Much Ado About Something
There was significant pre-season discussion regarding Chase Field and the potential effects of the humidor. It’s still a bit early, but the results thus far in the small sample size …
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Eight Arms to Throw You (Week 6, May 7, 2018)
Just before the release of the Beatles’ second film, which was ultimately called Help!, the working title of the movie was Eight Arms to Hold You. And, uncharacteristically, a couple …
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LABR FAAB Report: Week of May 7
Welcome to this week’s LABR FAAB report. The American League only and National League only formats are 12-team contests using standard 5×5 scoring rules. There’s an old-school flavor as players …
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By The Numbers
There’s a point in every season when we need to take stats seriously. We can no longer use the “small sample size” disclaimer. I’m not sure we’ve reached that point …
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Bullpen Help
I hope you picked up Rajai Davis last week. While he failed to steal first base, the speedster was able to swipe two other bags and post a .375 batting …
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Ichi-Rah Rah!
Watching the spring of the ever intriguing Shohei Ohtani, who struggled with the pre-season games then exploded once the season began, reminded me of the first Cactus League of the …
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Inside Injuries: Walking Wounded, Week 5
Every week of the MLB season Inside Injuries will look at players who are either playing through injuries or coming back from injuries. We break down their stats and how …
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King of the (Premature) Hill
In a recent column, I took a long, hard look in the mirror and chastised myself for not being aggressive enough in my bidding in the early action in either …
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Blue Light Specials – Three Players to Avoid
I remember growing up and going to Kmart and hearing their infamous announcement, “Attention Kmart Shoppers, Blue Light Special on ….” Invariably, the announcement was for something that sounded good, …
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Super 2 Woo Hoo (Week 5, April 30, 2018)
With the arrival of Gleyber Torres last week and Ronald Acuna, Jr. this past, it looks like the Super 2 prospects anticipated are starting to trickle upwards to the Show. …
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Welcome to this week’s LABR FAAB report. The American League only and National League only formats are 12-team contests using standard 5×5 scoring rules. There’s an old-school flavor as players …
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Inside Injuries: MLB Injury Roundup-Week 4
Every week Inside Injuries is here to break down the biggest injuries of the week. Our week 4 MLB injuries list is headlined by Eric Thames, who is battling a …
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