Slightly Better than Replacement Level
I’m introducing a new column at Words Above Replacement that will serve as a primer of sorts for various unaffiliated leagues. I’ll be touching on the league’s format, streaming capabilities, reporters to follow, teams, websites, availability of statistics, limited history, etc. My intention is to roll these out on a somewhat weekly basis before play […]
Like most readers of this website, I am eagerly anticipating the upcoming Serie del Caribe. Last year’s tournament was action-packed with lots of tense, great baseball. I expect much the same from this year’s tournament. That’s even with the news dropping last week that the winner of Serie Nacional de Béisbol will not be participating […]
The period from December to mid-February is my favorite time of the year for baseball. That may seem odd to some seeing as how it is well past the time when the last Major League Baseball season has ended and the new season will begin. For others, it’s not an odd statement at all because […]
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 […]
There aren’t legitimate levels to the various unaffiliated leagues like there are for Minor League Baseball. However, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a general consensus on where unaffiliated leagues would fall on such a level system. There are a few leagues at the very top, right below major league level but clearly better than […]