Slightly Better than Replacement Level
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 […]
Video Baseball Scout – Benjamin Chase: The current argument that minor leaguers deserve to be paid a livable wage is a simple one. There’s really nothing to argue about, anyone working any job deserves to be paid a wage tantamount with living. There are other factors beyond just money when it comes to minor leaguers […]
The Athletic – Zach Buchanan ($): Playing baseball comes easy for just about every ballplayer. Playing in a different town or state adds a new dimension for some players, but baseball is still baseball. For someone from America playing in South Korea or Japan playing in America, baseball is still baseball but everything else is […]
Kyodo News – Jim Allen: Two-way players have become all the rage for Major League Baseball teams this offseason. Having seen the success of Shohei Ohtani MLB executives and decision makers are softening to the idea of players who want to pitch, and hit/play the field. That doesn’t mean they are on board with every […]
Sports Illustrated – Stephanie Apstein: There were a lot of moving parts to the San Diego Padres finally signing Manny Machado. Now that the deal is done there are less moving parts and things have become much clearer. One thing that has crystallized, the Padres knew who they were getting and already understand the ways […]