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Circle Change: Lost in the Bunt-muda Triangle
6/19
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How would you bunt for a hit if everyone in the ballpark knew you were thinking about bunting?
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Baseball Therapy: The Surprising Evolution of the Bullpen $
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Baseball Therapy: The Surprising Evolution of the Bullpen $
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Cold Takes: Zeno’s Paradox
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Short Relief: Hot Sea Shanties of the Promised Land
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Prospectus Hit List: June 21, 2018
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Eyewitness Accounts: June 21
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Top of the Pops: Week 12 $
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Fantasy Freestyle: Reviewing Players to Target and Avoid $
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Deep Dynasty Names to Know $
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The Stash List: Week 12 $
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Minor League Update: Games of June 20 $
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Baseball Therapy: Fixing the Hole in The Shift$
6/15
There's a hole in The Shift, and fixing it might take some special skills.
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What You Have To Know: Stanton Like My Daddy
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Let It Eat: The Manny Machado Power Rankings $
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Short Relief: Drake and Making Wild Concessions
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Minor League Update: Games of June 19 $
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2018 Deep League Report: Week 12 $
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The Great Fantasy Waiver Wire Project: Week 12 – Predictability, Randomness, and Seven $
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Most Searched Players
| PA | HR | TAv | WARP |
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| 690 | 33 | .261 | 1.34 |
| IP | RA+ | DRA | WARP |
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| 205.0 | 1.09 | 3.28 | 5.09 |
| PA | HR | TAv | WARP |
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| 507 | 33 | .360 | 6.60 |
Eyewitness Accounts: June 14
6/14
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Eyes on the Blue Jays' Bo Bichette, plus prospects from the Rockies, Dodgers, Pirates, and Rays.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBattle Royale: TAv vs. OPS+ vs. wRC+ (Part 2)$
6/14
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The plusses and minuses of three well-correlated metrics.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightProspectus Feature: Pitching Yourself Into a Jam
6/13
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Every possibility is open to you, and you can do nothing.
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Podcasts
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Episode 64: Past the Super Two (Week Break)
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Episode 26: It seems the seam material has a material impact with Dr. Meredith Wills
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Ep. 112: Smooth Immediate Reversal
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Ep. 111: Contender or Pretender?
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Ep. 168: The Top 300
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Episode 25: Sergio Romo is The Opener with R.J. Anderson
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Short Relief: Hot Sea Shanties of the Promised Land
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Short Relief: The Second Direction
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Short Relief: Only Wanna Be With You (When You’re Winning)
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Short Relief: Chaotic Neutral Alignment
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Short Relief: The Light at the End of the Pitch Tunnel
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Short Relief: Destiny and How to Avoid It
6/13
The Too-Early Top 40 Dynasty Prospects from the MLB Draft$
6/13
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We rank the 2018 draft class from a dynasty-league perspective.
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6/11
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Notes on the Pirates' KeBryan Hayes and Will Craig, the Mets' Peter Alonso and Tim Tebow, the Braves' William Contreras and many more.
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April gets the headlines, but May is more predictive.
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Transaction Analysis: They’re Perfect For Each Other
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Transaction Analysis: Knightfall
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Transaction Analysis: Conlon, Guerra, and Greiner $
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Transaction Analysis: Dave Kingman Can Relate $
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Transaction Analysis: Yo, Socks, and The Blank $
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Transactions
June 21, 2018
San Francisco Giants optioned 2B Kelby Tomlinson to Triple-A Sacramento (Pacific Coast).
San Francisco Giants activated SS Brandon Crawford from the paternity leave list.
San Diego Padres optioned P Colin Rea to Triple-A El Paso (Pacific Coast).
San Diego Padres changed P Colin Rea's roster status.
San Diego Padres placed OF Franchy Cordero on the 60-day disabled list - Right forearm strain.
Philadelphia Phillies optioned P Jake Thompson to Triple-A Lehigh Valley (International).
Los Angeles Angels called up CF Michael Hermosillo from Triple-A Salt Lake (Pacific Coast).
Chicago White Sox optioned 2B Jose Rondon to Triple-A Charlotte (International).
Boston Red Sox signed Kevin Biondic.
Prospectus Feature: Watching Jose Bautista in 2018
6/05
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Feeling an odd twinge of guilt about how quickly Jose Bautista's presence had faded from memory
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightProspectus Feature: Winning at the Cost of Silence
6/05
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Do we only care about little girls until we want to win baseball games?
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TAv
| 1 | Mike Trout ANA | .409 |
| 2 | Mookie Betts BOS | .371 |
| 3 | Brandon Nimmo NYN | .365 |
| 4 | Freddie Freeman ATL | .355 |
| 5 | Juan Soto WAS | .355 |
| 6 | J.D. Martinez BOS | .340 |
| 7 | Jose Ramirez CLE | .340 |
| 8 | Max Muncy LAN | .339 |
| 9 | Alen Hanson SFN | .339 |
| 10 | Brandon Belt SFN | .336 |
BWARP
| 1 | Mike Trout ANA | 6.00 |
| 2 | Jose Ramirez CLE | 4.01 |
| 3 | Mookie Betts BOS | 3.98 |
| 4 | Freddie Freeman ATL | 3.85 |
| 5 | Brandon Nimmo NYN | 3.53 |
| 6 | Eddie Rosario MIN | 3.50 |
| 7 | Aaron Judge NYA | 3.37 |
| 8 | Nolan Arenado COL | 3.21 |
| 9 | Francisco Lindor CLE | 3.20 |
| 10 | Carlos Correa HOU | 3.11 |
DRA
| 1 | Ryan Pressly MIN | 1.37 |
| 2 | Josh Hader MIL | 1.40 |
| 3 | Edwin Diaz SEA | 1.44 |
| 4 | Max Scherzer WAS | 1.55 |
| 5 | Dellin Betances NYA | 1.62 |
| 6 | Craig Kimbrel BOS | 1.71 |
| 7 | Aroldis Chapman NYA | 1.73 |
| 8 | Blake Treinen OAK | 1.95 |
| 9 | Noah Syndergaard NYN | 1.96 |
| 10 | Brad Peacock HOU | 1.97 |
PWARP
| 1 | Max Scherzer WAS | 4.28 |
| 2 | Justin Verlander HOU | 3.82 |
| 3 | Gerrit Cole HOU | 3.77 |
| 4 | Corey Kluber CLE | 3.55 |
| 5 | Luis Severino NYA | 3.40 |
| 6 | Jacob deGrom NYN | 3.39 |
| 7 | Chris Sale BOS | 3.31 |
| 8 | Trevor Bauer CLE | 3.29 |
| 9 | Aaron Nola PHI | 3.07 |
| 10 | Zack Greinke ARI | 3.02 |