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Hello, Razzball Friends! This week is the first week we are really hitting our “out for the season” announcements in stride. Some call being out for the season “la petite mort”. By some, I mean no one calls it “la petite mort” because that’s a French idiom that serves as a euphemism about orgasms. What […]

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Athletics 3B Tommy White hit four singles during this third night in Sacramento, which could be the start of a 1980’s movie but actually describes the efficacy of his contact-heavy approach during his first week in the majors. He’s 7-for-17 with zero strikeouts through four games. Third base is not deep. Through 76 Triple-A games, White slashed .303/.353/.465 with 10 home runs and two stolen bases. It looks nice but was actually three percent worse than league average according to wRC+. He’s not the kind of guy I’d trade for in a dynasty league, but I’d try to make room if he’s floating around in free agency. 

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This time of year, I tend to comb the org charts for teams who are likely to sell, seeking anyone with a pulse who might inherit some playing time. I’m not sure I can do that this season because it’s a unique landscape. I mean, how many sellers exist today? There’s only five teams with fewer than 40 wins: Los Angeles of Anaheim (36), Colorado (38), Kansas City (38), New York (38) and San Francisco (38).

That’s a good thing for the health of the game, of course, and it’s interesting given the league office’s increasingly public push for a salary cap. 

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I’m not sure what I expected before diving into Pena’s underlying data, but with a closer look, the reasons for the gains weren’t obvious to see. I’ve tried to make sense of the data below, and ultimately, while it’s possible we’re staring at a bunch of statistical noise, I see enough here to think some real growth may have occurred in Pena’s game.

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