Investigating Luis Castillo’s Struggles
Luis Castillo has been terrible this season. He has allowed 50 runs in 52.1 innings pitched. In fact, the number
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MLB Weekly Wrap-up: April 19-25
While the action in this week’s games was not as plentiful as the two weeks before, there is still lots
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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Bounce-Back Candidates – Hitters
With the biggest draft weekend of the year upon us, four of our writers identified some noteworthy sleepers and bounce-back
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Slow and Steady Wins the Race: Alec Mills’s Surprisingly Devious Curveball
The Cubs’s 29-year-old journeyman is fighting for a rotation spot with the team, led in part by his fascinating breaking pitch.
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Breakout Candidates for 2021 – Starting Pitchers
The first three parts of the breakout candidates series took a look at infielders, outfielders, and relief pitchers with the
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Breakout Candidates for 2021 – Relief Pitchers
Spring Training is finally upon us. There are still dozens of moving pieces to settle before rosters finalize but in
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What to Make of Gregory Polanco Heading into 2021
Ever since breaking into the big leagues, Gregory Polanco has become an annual sleeper candidate. Polanco made his name known
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Joc Pederson signs one-year deal with the Cubs
The Cubs’s new hard-hitting LF echoes familiar sentiments and brings some new quirks to the table.
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Breakout Candidates for 2021 – Infielders
Last year, I took a look at five infielders, three outfielders, and five starting pitchers with the potential to break
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MiLB Similarity: MLB Top Prospects
Max’s Sporting Studio recently unveiled a new tool to the leaderboards — an MiLB similarity function that can compare any
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