Recruiting is a tactic most utilized by college programs on high school athletes. Many big programs rely on name and recognition alone to garner the attention of top prep products, but even powerhouses have to recruit to keep attracting top-level talent. Major League Baseball is a different ball game, at least until players have enough […]
Tanking in baseball: Is it as bad as you think?
March 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Tanking is a hot topic among multiple sports in today’s society. The NBA is most notorious for teams either blatantly exclaiming they are losing on purpose to get the chance at a higher or simply being flat out terrible. In the NFL, some teams may play poorly towards the end of a season once they […]
Front-Loaded Contracts in Baseball
March 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The 2018 off-season got a bad rep for the lack of big signings and a lackluster of free agent deals. As spring training opens, there are still marquee players such as Jake Arrieta and Mike Moustakas who have yet to find a team for 2019. The problem isn’t questionable talent; it is questionable long-term money. […]
Aaron Judge is the Biggest 2-Hole Hitter Ever
October 18, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Aaron Judge is 6’7” and 282 pounds. He looks like an old-fashioned prototypical cleanup hitter. Let the guys in front of him get on base and let the big guy drive them in. He has the power numbers to go along with the eye test; Judge belted 52 homers and had 114 RBI in the […]
Netting in Major League Parks: To Extend or Not to Extend
October 9, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Netting is a hot topic in Major League Baseball and will be as long as fans continue to be injured by balls and bats. There are people who advocate for extended netting in all parks, both minor and major league, to either the end of dugouts or all the way to either foul pole. Others […]
