Mets360: Mets’ all-time defensive fielders by runs saved Recently there was some chatter about who the best Met defensive players have been. Marv Throneberry or Keith Hernandez – Bud Harrelson or Rey Ordonez, and so on. Anecdotally, there are a couple of Mets with tremendous defensive reputations, and Gold Gloves, but were they deserving, given…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 4-28-2020 Hal Chase on his future in baseball, Wilmington [Delaware] Evening Journal, April 28, 1920:“I’m through with baseball as far as the east is concerned. New York sent me a contract for this season. It was a better contract than I had last year. Last season, however, I…
DetailsOffseason In Review: Kansas City Royals It was a pretty quiet offseason in Kansas City, though the Royals brought two franchise icons back into the fold and took a flier on a potential post-hype breakout candidate for third base. Major League Signings Alex Gordon, OF: One year, $4MM Maikel Franco, 3B: One year, $2.95MM Jesse…
DetailsTurn the page: A Minor League book roundup Missing Minor League Baseball? Why not read about it? Ben Hill recommends 10 MiLB books while asking his readers to recommend their own favorite tomes. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20200428&content_id=313335688&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsWould Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs Have Been Different Hitters Today? We don’t spend a lot of time talking about batting average at FanGraphs. While getting on base with a hit is still important in today’s game, getting on base via a walk is nearly as good as a single. Hitting doubles, triples, and homers…
DetailsTrey Mancini Discusses Cancer Diagnosis, Outlook Trey Mancini has penned a must-read post for The Players’ Tribune in which he discusses his shocking colon cancer diagnosis and ongoing outlook. His uplifting attitude is most welcome in these difficult times. As baseball tries to get back to the field in 2020, Mancini is sorting out the complicated logistics…
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A FanGraphs Business Update Hi again. Thank you so much for the support you’ve shown the site over the past few weeks. In the spirit of continued transparency, I wanted to give everyone a fairly in-depth update on how things are going at FanGraphs. A few weeks ago, we had to change our business model…
DetailsMeanwhile, in Baseball: The 10 Foreign-Born Hitters of the KBO This content is for Basic , Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post Meanwhile, in Baseball: The 10 Foreign-Born Hitters of the KBO appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/58572/meanwhile-in-baseball-10-foreign-born-hitters-kbo/
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Too Far From Town: Billings Mustangs Every Tuesday and Thursday, Too Far From Town shines a light on the 42 (really 43) minor league baseball teams in danger of losing their major league baseball affiliations, effectively leaving them for dead. Today we focus on the Billings Mustangs, the Rookie affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. You…
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Let’s Revisit Bryce Harper’s Major-League Debut It’s hard to imagine the world of April 28, 2012. It can be tough enough to imagine the world of March 28, 2020 these days. Albert Pujols had only just begun his beleaguered career as an Angel, Chipper Jones was in his swan song season, and Ozzie Guillén was…
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