Our first guest columnist takes on the league’s most and least ordinary players, as seen by PECOTA’s comparables.
A fatigued Met, a lucky Oriole, an iffy Bomber, and a defenseless Astro make up this week’s rotation.
Some quick hits on a couple of Baseball Prospectus pieces from earlier this week, including Frank Robinson and Don Mattingly.
In which an anniversary is observed and the slashing hitters of old are mourned.
A perhaps NSFW exploration of fan fiction that puts a whole new spin on “fantasy baseball.” [Warning: We alert you to the presence of an adult theme that may offend some readers.]
How much stock should we place in Prince Albert’s ultimatum?
What can we learn from the circumstances surrounding a player’s debut?
Where are we going, where have we been?
The American League MVP receives a raise without a hearing.
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A surprising fistful of young NL West players have failed to deliver on their promise, but does PECOTA forecast change?
Conventional wisdom says that if Albert Pujols can’t be signed he should be traded, but any return is likely to be negligible.