Our Favorite Opening Day Games There should be baseball today, only there isn’t. Baseball has given way to more important concerns – health, safety, social distance – but its relative triviality doesn’t mean we aren’t feeling its absence. MLB is endeavoring to fill the gap with a day-long marathon of Opening Days and meaningful games…
DetailsAlone together: Teams forge connections There may not be any games for the foreseeable future, but that hasn’t stopped Minor League teams from flexing their creative muscles. Ben Hill explores. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20200326&content_id=313122100&fext=.jsp&vkey=promo_preview&sid=milb
DetailsExtension Candidates: AL West We don’t really know whether or to what extent extension talks will continue during the coronavirus hiatus. But as I wrote recently, it seems reasonable to think they’ll be explored. Some may already have advanced nearly to completion before the global pandemic intervened. While we may have to wait to learn who…
DetailsJAWS and the 2020 bWAR Update, Part 3 No pitcher took it in the JAWS quite as hard as position players Ernie Lombardi and Josh Donaldson did via Baseball-Reference’s latest update to its version of WAR, which I’ve spent the better part of the past two weeks unpacking — at least when I wasn’t stocking…
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Will MLB Turn to Expansion After Losing Revenues to COVID-19? Over the last several decades, revenues for Major League Baseball have soared, nearing $11 billion last season. The league’s unprecedented prosperity has turned MLB franchises into cash cows in ways not seen in prior generations. It will likely take some time to gauge the extent…
DetailsMLB Presents “Opening Day at Home” – A Full-Day Cross-Platform Viewing Event This Thursday Press Release Major League Baseball On Thursday, March 26, Major League Baseball presents “Opening Day at Home” – a full slate of 30 games nationally available across various platforms, including digital streaming and social media, creating a full-day event on what would…
Details100,000 Leagues Under the PECOTA (Part 2) This content is for Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post 100,000 Leagues Under the PECOTA (Part 2) appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/57928/100000-leagues-under-the-pecota-part-2/
DetailsYou Could Look It Up: From Babe Ruth to Mike Trout in 10 Stories This content is for Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post You Could Look It Up: From Babe Ruth to Mike Trout in 10 Stories appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source:…
DetailsOut of the Park: Opening Day is Here This content is for Basic , Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post Out of the Park: Opening Day is Here appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/57930/out-of-the-park-opening-day-is-here/
DetailsBud Black: The Last Cowboy This content is for Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post Bud Black: The Last Cowboy appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/57944/bud-black-rockies-pitching-coach-manager/
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