What’s Going On Outside the Apartment
11/24
With teams finally beginning to address minor league housing, they shouldn't stop there.
What Arbitration Replacement?B
11/17
MLB is flirting with using WAR to determine player salaries. That would be a mistake.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightCatching a Ride to the Hall of Fame$
11/10
Catcher is way different than every other position. Why, then, do we hold backstops to the same Hall of Fame standards?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Year in New Baseball Words, 2021 EditionB
11/03
What baseball terms were coined or popularized this year, and what do they tell us about the sport's direction?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Importance of Sharing$
10/27
Does it make a staff better when relievers share the load?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOn the House$
10/20
MLB is doing the right thing, though there's reason to wonder if it's for the wrong reasons.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightJust Reading the MLB Classifieds$
10/13
It's front office hiring season! What the job listings focus on say a lot about the state and direction of the industry.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightMaking September More Meaningful$
10/06
Is it simply a matter of expanding the playoffs?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Blake Snell Maneuver Will Happen Again$
9/29
Another starter will get an early hook this year. What if it's the right move to pull him, though?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightGame Seventy$
9/22
For once, we're not talking about Game Seven.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightDoes Winter Ball Actually Help?$
9/15
Do players who go to the Winter Leagues see improved outcomes in subsequent seasons?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBatting Back the Objections
9/08
Anticipating pushback on extended case made for improving conditions for minor leaguers.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBetter Minor League Pay Is a Good InvestmentB
9/01
What if the #NewMoneyball is just money?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightEvidence of BleedingB
8/25
Making life easier for minor leaguers is an investment that could have tangible benefits on the field.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Anxiety FactoryB
8/18
The low wages paid to minor league ballplayers might have an insidious, hard-to-measure effect: anxiety.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightWhat Would It Cost?
8/11
How much would teams actually have to spend for adequate minor league pay?
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