Top 25 Breakdown: No. 18 Wake Forest Bobby Seymour and Chris Lanzilli headline a fearsome Wake Forest offense that has a very real chance to be the nation’s best. If the talented pitching staff can live up to its potential, the Deacs have Omaha upside. Source: https://d1baseball.com/season-preview/top-25-breakdown-no-18-wake-forest/
DetailsA Conversation With Cleveland Indians Pitching Prospect Ethan Hankins Ethan Hankins has one of the highest ceilings in Cleveland’s pitching pipeline. The 6-foot-6 right-hander possesses a first-round pedigree — he went 35th overall in 2018 — and a heater that sits mid-90s with late life. Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel ranked him 18th in Cleveland’s…
DetailsJessica Mendoza, Mets advisor, rips Mike Fiers for exposing Astros cheating Carlos Beltran seems to have at least one Mets advisor in his corner. Because Jessica Mendoza doesn’t mind cheating. Just snitching. Mendoza, the Mets special assistant and ESPN announcer, criticized former Astros pitcher Mike Fiers for his role in exposing Houston‘s sign-stealing system, which…
DetailsAstros, George Springer Avoid Arbitration The Astros and center fielder George Springer have agreed to terms on a one-year contract worth $21MM, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. The Excel Sports client had filed for a $22.5MM salary against the Astros’ offer of $17.5MM (as shown in MLBTR’s 2020 Arbitration Tracker), so his deal will check…
DetailsThe Best (Expected) Secondary Pitches of 2019 Yesterday, I put every fastball thrown in baseball last year into a giant spreadsheet to come up with expected pitch values. Well fine, it was a small snippet of code, not a giant spreadsheet. But the output came in a giant spreadsheet! In any case, the idea is…
DetailsTop 25 Breakdown: No. 17 Stanford Stanford’s Brendan Beck is back and the Cardinal returns several quality arms as it looks ahead to the 2020 season. What’s in store for Dave Esquer’s club? Find out. Source: https://d1baseball.com/featured/top-25-breakdown-no-17-stanford/
DetailsBatting Around: News for a new decade In the first “Batting Around” entry of the new decade, MiLB.com’s Ben Hill provides his customary overview of ballpark news across Minor League Baseball. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20200116&content_id=312427034&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 1-16-2020 Toledo News-Bee, January 16, 1920:RUTH COSTS MORE THAN BREWERS A baseball franchise in Milwaukee, a city larger than Cincinnati, should be pretty valuable. But one big league star is worth more than the Milwaukee franchise and players, according to recent developments. The Yankees paid over $100,000 for…
DetailsCarlos Beltrán’s Job and Legacy Are in Limbo This has not been a good week for Carlos Beltrán. Though he evaded punishment from Major League Baseball for his involvement in the Astros’ 2017 electronic sign stealing scheme, as did every other player, Beltrán was the only one singled out by name in commissioner Rob Manfred’s…
DetailsWhy the Mets shouldn’t fire Carlos Beltran The Mets clearly do not believe it is a moral imperative to fire Carlos Beltran in the wake of the massive sign-stealing campaign that has engulfed two major league teams and cost two managers with World Series rings their jobs. That is their right. They also happen to…
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