Slightly Better than Replacement Level
Mel Rojas Jr. was never a top-level prospect. He hasn’t played in affiliated ball since 2017 and when he tried to return last offseason he was virtually ignored by affiliated ballclubs. At the same time, Rojas has only played a trio of seasons in Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana. Rojas himself is […]
I write a lot on this site about unaffiliated baseball. It has become the main driving force behind Words Above Replacement. The purpose or goal of this site has never been to shame Major League Baseball fans for being fans of that organization. I am a Chicago Cubs fan, after all, that hasn’t changed even […]
Para ser honesto, aprecio las muestras de pequeña factura en el béisbol, pero estaba pensando no arrojarme sobre esto debido a que me parecía demasiado temprano: ¿El cubano José Miguel Fernández entró a este lunes por la noche golpeando .500 luego de sus primeras 81 apariciones en home en la KBO? ¡Eso suena increíble! Con […]
To be honest, while I appreciate small sample sizes in baseball, it seemed too early to jump on this one: The Cuban player José Miguel Fernández is hitting .500 after his first 81 home appearances in the Korea Baseball Organization. That sounded amazing! With the Doosan Bears going 10-7, Fernández, 32, has 36 hits in […]
A topic I often return to in all my baseball writing is my amazement at the global nature of the professional game. No matter what is going on in the baseball world I am consistently fascinated and impressed by how far the professional game has grown in even the short time I have been a […]