How to keep the cat at bay
Image credit: © Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Translated by Fernando Battaglini Baseball’s great game of cat and mouse has new limits. When a fast runner reaches base, it is no longer a matter of the runner and the pitcher testing each other, from an indefinite distance, with “A” moves, “B” moves, outside steps and deceptions. Now […]
The changing figure of the designated hitter position
Image credit: © Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Translated by José M. Hernández Lagunes Salvador Pérez was one of the great little stories of the MLB this season. The veteran catcher already looked like a player on the decline in 2022 and 2023. He posted identical .292 OBP numbers each year, his receiving got closer and closer […]
It could be fun to fix Luis Robert
Image credit: © Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports Translated by Fernando Battaglini The 2024 White Sox were baseball’s answer to the Titanic. There were many warnings that it was coming, but tragically, it was too late for the organization to turn away from the calamity. The result was a disaster so mismanaged that it could […]
Goodbye to the Midwest style – part two
Image credit: © William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports Translated by José M. Hernández Lagunes Here you can consult the first part of this article, which was published on Monday, October 28, 2024. Michael WachaLD, Kansas City RoyalsHe can opt to leave the team with one year and $16 million remaining on his contract. Last winter, Wacha […]
Family environment | Baseball Prospectus
Image credit: © Scott Galvin-Imagn Images Translated by Pepe Latorre Justyn-Henry Malloy will learn. In the end, everyone does it. You can’t hit the ball into the right field corner of Progressive Field and assume you’re entitled to a double. Malloy didn’t think there was any need to hurry. The ball shot 90 miles after […]