1. Dodgers-A good team just got even better with the addition of Betts and Price. 2. Yankees-The Yankees added Gerrit Cole, and Aaron Judge will be healthy in 2020. 3. Astros-A new manager will hurt a little, but Alex Bregman is on the Astros. 4. Rays-They always find a way to get better. Austin Meadows…
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What Are The Most Useless Stats in Baseball?
Ever since Billy Beane and Moneyball, sabermetrics have had more of all role in how organizations or fans judge a player. One of the key points in Moneyball is that there are some stats that are just downright horrible, like RBI and AVG. So that’s the question that I’m going to be answering today, what…
Top 10 Worst Players in 2019 (Pitching Edition)
10. Dylan Covey Another White Sox player at number 10 (Daniel Palka in the hitters edition) shows a trend. In only 18 appearances, Covey won 1 and lost 8 with a staggering 7.98 ERA. To add on, he had a FIP of 6.06 and a WHIP of 1.756. Hopefully he improves for 2020. 9. Adam…
Top 10 Worst Players in 2019 (Hitting Edition)
This only judges a player’s hitting season. 10. Daniel Palka In only 93 PA, Palka had a WAR of -1.1. Through his first 12 games, Palka was slashing .000/.129/.000 with 0 HR in 39 PA. The next game, he collected his first hit of the year, but it was too late. He was sent down…
How Big Should The Playoffs Be For a Shortened Season?
It is a well known fact that the 2020 MLB season will be shortened. We will get something between 50-81 games, if we get something at all. Earlier today, the owners proposed a 76 game season that will likely be rejected. At some point, the owners and the players will likely reach a deal. But…
Just How Bad Were The 2019 Tigers?
In 2019, the Tigers were the worst team in baseball. And judging by wins, they were one of the worst teams ever to play baseball. Their batting was the worst in the league, and their pitching was just horrendous. But were they really that bad? The average ERA in 2019 was 4.49. The Tigers had…
Is Batting Or Pitching More Important?
This is one of the toughest questions in baseball. But to answer it, we have to look much deeper into the game of baseball itself. In baseball, there are 4 main components. Those components are: Hitting Pitching Fielding Baserunning They are the main four categories of stats. Batting and pitching are obviously more important than…
The Rule 5 Draft Explained
The Rule 5 draft is a draft to combat big minor league systems. Basically, a player can be taken out of another team’s minor league organization for $100k. Except it’s a lot more complicated than that, and that’s why I will be explaining the Rule 5 Draft. The Rule 5 in the Rule 5 Draft…
MLB’s Service Time Rule Explained
Lately, MLB teams have been exploiting a rule that allows them to keep stellar prospects for another year. It happened with the Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. It also happened with the White Sox and Eloy Jimenez. But was is service time and what allows MLB teams to do this? Players receive service time…
OWNERS PROPOSE 76 GAME SEASON
The plan includes a 76 game season that ends on September 27. The players would take 75% prorated salaries. Whether the players will accept this or not, we don’t know, but it will be interesting to watch.