Category: By Josh Bookbinder
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Under The Radar: AL Central
Under the Radar is a series where we look at prospects who seemingly aren’t getting love from everyone else, this time from the NL East!
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Under The Radar: AL East
Under the Radar is a series where we look at prospects who seemingly aren’t getting love from everyone else, this time from the AL East!
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Horizontal Approach Angle, or Where The Backdoor Pitch Went (Opinion)
The tweet sequence from Alex Chamberlain sheds light on the relationship between pitch location and hitter reaction. It unveils the impact of pitches breaking into or out of the strike zone, noting that pitches breaking back into the zone have less room for error. This insight challenges prevailing pitching strategies,…
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Prospect Breakdown: Cam Fisher
By Josh Bookbinder Every pitcher who has played at a high level has a few different players that stand out to them as brutally scary at-bats. Not all of them admit it, for sure, but they do. I’m willing to admit that there were a few guys I personally faced…
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Death of the Changeup: What’s Wrong With Baseball’s Oldest Pitch, and Why the Splitter Movement Might Be To Blame
If you believe some of the numbers, the once-heralded changeup is going far out of style. But a deeper dive into some external factors, including the “splitter revolution”, may provide hope for fans of the pitch that it won’t be out of the game anytime soon.
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Player Profile: Mitch Haniger
Mitch Haniger caught headlines recently as part of the trade that brought Robbie Ray to San Francisco, and while the trade was interesting, it certainly wasn’t what most people were hoping for when they saw a “BREAKING: …” tweet notification from Jeff Passan. However, when diving into the numbers, I…
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The Perfect Crime: The Most Underrated Part of Trea Turner’s 2023
It’s tough to steal bases at the big league level, as we saw for many years with the declining rates. It took MLB stepping in to push levels back to where they needed to be, creating action and excitement in an area of the game that isn’t power-focused, but instead…
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The Topps 10 – The Best Baseball Card Designs of All Time (Opinion)
Topps baseball cards are iconic. The first set that Topps released came out in 1951 in the spirit of earlier tobacco trading cards; ever since, they’ve released yearly sets with unique designs. I’ve listed my top 10 designs in order here.
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Fantasy Outlook – Teoscar Hernandez
On January 7th, Teoscar Hernandez signed a one-year deal with (shockingly) the Dodgers, staying on the west coast and heading to Los Angeles for a reported $23.5m. Let’s take a quick look at why I believe he’s going to be worth that significant contract he signed.
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Baseball’s Weirdest Bomber and His Non-Prospect Path – Vinnie Pasquantino
Pasquantino is difficult to project thanks to a relatively unique profile and the amount of games he’s played (153 through 2 years), but those things are also what make him one of the most interesting power hitters in baseball.
Low Three Quarter Media 