The Envelope Please: Our 2020 Hall of Fame Crowdsource Ballot Results Hey, remember the Hall of Fame voting? If your outrage over illegal sign-stealing — Banghazi, perhaps? — needs some redirection, the results of the voting on the BBWAA’s 2020 ballot will be announced later today. When they are, Derek Jeter may well become the…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 1-21-2020 Rock Island Argus, January 21, 1920:Ice baseball, ice boxing. These sports are forcing hockey to take a back seat [in Cleveland.] Ice baseball was launched several weeks ago and already has a large following. A league has been formed comprising six industrial teams. It remained for ice…
Details2020 D1Baseball Preseason First Team All-Americans Reigning national champion Vanderbilt landed the most players on D1Baseball’s Preseason All-America teams, and the most players on the first team. Find out who made the list. Source: https://d1baseball.com/season-preview/2020-preseason-all-america-teams/
DetailsTop 27 Prospects: Atlanta Braves Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Atlanta Braves. 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 all of…
DetailsSurveying The Market For Starling Marte With most of the free agent action already completed, attention has shifted to some major remaining potential trade chips. We’ve seen a lot of chatter but little in the way of blockbuster swaps thus far. Pirates outfielder Starling Marte continues to stand out as a trade candidate. He’s a…
DetailsThe Story Behind the Card – “The Hawk” 1968 (Chapter 1) In case you missed it because of the holidays, the Hall of Fame announced last month that Ken “The Hawk” Harrelson, the former major league ballplayer and professional golfer, was selected as the recipient of the 2020 Ford C. Frick Award. The Award is…
DetailsCold Takes: Longest Playoff Droughts This content is for Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post Cold Takes: Longest Playoff Droughts appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/56513/cold-takes-longest-playoff-droughts/
Details2020 Prospects: Milwaukee Brewers Top 10 Prospects This content is for Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post 2020 Prospects: Milwaukee Brewers Top 10 Prospects appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/56507/2020-prospects-milwaukee-brewers-top-10-prospects/
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Rubbing Mud: Sinkers or Swim The last several years have been famously unkind to the sinker. It’s an endangered pitch because, in the eyes of too many, getting swings and misses is the first job of a pitcher, and the sinker doesn’t miss bats. Yet, the realization that four-seamers and breaking balls and changeups all…
DetailsFrom the Outfield Grass: Identifying Swing Change Candidates This content is for Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post From the Outfield Grass: Identifying Swing Change Candidates appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/56522/from-the-outfield-grass-identifying-swing-change-candidates/
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