Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — June 12 Team Rankings We are in the 11th week of the season. By now, we know what these teams are made of, including their relievers. Sample sizes are big enough to give accurate bullpen rankings, so here we go. Stats are accurate as of the end of play […]
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Being in limbo is nothing new to Taylor Motter, who was designated for assignment Sunday by the St. Louis Cardinals. The club has seven days to trade, waive, or release him. All of those scenarios have happened many times to the 33-year-old. As of May 9, he has 99 listings in various “transactions”. No player […]
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The ejection of Max Scherzer is re-igniting the conversation dealing with rosin, sticky substances, and even about how pitchers can attach the Pitch Com device to themselves, their uniforms, or their gloves. The umpires checked Scherzer prior to the third inning, which resulted in the umpire forcing Scherzer to switch gloves. Then, prior to the […]
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The utility player has changed in major league baseball since the 1980’s and even the 1970’s, but nothing has been as dramatic as what we have seen over the past five to seven years. With the way the game has transformed recently, baseball’s latest emphasis is to have more pitchers on the roster. Teams find […]
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The Cleveland Guardians have quite an influence on 28 of the other 29 Major League teams this season. Only the Texas Rangers do not have a former Cleveland player, coach or executive on their 40-man roster or staff. Three teams have general managers and nine have managers who once earned a paycheck in Cleveland. There […]
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Cy Slapnicka, Cleveland’s other great Cy, never threw a pitch or got a hit for the team but is in the Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame. Without him, Baseball Hall of Famers Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Earl Averill, and Lou Boudreau as well as all-stars Mel Harder, Herb Score, Roger Maris, and many more would not […]
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The Best and Most Meaningful Reliever Stats Out There (Note: Evan presented the following at the 30th Annual Nine Spring Training Conference, March 2, 2023.) Evaluating relievers has become more challenging in the last 35 years or so as their in-game roles have changed. Even before this development, it was tough for the simple fact […]
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Interleague Play: Designated Rivals Interleague Play is in Major League Baseball to stay, with each team playing 46 games against the opposite circuit. Wait…46? Why not 45? Each league has 15 teams, so three against each team would make 45. Why add the extra game? “Designated rivals,” that’s why. Each team plays four games — […]
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