[ad_1] (Photo by Rob Tringali/Getty Images) The New York Mets had employed Joey Wendle as a backup infielder to this point. However, in an attempt to shore up the offense, they have decided to get Wendle off the roster and give more chances to Mark Vientos, who will be splitting time with Brett Baty at…
[ad_1] The phrase outer space has been around since 1842, but I’ve always thought that it’s a strange one. Space is the catchall word we use for any empty area. It’s a little bit silly that someone looked up at the unknowable vastness of the universe and decided to refer to it in the same…
[ad_1] (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images) Baseball is definitely a game of adjustments. The perfect example of that is Washington Nationals outfield prospect James Wood. Wood oozes potential and has tantalizing tools, but strikeouts used to get in his way in the past. Last year, he struck out at a 33.7 percent rate in…
[ad_1] 1:59 Ben Clemens: One minute early start to the chat, let’s get going 2:00 Cube Jockey: How likely are we to see separate arbitration/free agency timelines in the next CBA for position players vs pitchers? 2:00 Ben Clemens: I think it’s incredibly unlikely 2:00 Ben Clemens: I’m just struggling to see who’s going to…
[ad_1] (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Superstar major league baseball players often played every position on the diamond throughout their amateur careers before settling into one spot at the major league level, and that’s no different for one big young star. Despite setting the world on fire en route to becoming the No. 1…
[ad_1] The San Francisco Giants began the season with high hopes after adding big-name free agents Jorge Soler, Matt Chapman, and Blake Snell to their roster in February and March. However, their season has been marred by injuries and disappointing performance on the field. The latest blow came in a game against the Reds where…
[ad_1] (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz missed all of last season after suffering a patellar tendon injury in the World Baseball Classic last year, so it has been great to see him back on the mound so far and looking mostly like his old self. With that much time…
[ad_1] Brooklyn-based Jay Jaffe is a senior writer for FanGraphs, the author of The Cooperstown Casebook (Thomas Dunne Books, 2017) and the creator of the JAWS (Jaffe WAR Score) metric for Hall of Fame analysis. He founded the Futility Infielder website (2001), was a columnist for Baseball Prospectus (2005-2012) and a contributing writer for Sports…
[ad_1] (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) During the offseason, the Milwaukee Brewers extended center fielder Jackson Chourio, a top-five prospect in baseball, and gave him the keys to the middle of their outfield. Chourio is blessed with natural athleticism, power, and speed, but his hit tool might not be ready to succeed against MLB pitching…
[ad_1] Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports The bat tracking era is here, and with it comes a wave of new ideas and tools to revolutionize baseball analysis. While the essence of the game remains the same – pitchers throwing, hitters swinging, and players running the field – the way we look at hitting is poised for…
