2019’s most overrated and over-hated figures in baseball To think, when the Overrated and Over-hated list first touched down on this planet, social media was barely a thing. Analytics was in its infancy. And Democrats and Republicans occasionally were cordial with one another. Now, as this concept marks its 13th iteration — happy bar mitzvah,…
DetailsList Of Current MLBPA Player Representatives The Major League Baseball Players Association came into existence in 1966 with the hiring of Marvin Miller as its first executive director. Currently, former player Tony Clark serves in that role. In addition to the people employed by the union under Clark, each of the 30 teams has a…
DetailsBrewers Nearing Deal With Justin Smoak The Brewers are closing in on a contract with free agent first baseman Justin Smoak, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter). More to come … Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/brewers-nearing-deal-with-justin-smoak.html
DetailsGerrit Cole’s Monster Contract, Historically Speaking Gerrit Cole just signed a nine-year, $324 million contract with the Yankees that ranks as one of the biggest in the game’s history. To compare contracts, however, some context is required. In the strictest sense, Cole’s deal is the second-largest in free agent history, behind only Bryce Harper’s $330…
DetailsMinor League ballparks of the decade Over the course of the past decade, 18 ballparks opened across the Minor League landscape. MiLB.com reporter Ben Hill, who’s been to all of them, provides a retrospective. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20191219&content_id=312065624&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 12-19-2019 Harrisburg Telegraph, December 19, 1919:Jim Scott and Jack Fournier are serious in their intention to quit their baseball careers at San Francisco and Los Angeles respectively and engage in the lubricating oil business in Seattle. They have purchased the rights for the distribution of the product of…
Details2019 Newcomer Breakdowns: Recruiting Classes 6-10 D1Baseball and Prep Baseball Report continue their breakdown of the nation’s best groups of newcomers with classes: 6-10: Mississippi State, Arizona State, Maryland, South Carolina and Virginia. Source: https://d1baseball.com/recruiting/newcomer-breakdowns-classes-6-10/
Details2020 CBD TOP 100 COUNTDOWN: 43. JUD FABIAN (FLORIDA) Florida has churned out a number of top prospects in recent years, and Jud Fabian could be the next… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/12/19/2020-cbd-top-100-countdown-43-jud-fabian-florida/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsTop 21 Prospects: Washington Nationals Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the world champion Washington Nationals. Scouting reports are compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as from our own (both Eric Longenhagen’s and Kiley McDaniel’s) observations. For more information on the 20-80 scouting scale by which…
DetailsReds Reportedly Exploring Francisco Lindor Trade Scenarios The Reds have “engage[d]” with the Indians in talks regarding shortstop Francisco Lindor, according to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand (via Twitter). There’s no indication to this point that the discussions are anything but exploratory in nature. We’ve heard ongoing chatter regarding the Cleveland superstar. Lindor, who recently turned 26,…
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