Slightly Better than Replacement Level
The Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente season is now far enough along that we can look at some performances and either ooh or wail. One thing to be quite sad about with the latest LBPRC season is the continued low attendance numbers. The island is still recovering from Hurricane Maria and it makes sense […]
An oft returned to topic on this site is that of the non-linear nature of baseball. There are numerous players who highlight the myriad of ways in which baseball across the board does not fit into the neat little boxes we create for them. A player may meet all the marks of their professional development […]
The first round of the Australian Baseball League bracket featured three close match-ups and one route. The dynasty team of the ABL, the Brisbane Bandits, were sent packing in the first round which surprised me plenty. ABL First Round A pair of interesting match-ups in the semifinals, with the winners advancing to the championship game […]
Jim Allen – Jballallen.com: So much of our talk of baseball and labor centers around Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball. That makes sense considering affiliated baseball dominates the news. However, sometimes it’s interesting to take a step back and look at labor and baseball in other leagues and countries. I don’t lay claim […]
Johnny Lindell spent a lot of years in Major League Baseball on the periphery of being a two-way player. He never quite qualified and honestly never came all that close to meeting the qualifications. At first, he was a pitcher who occasionally pinch-hit, then for a few years he transitioned into a position player who […]