 COUNTDOWN: 79. CONNOR NOLAND (ARKANSAS)
2020 CBD TOP 100 COUNTDOWN: 79. CONNOR NOLAND (ARKANSAS) Arkansas pitcher Connor Noland is another player coming off a solid freshman season that we are… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/11/25/2020-cbd-top-100-countdown-79-connor-noland-arkansas/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
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