Pittsburgh Pirates Manager: Clint Hurdle (9th Season) 2018 Record: 82-79 (4th in NL Central) 2019 Payroll: $59,775,002 (29th in MLB) Additions: SP Jordan Lyles, RP Michael Feliz, OF Lonnie … Continue reading NL Central Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates
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NL Central Preview: Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds Manager: David Bell (1st Season) 2018 Record: 67-95 (5th in Central) 2019 Payroll: $116,773,214 (16th in MLB) Key Additions: OF Yasiel Puig, SP Alex Wood, OF Matt … Continue reading NL Central Preview: Cincinnati Reds
The Royals Have a Chance to Innovate the Use of Base Running
The Kansas City Royals were the worst team in one of the worst divisions of all-time in 2018. Their attendance numbers fell back down to where they were before their … Continue reading The Royals Have a Chance to Innovate the Use of Base Running
The Best/Worst Players From the 2018 MLB Postseason
The MLB playoffs are over so let's take a minute to look back on them. What makes the playoffs so interesting is that it's such a small amount of games … Continue reading The Best/Worst Players From the 2018 MLB Postseason
World Series Game 1: Pitching Comparison
The World Series is here and when the Dodgers take on the Red Sox on Tuesday night, there will be two big name starters on the hill. Let's start by … Continue reading World Series Game 1: Pitching Comparison
NL Wild Card Game: Pitching Comparison
Divisions have been settled and the wild-card games are upon us. The Cubs and Rockies meet at Wrigley Field for a win-or-go-home game on Tuesday night. Let's take a look … Continue reading NL Wild Card Game: Pitching Comparison
People Should Pay Attention to David Bote
Kris Bryant has now been out for over a month and the Cubs haven't really missed him at all. The Cubs hitters have been raking this year and they've had … Continue reading People Should Pay Attention to David Bote
Waxahachie Swaps and Sergio Romo Playing Third Base
Time to talk about the Rays again. I didn't plan to write about them again, but then last Wednesday, Sergio Romo played 3rd base. The Rays used a very unique … Continue reading Waxahachie Swaps and Sergio Romo Playing Third Base
I Think The Opener Is Working
I wrote previously on the Rays and their use of the opener. I'll link to that post at the bottom of this one. Now that we are just past the … Continue reading I Think The Opener Is Working
Analyzing This Year’s All-Star Rosters: Pitchers
I've already talked about the hitters for this year's All-Star game so let's look at the pitchers. I once again used an algorithm to analyze the pitchers. I used 5 … Continue reading Analyzing This Year’s All-Star Rosters: Pitchers