Beating FIP For the most part, a pitcher’s FIP is going to line up pretty well with his ERA over the course of a season or a career. There are 240 starting pitchers with at least 1,000 innings over the last 25 years and all but seven of them have a FIP within half a…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1428: The Big Dombrowski Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about Michael Lorenzen, Shohei Ohtani, and two-way terminology, marvel at Eugenio Suárez and other surprises from the 2019 home run leaderboard, celebrate the AL wild card race, salute the improving A’s and Rays, and discuss teams that are reshaping their potential playoff…
DetailsSource: A’s to call up No.1 prospect Jesus Luzardo for stretch run Jesús Luzardo’s highly-anticipated major league debut appears to be on the horizon. The A’s will call up their top prospect from Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday. MLB.com’s Martin Gallegos was the first to report the move. Luzardo, 21, is ranked as the No.…
DetailsAstros hang 21 runs on Mariners The Astros polished off a four-game series sweep of the Mariners with a 21-1 drubbing on Sunday afternoon in Houston. It’s the Astros’ 16th win in their last 20 games. Yordan Álvarez provided the most offense, racking up three doubles and six RBI. He was one of seven Astros…
DetailsYasiel Puig apologizes for not running out comebacker: ‘That’s not going to happen again’ We’re used to seeing Yasiel Puig’s name in headlines for what he does on the base path, but Saturday night, it was what he didn’t do that’s noteworthy. With one out in the bottom of the fourth inning, down 1-0 against…
DetailsBoston Red Sox firing Dave Dombrowski sends shockwaves through Fenway Park BOSTON—Shortly before the first pitch of Sunday night’s Red Sox-Yankees game, Dave Dombrowski was honored on the Fenway Park field with some of the team’s longtime employees. Wearing a mustard-colored jacket, he exited the field through a gate behind home plate and climbed the…
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Watch Sweden @ the Netherlands here Today, the Netherlands will face Sweden. Both teams faced a loss yesterday as Sweden fell to Israel in the final inning thanks to a walk off walk. The Netherlands had to take the loss vs the Czech Republic. In the mutual games, the Netherlands have won all 28 previous…
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