Slightly Better than Replacement Level
Ronald Guzmán has spent the first eight seasons of his professional baseball career not quite living up to expectations. Sure, there were a few good seasons in the mix, but for the most part, he never took that leap that his raw ability and natural baseball intelligence suggested he should. He rode his natural ability […]
A couple of months back I wrote about the turmoil present in Serie del Caribe. Specifically, the issue at hand was the statements of Juan Francisco Puello, President of Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe. As the President of the SDC’s governing body, he had talked about wanting to increase the number of teams participating […]
As I do during the lead-up to most Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana seasons I spent a fair amount of my time this October bemoaning that my team, Estrellas Orientales, wasn’t making any signings that were going to impact the roster in a positive way. I’ve been an Estrellas fan for a […]
If not for a Coronavirus setback Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana fans would have gotten to see one of the league’s best pitchers by now. Alas, we live in the worst timeline and César Valdez’s 2020-2021 debut has been delayed by his bout with COVID-19. What better time than now to remind […]
Raúl Valdés last pitched in Major League Baseball in 2014. To most that would mean his career ended on that day. They would tell you that he never panned out despite high hopes when he left Cuba in 2001. Those same people would wonder why someone like Valdés is being written or talked about. With […]