Slightly Better than Replacement Level
Saraperos de Saltillo signed RHP Lázaro Blanco to an unknown contract The signing of a talent like Blanco will always be big news, or at least it should be. When a team like Saltillo goes out and gets a player the caliber of Blanco it’s even bigger news. On the surface, this is a huge […]
The St. Paul Saints signed 1B-R Telvin Nash to an unknown contract This signing is no doubt spurred by Nash’s Player of the Year campaign in 2019 in the Atlantic League. With the York Revolution Nash hit .294/.423/.623 with 41 home runs and 35 doubles in 603 plate appearances. It was a season worthy of […]
The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions signed RHP Donn Roach to a one-year, unknown dollar amount contract (Chinese Professional Baseball League teams do not always announce the amount they have spent on a free agent.) The desire for foreign pitchers in the CPBL is high. I say this because, well, it’s the only explanation for the Lions […]
Baseball Prospectus has a feature they do whenever important trades or signings go down. For years I’ve used their Transaction Analysis articles as a quick way to get the lowdown on the who, what, where, and when of a free agent signing or trade. They do this for affiliated baseball and having written a few […]