Slightly Better than Replacement Level
At this point in Alay Lago’s career, there is one thing that is known for sure, the dude is a hitter. In fact, he’s one of the purest hitters to come out of Cuba in some time. What’s great about that statement is that when he left Cuba he wasn’t considered that great of a […]
Un punto constante que he encontrado de los historiadores del béisbol es que el declive de Cuba como potencia del béisbol comenzó alrededor de 1962. Hay una razón clara para este período de tiempo, el 7 de febrero de 1962, Estados Unidos promulgó su embargo total contra el país insular de Cuba. Al prohibir la […]
A consistent point I’ve encountered from baseball historians is that the decline of Cuba as a baseball powerhouse started in or around 1962. There is a clear reason for this time frame, on February 7, 1962, the United States enacted its full embargo against the island country of Cuba. By barring the export of any […]
Hace tiempo que he postergado la redacción de un artículo de análisis de transacciones sobre el fichaje de César Prieto con los Olmecas de Tabasco de la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol. No dejaba de decirme que tenía mucho tiempo para hacerlo, sobre todo cuando se anunció que Prieto llegaría tarde a su nuevo club gracias […]
For some time now I have been putting off writing a Transaction Analysis article on César Prieto signing with Olmecas de Tabasco of Liga Mexicana de Béisbol. I kept telling myself I had plenty of time to get to it, especially when it was announced that Prieto would be late in joining his new club […]