Slightly Better than Replacement Level
An oft returned to topic on this site is that of the non-linear nature of baseball. There are numerous players who highlight the myriad of ways in which baseball across the board does not fit into the neat little boxes we create for them. A player may meet all the marks of their professional development […]
About halfway through this past Central League (JPCL) season, I wrote about the interesting career path of Xavier Batista. At the time he deserved all the praise in the world for having turned his career around. The Hiroshima Toyo Carp slugger had gone from a prospect to out of baseball to a developmental prospect again […]
In the semifinals of the Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana bracket, Tigres del Licey easily laid waste to Leones del Escogido while Estrellas Orientales put up another dominant victory against Águilas Cibaeñas. LIDOM First RoundLIDOM Semifinals This week it’s championship time as the reigning real world champion Orientales take on perennial powerhouse […]
In the first round of the Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana bracket, Toros del Este was toppled by Leones del Escogido while Estrellas Orientales utterly obliterated Gigantes del Cibao. LIDOM First Round This week the two most dominant teams in LIDOM’s history enter the fray. Águilas Cibaeñas and Tigres del Licey have […]
The Sonoma Stompers took home the title of Pacific Association Top Threads Champion. That means they advance to the later to be held championship bracket. PACA First RoundPACA SemifinalsPACA Championship This week we’re taking the tournament to another good climate, the Dominican Republic. Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana is next up in […]