Slightly Better than Replacement Level
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that I have a deep-rooted passion for Cuban baseball. Since my deep dive into the world of unaffiliated baseball began in earnest around 2016 Cuban baseball has been one of my favorite areas to explore. Serie Nacional de Béisbol, Cuba’s top league, is probably my favorite baseball […]
It’s been a while since I published one of these columns. For the uninitiated, what will follow this introduction are quick bite-sized glances at players of note in the American Association. We’ve reached the stage of the AA season where we can take a quick look at some players who have stood out from the […]
For those who haven’t been paying close attention to the site, or my Twitter, I’ve taken a deep plunge into European baseball. Specifically, the leagues that are at a high enough level to be considered professional. As far as those leagues go there is one league that stands head and shoulders above all others when […]
For some time now I have been putting off writing a Transaction Analysis article on César Prieto signing with Olmecas de Tabasco of Liga Mexicana de Béisbol. I kept telling myself I had plenty of time to get to it, especially when it was announced that Prieto would be late in joining his new club […]
Thanks to the Taiwanese government, correctly, locking their country down to better handle a spike in Coronavirus cases I find myself with a little more time to catch up on intriguing Chinese Professional Baseball League stories. At the very top of that list is the performance of the young phenom, Hsu Jo-hsi. In a league […]