Madison Bumgarner doesn’t ‘give a s–t’ about trade rumors No one knows for sure if Thursday night was Madison Bumgarner’s last time pitching as a San Francisco Giant. But it was clear he never wanted it to end, as he pleaded with Giants manager Bruce Bochy to send him back out for the tenth inning…
DetailsDavid Fletcher, Anachronism The list of batters who go down in the count 0-1 least often mostly makes sense. Mike Trout and Cody Bellinger are in the top five, due to a combination of their sterling batting eyes and pitchers staying away from them. Justin Smoak, Mike Moustakas, and Anthony Rizzo comprise the rest of…
DetailsCollect-A-Books As Mark noted in his post about Jim Bouton, his cards are collectable because of his position in the history of the game. For me and my generation of card collectors,* this influence extends beyond just Ball Four as Bouton is a big part of a few other products we remember fondly. *Junk wax…
DetailsThe Rays Have Some Roster Decisions On The Horizon The Rays’ decision to waive C.J. Cron on the heels of a 30-homer campaign in the offseason raised plenty of eyebrows — particularly when it became apparent that the plan to replace him was to entrust the bulk of first base/designated hitter duties to Ji-Man Choi,…
DetailsSAL notes: Howlett takes hold of opportunity A 21st-round pick in 2018, Greenville third baseman Brandon Howlett has gotten off to a solid start in the pros and remains confident with his decision to sign with the Red Sox out of high school. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190719&content_id=309188540&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsLet’s make a deal? Assessing the Mariners’ likely trade chips as deadline looms | The Seattle Times So what does the ultra-active Dipoto think of the reduced trading time? “I think it’s good and we’ve been probably as or more active than anybody in the second period (waiver trades) in the last few years,” he…
DetailsKiley McDaniel Trade Value Chat – 7/19/19 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/kiley-mcdaniel-trade-value-chat-7-19-19/
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The Trade Value Series Skews Young (Again) Today, we wrapped the 2019 Trade Value Series. The series always offers a number of a interesting insights into the industry’s thinking leading up to the deadline, and serves as a reminder that younger players tend to have considerably more trade value than their older peers. There are…
DetailsThe Rockies’ decisions that led DJ LeMahieu, Adam Ottavino to the Yankees When the Rockies arrive in The Bronx on Friday, the Yankees may want to roll out a red carpet or perhaps leave some fruit baskets in the visiting clubhouse — anything to show some appreciation. The message? Thanks for allowing DJ LeMahieu and…
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2019 Trade Value: #1 to #10 2019 Trade Value Series HM 41-50 31-40 21-30 11-20 1-10 Fernando Tatis Jr. rocketed onto this year’s list and into the top 10. (Photo: Keith Allison) As is the annual tradition at FanGraphs, we’re using a week around the All-Star Game — when the industry pauses to take a…
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