Primer This year’s Winter Meetings are about to shine a spotlight on this season’s greatest deficit -- lost revenue. While every club in every market took a hit from diminished television revenues and no fans in the seats, the signing ability of various clubs has never been more challenging. Now more than ever, everyone will... Continue Reading →
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Ozuna: Why Clubs Should Avoid Marcell Ozuna This Winter
With the season over and free agency now underway, all eyes in the baseball world have shifted to this year’s free agent pool, and where the class will end up in 2021. While this year’s crop is extremely deep, standouts like Trevor Bauer, George Springer, Marcell Ozuna, JT Realmuto, and more headline the group and... Continue Reading →
Cracking the Code: Pitching at Coors Field
Primer Since the Colorado Rockies played their first game in 1993, the organization has never put forth a team ERA under four (sporting a home ERA of over six the last three seasons). While the organization has put together formidable lineups for multiple years, the magic touch on the hill has eluded them. Many attribute... Continue Reading →
How the Marlins have Cracked the Changeup Code
Something is in the water in Miami. With the Marlins making an improbable push for the 2020 postseason, the rebuild is finally starting to pay off early for the fish. The success of this turnaround has been built on the backs of the young Marlins pitching staff, featuring exclusively home grown and developed arms. What... Continue Reading →
Why Sixto Sanchez is Nowhere Near His Ceiling
Primer Sixto Sanchez has taken the baseball world by storm. The twenty-two year old right hander has been as dominant as a rookie can, having blanked the likes of the Braves and Rays already in two of his four career starts. Sixto’s K/BB ratio is otherworldly (29/5 in 32 IP); with fantastic sequencing, and a... Continue Reading →