Slightly Better than Replacement Level
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 […]
A large part of the charm and allure of baseball rests in how we are able to form a relationship with the teams we follow. This could be a Minor League Baseball team, an international team, or a Major League Baseball team. Whether it’s right or wrong we decide that a certain team, or teams […]
We are nearing the finish line of another arduous Major League Baseball offseason and it is more apparent than ever that ownership across the board is terrible. The way the Chicago Cubs are handling the Addison Russell situation. How every team is operating through collusive means to drive down free agent contracts. Teams selling off […]
The Athletic – Zach Buchanon ($): Great baseball, at the professional level, takes place all year round. For many fans, baseball season begins and ends with Major League Baseball. However, for those looking for year-round baseball fun and excitement, there is more beyond the MLB brand. During the American winter, baseball thrives in warmer climates. […]
A couple of months ago Baseball Prospectus introduced their new hitting metric, Deserved Runs Created+ (DRC+). Being someone who tends to value their statistics, I dug into the metric right away. It is similar enough to the metric I had been using to gauge hitters, Fangraphs’ Weighted Runs Created+ (WRC+) that the learning curve was […]