American League
-
1.4KManager Swap: Twins, Angels, and Dodgers Should Trade Gardenhire, Scioscia, and Mattingly
Before I lay out my grand plan for an unprecedented three team triangle trade of skippers, let me first make clear that...
-
2.9KManny Machado for MVP?
Manny Machado, the Baltimore Orioles 20 year old third basemen, has thrust himself into the conversation as one of the best young...
-
1.4KA New Take On Prospect Evaluation
I know I know, I’ve been missing from action for the past couple weeks and before that I was not posting so...
-
2.6K2Estimating Final Batting Average From Small Samples
I frequently read about projections and computer simulations designed to predict how the New York Yankees or some other organization will do...
-
1.4K
Who’s Awesome And Who’s Not Awesome
Every so often, when I don’t have any other ideas, I revert back to the old “Who’s Awesome” template. I know it’s...
-
1.9KJustin Upton, Dexter Fowler Impress As April’s SPP Leaders
Atlanta Braves slugger Justin Upton won April handily, while an outfielder for the Colorado Rockies surprised everyone. The young Upton clubbed...
-
2.4KIt’s Getting Late Early: Three Teams Whose Surprising Starts Portend Future Results
Some teams start off hot, some start slow. Some teams come out slugging but fade into last place clubs, while others stumble out...
-
1.2KThe Active All-Throwing Arm Team
Last year, I did the all-time defense team and I really enjoyed the idea of those guys running around, covering ground, and...
-
1.9K1With Struggling Sluggers, When Do Teams Hit The Panic Button?
For fans, April is a month to make the first of innumerable rash judgements concerning the fortitude of their favorite franchise. It’s a time...
-
2.2KThe Decline Of Ubaldo Jimenez
The Cleveland Indian’s Ubaldo Jimenez was once one of the top 5 pitchers in all of baseball. For the first half of...
-
2.3KAn Unapologetic Plea For The Seattle SuperSonics
As a Mariners’ fan, and as the only representative of this blog who currently lives west of the Hudson River, I spend...
-
1.6KToronto Blue Jays Latest Proof That Super-Teams Struggle
The Kobe-Dwight-Pau-Nash Lakers? Fighting for 8th place. The Vick-Vince-Dream Team Eagles? New coach, 4th overall pick. The Halladay-Lee-Hamels Phillies? 81-81 last season....