All posts tagged "mlb"
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8.0K2Minnesota TwinsTampa Bay Rays: In With the Old, Out With the Old
On back-to-back days last week, the Tampa Bay Rays acquired the third-oldest active player in baseball, Nelson Cruz, and traded away the...
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9.5K5American LeagueThe 2020 Shortened Season MLB.tv Watchability Rankings: Part 1
Every year, I rank the MLB teams by MLB.tv watchability. It’s not a ranking of the best teams, it’s a ranking of...
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2.6KProspect WatchThese National League Prospects Could Get a September Call-Up
Some baseball fans are impossible to please. They’ll spend all year long lamenting modern roster construction, complaining that there are no platoons,...
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3.8K3ResearchRelief Pitchers Are Still The Best Deal In Baseball
Last season in the MLB was a story of extremes for relief pitchers- many had career years, but seeming just as many...
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3.2KAmerican LeagueFrancisco Rodriguez Well on His Way to a HOF Career
Before current free agent Francisco Rodriguez got his groove back in 2014, the closer had very little chance at a Hall of Fame career....
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1.8KArchivesStrike Zone Expansion and the Offensive Decline
Most baseball people are aware that Major League Baseball has seen a massive decline in runs scored over the last few years....
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1.7KAL WestAgainst the Grain: LA Angels Win Without Pitching
The current thinking around Major League Baseball holds that dominant starting pitching is absolutely necessary for success, certainly in the regular season, but...