Understanding BABIP
Luck is a part of baseball, both good and bad. Sometimes players get all the nice drops in the outfield and sometimes they can’t seem to find a gap anywhere. A good measure of a player’s luck, among other things, is the sabermetric stat BABIP. BABIP, or Batting Average on Balls in Play, is a [...]
What to do with Top Prospects?
The game of baseball has been America’s pasttime for quite some time now. Everyone knows the game and how it’s played. What many people do not know are the detailed rules involving service time. Last weekend marked the much anticipated call-up of Royals 1B Eric Hosmer. Hosmer was destroying AAA pitching and obviously ready to [...]
Battle Rouge Fantasy Baseball Power Rankings: Post Draft
Most of the people who write on this site are part of the same fantasy sports league. We thought it would be fun to do a power rankings for our league, because let’s be honest: most of the people who read this are the other people in the league. For the rest of you we hope [...]
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
The 2011 MLB season is about to get underway as spring training kicked off last week. Here’s eleven questions you should be asking yourself as opening day approaches: . Can the retooled Orioles compete? Baltimore bulked up the meat of their lineup during the off-season by adding sluggers Mark Reynolds, Derrick Lee and Vladimir [...]
AL Playoff Preview
East W L Dash Right’s Pre-Season Prediction y-Tampa bay Rays 96 66 87-75 x-New York Yankees 95 67 100-62 Boston Red Sox 89 73 86-76 Toronto Blue Jays 85 77 69-93 Baltimore Orioles 66 96 72-90 Central W L y-Minnesota [...]
NL Playoff Preview
East W L Dash Right’s Pre-Season Prediction y-Philadelphia Phillies 97 65 96-66 x-Atlanta Braves 91 71 92-70 Florida Marlins 80 82 84-78 New York Mets 79 83 74-88 Washington Nationals 69 93 72-90 Central W L y-Cincinnati Reds 91 71 [...]
AL East Preview
New York Yankees Key Players- SP CC Sabathia, SS Derek Jeter, 3B Alex Rodriguez, 1B Mark Teixeira, Players to Watch- OF Brett Gardner, SP Phil Hughes Key Arrivals- OF Curtis Granderson, SP Javier Vazquez, DH Nick Johnson Key Departures- DH Hideki Matsui, OF Melkey Cabrera, OF Johnny Damon The Yankees are the best team in [...]
NL East Preview
ATLANTA BRAVES KEY PLAYER: C Brian McCann, SP Tommy Hanson PLAYER TO WATCH: RF Jason Heyward KEY DEPARTURES: RP Mike Gonzalez, RP Rafael Soriano, SP Javier Vasquez, 1B Adam LaRoche KEY ACQUISITIONS: 1B Troy Glaus, CF Melky Cabrera, RP Billy Wagner The Braves had a very hit or miss offseason to [...]
AL West Preview
Los Angeles Angels Key Players- SP Jered Weaver, 1B Kendry Morales, CF Torii Hunter Player to Watch- 2B Howie Kendrick, 3B Brandon Wood Key Arrivals- DH Hedeki Matsui, SP Joel Pinero, SU Fernando Rodney Key Departures- SP John Lackey, 3B Chone Figgins, OF/DH Vladimir Guerrero The Angels continue to be the class of the West [...]
NL West Preview
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS KEY PLAYER: SP Dan Haren, OF Justin Upton, 3B Mark Reynolds PLAYER TO WATCH: 1B Brandon Allen KEY DEPARTURES: SP Max Scherzer KEY ACQUISITIONS: 2B Kelly Johnson, 1B Adam LaRoche The Arizona Diamondbacks are a bit of a mystery team in the NL West. There’s plenty of talent in that lineup, led by [...]
