Slightly Better than Replacement Level
Russell A. Carleton – Baseball Prospectus ($): Wins Above Replacement is a great statistic. I use WAR, in all its permutations, quite often and will continue to use it in my baseball writing moving forward. However, WAR, no matter the version, is not a conversation ender as far as statistics go. A baseball player isn’t […]
Tommy Byrne was 13 seasons into his professional baseball career when he made the switch from a pitcher who pinch-hit from time to time to a full-fledged two-way player. It makes perfect sense that he would adopt two-way play in 1954 in the Pacific Coast League. At the time the PCL was an independent league […]
The first time I saw Cuban infielder César Prieto play; batting, fielding or running was not one of the first virtues that I loved about this talented player. His level of driving the game and his vision ahead of each situation were admirable for a player of only 18 years, as Prieto combined them with […]
This Friday play will begin in the Western League (PECOWL). That means a trip to Bakersfield, California is up next in our League Primer series. History PECOWL came into existence in 2019. Since the 2020 season will be its second year of competitive play that means there’s not a lot of history to write about. […]
Next up in the League Primer series is Liga Nacional de Béisbol (LNBSV). The only pro league out of El Salvador. The information herein is as accurate as it can be thanks to internet sleuthing. However, if anyone from El Salvador reads this and wants to help make it more accurate I will gladly accept […]