Rangers Notes: Odor, Gallo, Heineman Rougned Odor’s persistent offensive struggles have become difficult to overlook, but it doesn’t sound as though there’s much thought to benching him or sending him down to Triple-A for a reset. Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram writes that while veteran Logan Forsythe and journeyman Danny Santana have each…
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Leaderboards Update – Introducing Custom Date Range We have added a custom date range to the main leaderboards. This allows you select any date range of three years or less after the start of 2002. Importantly, this will give you custom defined partial season WAR, which can’t be found elsewhere on the site. The main…
DetailsOklahoma City Regional Preview: Cowboys Face Stiff Test UConn, Nebraska and Harvard should present a strong test for top-seeded Oklahoma State this weekend in Bricktown. Source: https://d1baseball.com/postseason/oklahoma-city-regional-preview-cowboys-face-stiff-test/
DetailsPhoto thread of a day of baseball in Germany Here are some photos that I made in Solingen as the local Alligators took on the Dohren Wild Farmes in a doubleheader in the German First Bundesliga (German major league). Game one was won by the Alligators 11-3, the Wild Farmers bested the Alligators 6-1 in…
DetailsFrom the Outfield Grass: Missing the Good Stuff The post From the Outfield Grass: Missing the Good Stuff appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/50282/from-the-outfield-grass-missing-the-good-stuff/
DetailsRubbing Mud: Jake Arrieta’s Second Act The post Rubbing Mud: Jake Arrieta’s Second Act appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/50278/rubbing-mud-jake-arrietas-second-act/
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The Best Thing in Baseball This Week: Dietrich Goes Bananas, Pancakes Earlier this week I got lunch with a friend who had a job interview coming up he was both excited and concerned about. The excitement regarded the opportunity and what he might be doing — it was a coveted interview that doesn’t oft come…
DetailsProspectus Feature: Christian Yelich’s Swing is Made For Miller Park, and It Shows The post Prospectus Feature: Christian Yelich’s Swing is Made For Miller Park, and It Shows appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/50290/christian-yelich-swing-miller-park-brewers/
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Short Relief: Altered Perspectives The teacher handed me an envelope, and my heart started racing. I never got envelopes. I never got called out. I was very much a background character of my second grade class, putting my books in my bag and thinking about Nintendo. I wondered what it could be. Had I won…
DetailsProspectus Feature: Adjusting for Variance in Hitting Seasons The post Prospectus Feature: Adjusting for Variance in Hitting Seasons appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/50301/prospectus-feature-adjusting-for-variance-in-hitting/
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