Slightly Better than Replacement Level
Harry Howell had been in the major leagues for three seasons as a pitcher before he jumped on the two-way train. His OPS+ of 114 in 49 plate appearances with the Brooklyn Superbas may have been a small sample but it still gave the Baltimore Orioles the ammunition they needed to take a decent pitcher […]
The question of to win or not to win is a common refrain in baseball. Speaking of Major League Baseball teams specifically, the desire for control of players has become more important than winning. This, of course, grows out of the sabermetric movement to find the true value in baseball players. At least it is […]
Emma Baccellieri – Sports Illustrated: The little nuances that go into the game of baseball never cease to amaze me. That somehow only mud gathered from an unknown location along the Delaware River can give the baseball the grip that pitchers want is one such nuance. It’s not surprising then that after years of using […]
On July 13th, 2019 Tony Thomas made history. On that night he became the first-ever professional baseball player to “steal” first base. Taking advantage of a new Atlantic League rule Thomas, an outfielder for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, sprinted to first after Lancaster Barnstormers relief pitcher Alejandro Chacín fired a ball past his catcher. […]
Spring Marie Cullen – Baseball Prospectus ($): I grew up playing baseball, and I faced some hazing thanks to being a bigger kid. Any hazing or hard times I ever received paled in comparison next to the grief given to the few girls I played with. It didn’t matter how good they were or how […]