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Simulating the next decade of baseball with MLB The Show
Simulating games in a 162-game season, complete with minor league matchups and free-agency and draft elements, is nothing new to players. With MLB considering a new playoff format and some influential free-agency periods in the years to come, we wanted to know what the big leagues will look like 10 years from now, and we […]
Continue readingYasiel Puig among best of what’s left among unsigned MLB free agents
Yasiel Puig, RF 2019: .267/.327/.458, 24 HR, 84 RBI, 19 SB, 1.4 WAR Bottom 5 in RF WAR projection (via FanGraphs): Mariners, Tigers, Cardinals, Padres, Marlins Puig would be at least a minor upgrade for several teams beyond those listed above, including the Indians, the team he finished last year with after a midseason trade […]
Continue readingMarlins to test versatile Jonathan Villar in center field
Villar played in all 162 games last year for the Baltimore Orioles, mostly at second base and shortstop. But the Marlins will give him a spring training tryout in center field because they have little experience there. “I’m coming here to help the team,” Villar said. “They want me to play center field, so I’ll […]
Continue readingOne stat that will shape 2020 for each National League team
Last week, we looked at one key statistic for each American League team. Let’s do the same now for the National League — a key number from the 2019 MLB season and how that will shape what happens in 2020. NL East | Central | West The number: 4.18. The Braves finished 11th in the […]
Continue readingOne thing to watch for all 30 teams as spring training begins
When spring training kicked off a year ago, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado remained unsigned. The drama this year will center around the Houston Astros: their cheating scandal, reactions from other players about the Astros’ cheating scandal, the possibility of other teams throwing at Astros hitters in spring training, the counter-reaction from Astros pitchers and […]
Continue readingWhere a Mookie Betts, Nolan Arenado or Francisco Lindor trade would rank among winter blockbusters
The initial task here was to arrive at a list of the 10 best players traded during an offseason, but I quickly realized that would be a frustrating assignment — the list of candidates was much deeper than you would think, and how do you rate the player at the time of the trade? Lindor, […]
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