Carlos Beltran
9 posts
Exciting Times for the Mets and Blue Jays
It sounds more and more likely that this Travis d'Arnaud for R.A. Dickey trade is going to happen. d'Arnaud: power and a strong arm Travis d'Arnaud is a top quality prospect, and the Mets fans should be pleased to land…
Player of the Fortnight
As a professional scout told me years ago, to check which players are playing at the top of their game, all one needs to look at are stats from the past two weeks. While Major League Baseball announces winners of Player…
Shopping for a Hitter
A few numbers on a couple of free agents: Over the past 11 years (since 2001) Player A: .272/.343/.451, 141 HR, 415 xBH Player B: .285/.367/.510, 273 HR, 675 xBH Player A: 111 OPS+, .345 wOBA, 111 wRC+ Player B: 127…
All Free Agent Team
It's that time of year again. Warming up the hot stove, it's time for the All Free Agent Team. Since the end of the World Series, the only transaction that may have affected this roster was CC Sabathia re-signing with…
2011 MLB Attendance Trends
The last time we took a look at Baseball-Reference 's nifty " 2010 vs. 2011 Attendance " page, the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays had the most improved attendance, while crowds for the LA Dodgers and Seattle…
2010 MLB Power Poll
About half the season is over, and although we very recently revisited our predictions, we have not given much thought to who's better and who's best, regardless of which division they're in. The Andy Pratt Bunch 30.…
All Star Ballots
A few weeks ago, I started a draft for a column entitled "Appreciating Lincecum" . After writing out some thoughts on that subject, I tried to build an All Appreciation Team from players around major league baseball.…
Cocktail Party Ammo
In case anyone has plans to attend a cocktail party in the next couple of days, here are a few conversation starters that are sure to keep your fellow party goers entertained and enlightened. - It looks like the Yankees…
Mid June Leaders
Spending some time this afternoon on the Baseball Reference 2009 MLB Advanced Batting stats page , gave us an enlightened look into the first ten weeks of the season. We were looking at individual stats, and the two…
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