Posts By Daniel R. Epstein
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12.2K4Prospect WatchQuestions About the 42 Minor League Team Cut List (Part One)
About 20 years ago, the US Mint began circulating specially designed quarters- one for each state. I was 16 at the time,...
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5.2KMonday NotebookThe Automatic Strike Zone is All About $$$
The Hall of Fame is a hot topic this time of year. Every Hall-related topic is a lightning rod- be it the...
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2.0KRoster of the MonthRoster of the Month: 25 Nations
Last month, with the MLB Amateur Draft ongoing, we published a Roster of the Month with one representative from each of the...
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4.8KSeattle MarinersThe 15 Players Most Likely to be Traded Before the MLB Trade Deadline
Every one of us has dreamed of being a general manager. Who wouldn’t want a roster at their fingertips, pruning and shaping...
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6.4KNew York YankeesHow Far Did Giancarlo Stanton Hit This Baseball?
Sometimes we don’t realize the impact of absence until the return. The February cold doesn’t seem so unbearable until you think about...
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3.6K1ArchivesRoster of the Month: 50 States
Baseball is a meritocracy, at least to a certain extent. The best players get drafted, signed, started, and promoted. Where they come...
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5.4K1ArchivesHow Can Anyone Possibly Hit Jordan Hicks?
The average fastball in 2019 registers 92.9 mph, which is to say about half of them are slower and half are faster....
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3.6K1Miami MarlinsMaking the Marlins Even Worse
The Miami Marlins are NOT tanking, thank you very much. Derek Jeter and the front office may have traded away all their...
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2.2KArchivesA Brief History of the Short and Round
What does a baseball player look like? That’s not a simple question. Sometimes they look like José Altuve, listed at 5’6, 165...
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5.0KArchivesThese are the 2019 New York Yankees, apparently
The 2002 Stephen Spielberg movie “Catch Me if You Can” was based on the life of Frank Abagnale, Jr., a notorious con...
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3.8KArchivesRoster of the Month: Fathers, Sons, and Brothers
I am old enough to remember what I have forgotten. I always learned more about baseball from reading than from watching. With...
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2.2K4Archives2019 NFL Mock Draft (7 rounds!)
As the saying goes, “hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports.” However, even the worst hitters are usually...