Category: Player Evaluation
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Double Trouble: Tarik Skubal wins his second AL Cy Young Award
If you didn’t read my post on Paul Skenes, go check it out. I’ll be rolling these out at similar times. Tarik Skubal won his second Cy Young Award after an insane 2025. A left-handed pitcher, Skubal’s physical presence and stuff gives hitters little to no chance in a game where success is hard enough…
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The first Cy Young Award of many for Paul Skenes?
With baseball’s award season coming to a close, I wanted to do an in-depth dive into some of the award winners and what made them so special at their job. The first player we’ll look at is the NL Cy Young Award winner: Paul Skenes. For those who aren’t familiar, the Cy Young Award is…
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto lifts the Dodgers to the top once more.
No Sunday Sandbox this week due to a busy Sunday. Do not fret, I’m back with it next Sunday and more standalone pieces this week. Today, I want to share a quick piece about the World Series MVP. Dodgers take Game 7 in extras to break Canadians’ hearts If there was any doubt that this…
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One of the MLB’s best hitters started this year in AAA
There’s been a trend in baseball recently where teams will promote a guy to the show within the year of drafting him. We saw the Angels do it with both pitcher Ben Joyce and first baseman Nolan Schanuel in 2023, the latter being promoted 40 days after getting taken in the 2023 draft. “Can’t-miss” pitcher…
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The age-37 resurgence of legendary closer Aroldis Chapman
There’s a reason that the trade deadline sees a large number of relief arms being shipped around the country. Baseball teams crave stability for those high-leverage, end of game situations in August and September. In October, it’s critical that your bullpen be performing better than everyone else’s because if not, you are at a severe…
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What to make of Milwaukee Brewers record breaking pitcher Quinn Priester
“To not necessarily strike everybody out, but just get the ball on the ground has simplified the game for me…” – Quinn Priester At 89-55, the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers hold a commanding 7.5 game lead on the 81-62 Chicago Cubs. The Brewers have leaned on some known names, such as Christian Yelich or William…
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Should the Mets re-sign Pete Alonso?
* I acknowledge my bias as a Mets fan, but I tried to be as objective as possible. Would re-signing Pete Alonso make sense for the Mets? The 30-year-old first baseman of the New York Mets will likely opt out of his $24 million player option for 2026 in search of a longer-term contract. He…
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