Cheese In the Kitchen: Will Gaddis and the Art of Bat-Hitting$
9/26In an era where pitchers are zigging to exploding strikeout rates, one minor league pitcher is zagging as hard as you possibly can. Wilson Karaman takes a look at what that might mean for his future, if anything.
Cheese in the Kitchen: Notes From the Kitchen$
9/17Our senior writer Wilson Karaman looks back at a half dozen prospects who caught his eye in High-A in 2019.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightCheese in the Kitchen: Wandering Leather$
9/11There are two ends of the spectrum as far as approach to defensive development, and they can signal very different things about the philosophy and direction of a given franchise.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightCheese in the Kitchen: Back-End Evolution$
8/23Jeffrey Paternostro's recent column has Wilson Karaman thinking...about expectations and Brad Keller and how he's changed over the last three seasons.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightCheese in the Kitchen: Swing It, Baby!$
7/26Unfortunately, one of the most crucial aspects of a prospect's game is the hardest to evaluate. Wilson Karaman explores how you might discern the future from the fog that can conceal true hitting ability.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightCheese In the Kitchen: Midseason Prospect Promotion Splits and a Death in the Family
7/19A research project interrupted by tragedy shows what we have lost here at BP this week.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightCheese In the Kitchen: Dodger Dandies$
6/28As the Dodgers continue to generate major league quality bats and arms, sometimes seemingly out of nowhere, Wilson Karaman looks back at how some of them have evolved over time.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightCheese in the Kitchen: The Blurst of Aught Times$
6/10Wilson Karaman takes a look at the worst draft classes of the 2000s in an article that could also qualify as Remembering Some Guys.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightCheese In the Kitchen: The Best of Aught Times$
6/06Wilson Karaman takes a look at the best draft classes of the 2000s now that we have the benefit of hindsight.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightCheese In the Kitchen: Catching the Outliers$
5/24What does it mean when a scout sees only a player's best series? Or his worst? Wilson Karaman explains.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightCheese In the Kitchen: The New Order$
5/06Ruminating on the broader impact of MLB's edict forbidding the use of minor-league video.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightCheese In the Kitchen: Shakira Don’t Lie$
4/24Wilson Karaman applies the wisdom of the sage Shakira to swing evaluation.
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