Time to reveal the Top 6! You can read Part 1 (Top 7-13 NL East centerfielders) here. Who do you think the best defensive NL East centerfielder is? 6. Lewis Brinson (Miami Marlins) Former top prospect Lewis Brinson was a major component of the deal that sent now superstar Christian Yelich to the Brewers. He…
Who is the best defensive NL East centerfielder? Check out my ranking of the Top 7-13 centerfielders below and come back on Thursday for Part 2 to find out who made the cut for the the Top 6. 13. Harold Ramirez (Miami Marlins) Despite missing the opening day roster in 2019, Ramirez proved himself valuable…
Who is the best defensive AL East centerfielder? Check out my ranking below and let me know if you agree! Check back next week for the NL East centerfielder countdown. 8. Randal Grichuk (Toronto Blue Jays) Grichuk had a down year in 2019 and is hopeful to bounce back when baseball returns. While he was…
Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) is a defensive statistic that measures fielding ability. It attempts to calculate how many runs a defender saved or lost for his team. The value is represented in relation to the positional average, meaning the average UZR differs based on position. For example, the UZR for a leftfielder is different than…
Sidd Finch was the greatest pitcher in history, signed by the Mets in 1985. On the 20-80 scale, his 168 mph fastball was graded a 90. Hitters feared him, pitchers wanted to be him. So why is it that very few baseball fans today remember Finch? That would be because Finch was an April Fools…
Outs Above Average (OAA) is a defensive statistic that measures fielding skill. It represents the amount of outs a player has saved. It’s calculated by assigning values to plays based on their difficulty, and then adding the values of each play for a season-long cumulative number. OAA is becoming a more popular (and easy to…
The Mets caught every baseball fan’s attention when they were projected to be in first place in the NL East by PECOTA projections. To be fair, they also had the Mets winning the division in 2019, and that didn’t exactly work out. Regardless, the Mets have a pretty good team this year, strengthened by some…
Yasiel Puig remains a free agent, and is still waiting to be signed. With the season quickly approaching, let’s think about whether Puig would be a good fit for any team in the AL East. Puig was reportedly offered a one year $10 million deal with a NL team, according to the Los Angeles Times….
Brent Honeywell, number 4 prospect in the Rays’ organization, threw for the first time in a while last week and Rays fans should all be super excited. Honeywell is a very talented pitcher who has overcome a lot of obstacles to get where he is today. He is my personal favorite pitching prospect and I…
The season hasn’t even started yet and the Yankees are already plagued with injuries. News broke this week that pitcher Luis Severino will undergo Tommy John surgery and be out for the season. Now the Yankees’ rotation, especially the fifth starter spot, is up in the air. Obviously this is a huge loss for the…