Month: December 2023
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John McMillon Player Breakdown

John McMillon blazed through the minors in 2023 on his way to his big league debut. Could more be in store in 2024 behind his triple digit fastball?
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Tornado: Will Warren and Spinning to Win

If this was eight years ago, Will Warren would be at the very top of everyone’s prospect lists. He has a tool that no one else in the minors does, and that evaluators in 2015 would have lost their minds over: he can spin it.
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Cristopher Sanchez Player Breakdown

Cristopher Sanchez grounded and pounded his way to an effective 2023 season, but will it be enough to keep his spot in the rotation in 2024?
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Pack Mentality: how two base-stealers tore up D2 baseball in 2023

Together, Braylin Marine and Donovan Ford stole 89 bases. That puts them in 57th place on the stolen base leaderboard in D2 this year. Oops, my mistake. I meant 57th place on the team stolen base leaderboard. There are 249 D2 teams. Two players stole more bases than 192 of…
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Bryan Woo Player Breakdown

Bryan Woo had a productive 2023 in Seattle, but could more be in store in 2024?
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Banana Split: Hurston Waldrep and the best pitch you haven’t seen yet

Calling Hurston Waldrep and “under the radar prospect” might not be fair; he’s a first round pick from an SEC program, he was the 19th ranked prospect by MLB.com going into the 2023 draft, and he showed out on a big stage for Florida in the 2023 men’s College World…
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The Curious Case of Isaac Paredes

Isaac Paredes was one of the most productive hitters in baseball in 2023, so why do advanced numbers seem to hate him?
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What’s Going On With Shintaro Fujinami?

Shintaro Fujinami is two different baseball players. The first player is an absolutely electric arm with eye-popping velocity, a smooth but violent delivery on the mound, and 10 years of a quality NPB track record. The other is a pitcher with one of the worst ERAs in the majors in…
