Slightly Better than Replacement Level
A few months back Billy Hamilton signed a deal that put him in position to be the everyday centerfielder for the Kansas City Royals for the 2019 season. The rumor mill had brought forth the notion that the then free agent would find offers to start few and far between. It made sense then that […]
Recently Major League Baseball’s Commissioner, Rob Manfred, appeared at a public event where he answered a number of questions from radio host and New York Yankees television commentator Michael Kay. Most of the question and answer session revolved around the usual topics of labor and pace of play. I have plenty of issues with the […]
Albert Almora has been a player in waiting for the Chicago Cubs for a handful of years now. Even after finding a permanent spot on the roster during the 2017 season Almora remained a player with untapped potential. That’s the common refrain around Chicago and coming from the Cubs themselves. When they speak of internal […]
FanGraphs – Justin Klugh: There has been plenty of talk about Major League Baseball’s extended partnership with the Atlantic League. Most of that talk has centered on the new rules MLB wants to try out in the ALPB. Very little talk has been given to how these rule changes will affect current ALPB players. Most […]
The two-way player idea has always been tilted towards position players becoming pitchers. They can hit already, hopefully, and they have the important distinction of being a position player with a strong throwing arm. The ability of a middle infielder to throw the ball hard is often what gets teams talking about giving a position […]