Slightly Better than Replacement Level
Henry Sosa’s return to the Fubon Guardians was the talk of the Chinese Professional Baseball League offseason. That came with good reason, Sosa had dominated for the Guardians in 2019 before leaving for the Korea Baseball Organization. With his return, it was assumed that it would be Sosa battling Mike Loree for the title of […]
Noah Frank – Baseball Prospectus ($): Minor League Baseball is facing a daily assault on its very existence. Maybe this would have happened anyway, or maybe this is happening because of COVID-19. The pandemic has stopped MiLB from playing and left them vulnerable to vulturism from Major League Baseball and Rob Manfred. One thing is […]
Baseball is back and it’s awesome. I’ve watched as much Chinese Professional Baseball League action as I’ve physically been able to these past few weeks. Getting back into the natural cadence of regular baseball has been a welcome addition to a world turned upside down. The CPBL isn’t new to me, regular readers of this […]
The 2020 Chinese Professional Baseball League season is starting off in much the same fashion as the 2019 season. Two teammates are battling it out to be the face of the league. One of those two, Chu Yu-Hsien has probably cemented his place as the heir to Wang Po-Jung as the player most associated with […]
We’re in the middle of week three of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. As a longtime fan of the league, it has been wonderful to see so many new fans hop on board. I genuinely love the league and want as many people as possible to be exposed to what makes baseball in Taiwan so […]