Slightly Better than Replacement Level
As of this writing, Euclides Leyer has appeared in 19 games for the Atlantic League’s Gastonia Honey Hunters. All have been in relief, and he’s pitched a total of 19.1 innings. His stat line so far for the year reads; ERA of 0.93 and a WHIP of 1.086. It is true that good bullpen arms […]
We’re a day late because of the holiday, but nothing stops the unaffiliated news, at least this week. A Most Valuable Player is Shown the Door Baseball is, possibly above all else, a very fickle game. Nowhere is that more true than in the world of unaffiliated professional baseball. It’s only in that realm where […]
When a Player Can’t Play The finals of the 2022 Serie Nacional de Béisbol season started this past week. While it was appointment viewing for me, it turns out it wasn’t an appointment one very important Cocodrilos de Matanzas player could keep. Yadir Drake is about as important to the Matanzas lineup as anyone could […]
Cangrejeros Tab Themselves a New Owner After a months-long ordeal that ended with the ousting of Tom Axon as owner and Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente briefly taking over ownership themselves, the storied Cangrejeros de Santurce have a new owner. Carlos Iguina Oharriz and his investment group, Impulse Sports Entertainment Corporation, have bought the […]
Welcome to the first edition of Unaffiliated Happenings. For those who missed the question about whether I should do this, here’s a quick breakdown of what we’re doing here. On a semi-weekly basis, I’ll release an Unaffiliated Happenings column where I’ll break down three or so of the most interesting unaffiliated news stories from the […]