Tag: Baseball
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Lessons in Sabermetrics: Evaluating Pitchers Beyond Wins, Losses, and ERA
Pitchers have historically been defined by the number of Wins they are able to accumulate over a season. Awards have been won, careers enshrined in part to this number. The problem with this? Wins shouldn’t be trusted. ERA has held a similar value in the eyes of baseball fans for generations. The issue? ERA doesn’t…
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Lessons in Sabermetrics: OPS and OPS+
If you didn’t read my post on slash lines, I highly suggest you do so that you have a general idea of what concepts we’ll be referencing a lot in this one. OPS has taken a major foothold in Major League Baseball recently. In fact, when I’ve gone to watch the Mets play at Citi…
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A Guide to Understanding Slash Lines in Baseball (…And Why We Trust Them a Little Too Much)
Have you ever been watching SportsCenter or listening to a radio host talk baseball and they drop a line like “This guy is on fire! He’s slashing X/Y/Z” or “he’s been awful, only slashing X/Y/Z”? If your immediate thought is one of… Then this post will be for you. I will explain what a “slash…
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Mason Miller and the San Diego Padres May Be a Match Made in Heaven.
San Diego Padres’ general manager AJ Preller gave up one of the most highly-touted prospects in baseball (plus other prospects) for a pitcher who will throw one inning at most at a time. Trade Details: Padres Receive: RHP Mason Miller, RHP JP Sears Athletics Receive: SS Leo De Vries (MLB Pipeline No. 3 overall prospect),…
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The Twins’ Fire Sale: Why Minnesota Hit Reset and What Comes Next
July 28, 2025: July 30, 2025: July 31, 2025: Ten major-league players were traded in just 72 hours. Owners attempting to sell the franchise. Morale at an all-time low. What’s going on with the Minnesota Twins? On and Off-Field Context Record & odds: On July 31, the 51-57 Minnesota Twins stood 6.0 games back in…
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Look Out For Those Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are pushing for the playoffs, and they’re not doing it quietly. The Mariners have traded for Eugenio Suárez. Details: Mariners acquire: Diamondbacks acquire: It’s not a prolific package going back to Arizona – I think Seattle GM Jerry Dipoto did a great job with this deal. Plugging the 3B Hole The Mariners…
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What’s the Deal With Luis Robert Jr.? – On the Block in 2025
Luis Robert Jr. – the 6’2”, 225 pounder from Cuba – has been roaming center field on the South Side since 2020. In 2023, he put up 4.9 fWAR (For context, FanGraphs’ WAR incorporates wRC+, while Baseball-Reference uses OPS+ for their bWAR), hitting 38 home runs and totaling the second-most outs above average (12 OAA)…
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On the Block in 2025: Sandy Alcantara
Sandy Alcantara seemed destined for surefire stardom following his Cy Young season in 2022–until he didn’t. Three years and one Tommy John surgery later, Sandy’s on the trading block. A few years ago, the Marlins could only imagine the return they’d get for the young right-hander, now they’re wondering if they’d get anything. Life After…
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On the Block in 2025: Merrill Kelly
Arizona’s been on the fence about the direction they plan to go at the deadline, however, MLBTradeRumors and Ken Rosenthal report they plan to sell. The D-Backs fell to the Astros last night, getting swept in the series and falling to 5.5 games out of the wild card. With a multitude of pitchers on the…
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Mariners Make a Swing for Josh Naylor
Trade Details: Mariners receive: Diamondbacks receive: After losing three straight and getting swept by Houston this week, Arizona has seemingly thrown in the towel on the season. Sitting at 50-53 and 5.0 GB in the NL Wild Card chase, they felt they’d be better off making a push next season and beyond. For Seattle (55-48,…
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