Bobby Abreu RF- Philadelphia Phillies (2004) Statline: .301 BA, 118 R, 47 2B, 30 HR, 105 RBIs, 40 SB, 127 BB, .428 OBP, .971 OPS, 6.6 WAR I think people, in general, tend to forget […]
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Carmen Ciardiello: Pitch sequencing trends in the Statcast era
This article is by former Dingerball author Carmen Ciardiello The article of the article originally posted it on the FanGraphs’ community research page on September 9, 2019. As the Statcast era continues to age, we […]
Player Analysis: Mike Ford
Background Mike Ford is a first baseman for the New York Yankees and is 27 years old. 2019 was his first year in the bigs as he finally got the call up with so many […]
The Howie Kendrick comeback story
The 2019 season was a big one for Howie Kendrick. He played hero for the Nationals in the playoffs and helped lead them to claim a World Series title. Kendrick came up clutch time and […]
Carmen Ciardiello: How the Astros can fix Noah Syndergaard
This article is by former Dingerball author Carmen Ciardiello The author of this article originally posted it on the FanGraph’s community research page on July 30th, 2019 With Noah Syndergaard trade rumors whirling around the baseball world, […]
Is money losing its value in baseball?
The value of money in Major League Baseball is so different than the value that it has in the NFL, NHL, and NBA. In Major League Baseball there is no salary cap and it is […]
How Jeff McNeil is so successful at the plate
Jeff McNeil tends to be one of the most underrated players in the league. He is an elite hitter but is often overlooked. Despite being one of the best second basemen in the league he […]
The hidden value in Kenta Maeda
When all the details were worked out on the Mookie Betts trade, it initially appeared that the Minnesota Twins were the losers of the deal as they shipped out top pitching prospect Brusdar Graterol, outfielder […]
Is Harper worth the money? A look at the numbers one year after signing the deal
Bryce Harper is only 27 years old. It feels like he’s been in the league for so long now and he has. 2020 will be his 9th year in the bigs as he debuted back […]