Jose Reyes
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2013 Leadoff Hitter Power Rankings
The importance of batting order construction is a polarizing debate. I tend to lean towards evidence that batting order construction ultimately means very little. The one spot in the lineup that tends to be the most…
Quick Notes around Baseball
Starling Marte , of the Pirates, has 2 hits in 4 straight games. Colby Rasmus has 4 this year, 3 of which are home runs. He'll probably hit 20+ HR's and hit .220 for the Blue Jays. Make no mistake, Matt Harvey is a…
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…
MLB Attendance Trends
Since the All-Star Game is the proverbial midway point of the season, let's take a look at per game attendance trends of each Major League club, compared to last season. After the chart below, we'll try to make some…
June Swoons and Stars or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love BABiP and K/BB Rates
It's June 1st, and that can mean many things. for one: regression. Below are a couple of arrangements of players, as squads, whose April/May performances stand out from the norm. Potential June Swoons C: Carlos Ruiz ,…
2012 MLB Predictions
Spring is the time of rebirth and hope. This is the most hopeful time of year. Baseball is Spring. Hope is in the air, unless you're a realistic fan of teams from Houston, Oakland, Chicago, or Baltimore. In towns all…
Thoughts on the NL East
On an evening subway ride and a couple lonely bar stools, recently, I wrote about my feelings (about the NL East)... Philadelphia Phillies do not like In light of Jonathan Papelbon 's record-setting deal with the…
Random Thoughts, Early November
Theo Epstein and Ben Cherington discussed potential new managers for the Red Sox before Theo left for Chicago. So, they're working off similar lists of candidates. For sure, I'm biased, but why in the world would…
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…
Power Without Strikeouts
Often times, when discussing baseball or evaluating the performance of players, we talk about rate stats and insightful ratios. For example, scribes and announcers will quickly mention a pitcher's strikeout-to-walk…
Best Hitters Against Pitch Type
An occasional glance at a few numbers on Fangraphs can quickly freshen up your bar stool baseball talk tremendously. Case in point, let's look at the best hitters against certain pitch types. For a larger sample size,…
2011 National League MVP Race
So far this season, I haven't read an article discussing NL MVP candidates, but I've heard chatter for Matt Kemp , Justin Upton , Troy Tulowitzki , Reyes, McCutchen, defending winner Votto, and... I guess that's about…
Jose Reyes: "No Hay Amigo"
Jose Reyes shows a different side here. Hey, it's a contract year. He's gotta show every tool, if he's going to take his talents somewhere to get more than $140 mill. Have you heard Jose Reyes drop Reggaeton rhymes? Big…
The Steve Phillips/Omar Minaya Post
At one point two Fridays ago, I was hit with a douse of inspiration to explore something that I knew would require a bit of exploring baseball-reference.com . ( No hard feelings if you don’t read this. It’s a lot.) As…
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