by: Coolwhip
Intro This continues to be one of the more interesting seasons as we approach the end of April that I can remember. Between the calamity of keeping up with baseball injuries, coaching my son’s tee ball team, and watching Shogun, I find myself struggling to find time to take a deep breath and retreat into […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Intro If only Joe Ryan had waited one more week to showcase a big “breakout” game. I have been holding him close to the vest waiting for a few more data points before planting my flag on a post-breakout re-breakout. I was watching him covertly take the next big step before making a big statement. […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Intro Forgive me if I’m a bit out of it right now. After the Shane Bieber injury, I searched for life’s meaning in a few liquor bottles. I didn’t quite find the answers I was looking for; but give me a minute, I’ll find them somewhere down there… Anywho, time for another update to the […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Intro I could have written a sleeper post about Shane Bieber, and almost did, but ultimately chose not to. However, if you all paid attention during the offseason and drafting season you likely noticed a trend with my work. Shane Bieber kept showing up here, there, and everywhere. He’s my bold prediction, my AL CY […]
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Intro Happy Opening Day to everyone except Ippei! This is my favorite time of the year. Spring is sprung, everyone is huffing hopium (EWB’s word), and we all get to talk about the excitement of baseball. It’s a magical time. And this, my final draft of each season with my fellow writers/analysts here at Razzball, […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Intro Free agency has become quite the topic this year with Scott Boras’ leading his clients to wait out the clock to sign big contracts only to end up with decent Average Annual Value (AAV) short-term contracts with player-friendly opt-outs after the first year. Which, is really wild when you think about it, and feels […]
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Intro Greetings Razzers, I’m back at it for another season of Top 100 Outfielders. As before, I will calculate the rest-of-season outfield ranks into TIERS. Everybody loves tiers. Tiers are like onions, and onions have layers. Tiers and layers, onions and parfaits. However, these aren’t just your everyday run-of-the-mill tiers, No sir (/ma’am/et al). These, […]
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Everyone has got “their guys.” You see this all the time these days: Here’s a list of “my guys.” Tristan Casas‘ has been appearing on several, and guess what, here he is on mine as well. I wanted to pass on him due to the coverage… but I just couldn’t! Let’s see what someone recently […]
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For the record, I debated on who I wanted to cover this week; but, let’s be honest, this is my cop-out to say I’m going to talk about both of them. Sorry, not sorry. I wanted to highlight both Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga and Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. It’s also not an accident. Both are […]
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Intro This offseason the Tigers signed Japanese veteran pitcher Kenta Maeda to a 2-year contract worth $24 million. The Tigers see him as a stable presence in their rotation who can mentor the younger pitchers like Skubal and Manning still developing their craft. The backdrop to this is that Maeda missed the entirety of the […]
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It certainly feels like the Rays make every pitcher they touch better. Just a few in the past few years have been Drew Rasmussen, Jeffery Springs, and last season pointed out by yours truly, Zach Eflin. In said article, I predicted the coronation of a king. I did something I hadn’t done to that point, […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?A little peek behind the curtain, I see my job here (for 4 years now) as highlighting inconsistencies in pre-season draft value for you, our faithful readers. I try my best to use my baseball knowledge to point this out. And in my experience, it’s always interesting how certain players garner a lot of helium […]
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