Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports We’re back at it again with another batch of baseball lingo. As usual, I encourage you to go check out previous installments of this series to catch up on what you missed or familiarize yourself with the premise of these primers. You can find each of them by clicking on each…
D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports I continue to find Statcast’s bat tracking data fascinating. I also continue to find it overwhelming. Hitting is so complex that I can’t quite imagine boiling it down to just a few numbers. Even when I look at some of the more complex presentations of bat tracking, like squared-up rate,…
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Colt Keith is searching for his comfort zone at baseball’s highest level. Currently day-to-day with a sore knee – which occurred during a collision over the weekend — the Detroit Tigers rookie infielder is slashing just .215/.269/.280. Moreover, belying his sturdy 6-foot-2, 245-pound frame and ability to propel pitches far distances,…
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports I’ve written about the Colorado Rockies so many times over the past two years that I think we can all take the normal disclaimer as read. They’re not very good, and they’re probably not going to be very good in the short or medium term. However, there is some good…
Prospects in the Houston Astros Farm System Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Houston Astros. Scouting reports were compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as our own observations. This is the fourth year we’re delineating between two anticipated relief roles, the abbreviations for which you’ll…
Welcome back to Top of the Order, where every Tuesday and Friday I’ll be starting your baseball day with some news, notes, and thoughts about the game we love. Things have taken a rough turn for the Chicago Cubs since the end of April. Over the weekend, they lost three of their four games against…
(Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) The Minnesota Twins finally released their City Connect uniforms. Well, in reality, they are more like the “State Connect” unis because they represent a full state as opposed to a single city. Minnesota, known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” is famous for the high number of lakes and rivers….
2:01 Ben Clemens: Hey everybody, welcome to the chat 2:01 Ben Clemens: Let’s just dive right in 2:02 Scratch: What major change to baseball will have taken place 50 years from now that we aren’t even talking about as a possibility right now (e.g. robo umps, etc)? 2:02 Ben Clemens: Number of fielders, maybe? Assuming…
(Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) For the last several seasons, all NBA fans have been wondering how much longer they will be able to witness LeBron James on the court. At 39 years old, he is clearly reaching the end of his career but he could play for a few more seasons before he…
Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Bo Bichette is a ton of fun to watch at the plate, and that’s especially the case in two-strike counts. He takes on the old school approach of physically altering his swing to avoid striking out. There is something aesthetically pleasing about a player who refuses to strike out; it’s admirable,…
