In the final week of the 2024 MLB season, it's easy to play the "what if" game now that the majority of the season is in the rearview and most fan bases have…
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Again, there's no reason to jump for joy after a sweep of the A's and a series win over the Angels. Those are two of the worst teams in baseball. Simply taking care of business is not an overly impressive accomplishment. Yet it's something that has escaped the Red Sox la...
and that rates among the very best hitters through his age in the history of the sport. That’s in no way hyperbole; as we examinedrecentlyand several times over the years; if you get off to a startthatgood,thatyoung, then your place in Cooperstown is all but assured, barring injury...
Suttles is one of the additions to the career slugging and OPS leaderboards, ranking fifth in the former (.621) and 10th in the latter (1.031). So for a "right-handed slugging first baseman" comparison, let's go to Foxx, who's also in thetop 10 in MLB historyin both categories. ...
The event begins with a sprint down a rubber track, like the long jump. The vaulter will generally keep the pole in an upright position at one end, lowering it as he nears the bar, with both hands on the pole. The other end of the pole is then lowered into the mat as the crossba...
But at some point, they may have to give it a try. Marcelo Mayer: There is a segment of the fan base that wants the Sox to call up one of their top prospects. Maybe in September; but not in April. Mayer is 21 and back in Double A after posting a .609 OPS over 43 games at...
2021: .232 .BA, 699 OPS, .157 ISO Loss of the long ball is to blame The decline of batting average is nothing new in baseball -- in fact, the past four full seasons account for each of the four lowest individual April leaguewide marks in the past 40 full seasons -- but...
Bring in the robo umps The concept of the strike zone is simple. The stewards of the game identify a vertical space over the irregular pentagon that is home plate. If a pitcher throws a baseball in that space over the plate, it is a strike. Anything else is a ball. This ...
But if Wallner can repeat, the Twins lineup is in a fantastic spot. The Twins' lineup should be comfortably good. Projections have them around the upper third in baseball for Offensive Wins Above Replacement. It places them at the top of the AL Central in offense, requiring the p...