and a .318 wOBA as a reliever/headliner.\n\nIt seems like this hasn't made much of a difference at all, other than inflating his 2018 wins total to 16 by letting him pick up some cheap wins, since being not-the-starter waives the requirement of going five innings. It's possible ...
Naturally, when McGill started ripping open boosters again as an adult, it came from a place of childhood fulfillment. He now had the financial solvency and the purchasing power to spend as much as he wanted on the hobby, which is a different dynamic from the way we begged our parents for...
t care that much about a particular thing in a particular moment, but with that said, I’m also coming up on birthday number 50 in the middle of next year, I have no obvious heirs, and baseball in particular has done a lot to make me not care as much about baseball in the Manfred...
The "Double Down" adds another layer to 2023 Topps Home Run Challenge Baseball. This is riskier since the home run must travel more than 425 feet to count. However, the upside is a potentially much more limited "Winner" card. At any given time during the season, the current month and ...
As a result of his planning, prescience and power, what Ramírez can do gives the Indians an asset much like a diminutive slugger who powered last season's champs, theHouston Astros, and inspires the same kind of respect. "José Ramírez is like an Altuve, they're not big guys," Encarn...
Andrelton Simmons joined Mike Trout with the Angels. Craig Kimbrel made his way to the Padres. It happened gradually, but by the end of a 79-83 season in 2014, the die was cast. A few years before rampant rebuilding caused so much hand-wringing in baseball circl...
They should have about $20 million to spend to add a starter and/or a first baseman. Yes, there are concerns: Soto didn't hit for much power after the trade, Tatis' wrist needs to be healthy and the 40-man position player depth is thin. But if Soto and Tatis play to what w...
long fly to the gap --such as this one from 2018-- might go out in the new yard. It certainly can’t hurt a potential home run title chase for Gallo, but his ability to play a full season after being limited to 70 games in 2019 will have a much bigger impact than the dimensions...
without carrying so much as a man-purse. The few items he does bring will be tucked away in his pockets. Though he’s a seasoned minimalist traveler (famous from his bookVagabonding), he usually travels with a single overhead-bin-perfect backpack, theEagle Creek Thrive 65L. It’s been ...
And as crazy as it sounds, it’s only getting started. Young sports stars like the L.A. Chargers’ Justin Herbert and the Charlotte Hornets’ LaMelo Ball are creating as much buzz in the sporting card world as established names like Mike Trout and Kevin Durant. The aforementioned card-br...