The Myth of Luis Arraez

Debunking the Myth Surrounding Luis Arraez

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images “One of the best hitters in baseball – last three years, batting titles with three different teams.” That’s the first thing viewers heard about Luis Arraez this postseason, a quote from the bottom of the first inning of the Padres-Braves Wild Card series. Arraez singled and promptly scored on a Fernando Tatis…

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Sophomore Slumps Aren’t a Thing

Second-year Slumps Are Just a Myth

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Even in an age in which baseball – and most sports to an extent – has become an extremely data-driven enterprise, the stew of conventional wisdom, mythology, and storylines could still feed a pretty large family. That’s not to say that this is a bad thing; even an old, jaded stat nerd…

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