[ad_1] (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) The Chicago Bears have to be considered one of the biggest winners after the 2024 NFL Draft as they came away with multiple prospects that should help them immediately. The biggest addition to the Bears roster is of course Caleb Williams, whom the team selected first overall in the…
[ad_1] (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images) Houston Astros infielder Jose Altuve is one of the best players of his generation. He has been an ever-present figure in the Astros’ run of dominance in the American League, from 2017 to 2022. To be fair, he was already a star even before then. He has won batting…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss a recent increase in base stealing and the criticism of Mike Trout’s loyalty to the Angels. Later, they are joined by Patreon supporter Alex Levy to talk about Alex’s background as a podcast listener, baseball fan, and mail carrier. They also answer emails about various baseball topics. Audio…
[ad_1] (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images) Even before a pitch was thrown in 2024, the world realized that the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves were the two best teams in MLB. It’s easy to see why: the Dodgers added Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and several other stars to an already…
[ad_1] Welcome to another edition of Five Things I Liked (Or Didn’t Like) This Week. As always, thanks to Zach Lowe for coming up with the idea for the column, because it’s a great excuse to watch a ton of baseball and write about plays that make me smile. This week had a little bit…
[ad_1] Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Release angles are the vertical and horizontal angles at which a pitcher releases a pitch. They capture the initial angle of a pitch’s trajectory rather than its final angle upon crossing home plate. Release angles can reveal where a pitch is intended to go. However, we already have plenty of…
[ad_1] Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports One of the numerous reasons why Mike Trout’s latest injury — a torn meniscus in his left knee, requiring surgery that will sideline him for at least four weeks and perhaps longer — is such a bummer is that the three-time MVP and future Hall of Famer was off to…
[ad_1] Dan Szymborski is a senior writer for FanGraphs and the developer of the ZiPS projection system. He was a writer for ESPN.com from 2010-2018, a regular guest on a number of radio shows and podcasts, and a voting BBWAA member. He also maintains a terrible Twitter account at @DSzymborski. [ad_2]
[ad_1] Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports On Tuesday night, in his 26th game of the 2024 season, Alex Bregman hit his first home run. It didn’t come a moment too soon. Over his first 25 games, Bregman had run a wRC+ of 65. Until this year, he’d never had a stretch of 25 games in a…
[ad_1] When Matt Waldron made his major league debut for the Padres last June 24, it was a noteworthy event. While a few position players had thrown the occasional knuckleball ast a goof after taking the mound for mop-up duty, no true pitcher had thrown one in a regular season game in two years. The…
