Too Far From Town: Batavia Muckdogs 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 Batavia Muckdogs, the Short-Season Class-A affiliate affiliate of the Miami…
DetailsThe Great BP Baseball Movie Guide: Major League (1989) While we all await the return of baseball, whether on the sandlots or in the stadiums, there are still ways to scratch that horsehide itch: The game in other media, such as films. To assist you in your search for the highest-quality baseball films to enjoy…
DetailsVeteran Presence: The Open Source Hit By Pitch Database This content is for Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post Veteran Presence: The Open Source Hit By Pitch Database appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/58297/veteran-presence-the-open-source-hit-by-pitch-database/
DetailsPeer Review: Tim McCullough’s Tout Team This content is for Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post Peer Review: Tim McCullough’s Tout Team appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/58300/peer-review-tim-mcculloughs-tout-team/
DetailsBP en español: Desmenuzando los datos de Forbes Traducido por José M. Hernández Lagunes El 9 de abril, Forbes publicó sus datos anuales sobre las finanzas del béisbol. Compilado por el editor Mike Ozanian y sus colaboradores, el informe es, por mucho, la fuente de información más autorizada sobre las finanzas de los equipos del…
DetailsMissed Time and the Hall of Fame, Part 3 Picking up where we left off in my series on the impact of missed time on Hall of Fame candidates, we turn to the active pitchers whose shots at Cooperstown might be harmed most due to the loss of a significant chunk or even the entirety…
DetailsSteve Pearce Announces Retirement Veteran infielder Steve Pearce is officially hanging up his spikes, he tells WEEI’s Mike Mutnansky (writeup via Rob Bradford). He was not currently under contract with any MLB organization. Pearce, who turned 37 yesterday, had already indicated he was unlikely to resume his playing career. Though he kept the door open late…
DetailsMLBTR Poll: Potential Season Length With the coronavirus continuing to wreak havoc across the globe, nobody knows whether a Major League Baseball season will take place in 2020. Even if it does, it’s just about guaranteed that it will span for fewer than the customary 162 games; beyond that, it’s entirely possible the contests will…
DetailsYankees’ Aaron Hick gives update on Tommy John recovery Aaron Hicks is making progress in his recovery from offseason Tommy John surgery. The center fielder told the YES Network in an interview that aired Monday that he began swinging last week “with a regular bat and with a fungo, so things have been moving along…
Details2020-21 Free Agent Class: Shortstops Regardless of whether a 2020 season actually occurs, the prominent players who are currently on schedule to reach free agency after the campaign will stay on that track. MLBTR’s Jeff Todd just examined the catchers who could wind up on the open market next winter. Let’s now turn our focus…
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