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…
Jeter Downs has been a popular name lately, especially amongst Red Sox fans because he was a major component of the Mookie Betts trade. He is a young shortstop with a lot of potential, and has been very successful so far in the minors. He was the number 8 prospect in the Dodgers’ organization before…
Last week, MLB released power rankings for the top 100 players in baseball, and a lot of people (especially Mets fans) were surprised to see Gerrit Cole rank higher than Jacob deGrom. So in this first head to head article, let’s compare these two phenomenal pitchers and see which one is better. Pitches and Movement…
This morning, the Astros organization held a press conference at Spring Training and addressed the 2017 cheating scandal publicly, and as a group for the first time. Before I start, I just want to make it clear that I believe that the whole cheating scandal was wrong, embarrassing, and made me question how fair the…
The Rays traded one of their best relievers, Emilio Pagan, for Padres’ defensive gem outfielder, Manuel Margot, and prospect, Logan Driscoll. A lot of Rays fans couldn’t help but notice that the Rays now have a lot of outfielders. In a statement by Rays’ GM Erik Neander (reported by Juan Toribio of MLB.com), he implies…
The New York Post reported earlier today that MLB was exploring the option of a new playoff arrangement starting in the 2022 season. In this arrangement, 7 teams would make the playoffs (instead of 5), and the wildcard game would be expanded into a playoff round. The wildcard round would be three series of three…