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2021 MLB Draft: The Models, They Are A Changin’
If you study statistics for any length of time, eventually you'll run across the oft-repeated aphorism of noted statistician George Box. While similar sentiments pre-dated Box, he succinctly noted in a 1978 paper... All models are wrong but some are useful. That...
NL West Thoughts
When everyone previewed the NL West this season, the focus was only on three teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies. This was a pretty reasonable decision, after all. The Dodgers were the defending champs and signed Trevor Bauer to...
State Of The AL East
We’re all familiar with the Orioles season. There is a plan in place, the organization is building towards something promising, but the franchise’s time is not right now. The rest of the AL East however is in full-on contention mode. So let’s talk about that. (You...
Updating The AL West
The AL West has the best center fielder since Willie Mays and the best two-way player since Babe Ruth in Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. It also saw the #4 prospect in baseball make his debut less than two weeks ago when the Seattle Mariners called up Jarred Kelenic....
MLB Notes: May 13th
We’re 20 percent through the season and I find myself simultaneously thinking it should be over and thinking its barely started. The first is clearly a reaction to last season’s abbreviation, a psychosis that will hopefully be alleviated in short order. The second is...
NL East Entertainment
Entertaining games? Check. A group of superstars as young as 22 and as old as 36? Check. An alleged argument between the newly acquired star shortstop and the second baseman over a rodent? Check. This season, the National League East has provided just about every form...
Reviewing Dodgers and Padres Round 1
Last weekend’s Dodgers-Padres series was one of the most anticipated April series in baseball’s history and it absolutely lived up to the hype. Between a game lasting nearly five hours, a pitchers’ duel and a three-run eighth inning from the Padres to avoid a sweep,...
The Chris Stoner Show, Anthony Castrovince / MLB Network
On this episode I was joined by Anthony Castrovince of MLB Network to talk about the start of the 2021 MLB Season. Topics Discussed: - Based on the general consensus prognostications you saw entering '21; what team did you find yourself either higher on, or question...