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May is winding down, and it’s the time of year when hot streaks need to start being taken seriously and you  can no longer ignore that Ervin Santana is the best pitcher in the AL or the fact that Aaron Judge appears to be the reincarnation of Frank Thomas. Here are five of the mostContinue reading “5 Stories From the First Two Months of the 2017 MLB Season”

The title says it all. Third Base-George Brett Brett’s balance outweighs Mike Schmidt’s power (548 home runs) and Brooks Robinson’s defense (16 Gold Gloves.) Shortstop-Derek Jeter Sixth all time in hits, 35 ahead of Honus Wagner and countless ahead of Ernie Banks. That spot among the all time greats, plus the five rings, nets himContinue reading “MLB All-Time Team-A long overdue sequel”

ESPN recently did a series where they ranked the top 10 players of all time at each respective position. Now, it’s normal for there to be some dissension between fans and writers-it’s simply in the nature of the game. It’s also difficult to compare players from different eras. Rod Carew once won the batting titleContinue reading “The MLB All Time Team-Outfielders”

The Giants paid the market price for reliever Will Smith, which doesn’t mean they didn’t get ripped off. It just means they got no more ripped off than the Cubs or Indians or Nationals did when trading for Aroldis Chapman, Andrew Miller, or Mark Melacon. The amount of value given up for elite relievers inContinue reading “Giants Gamble on Even Year Magic and the Overvaluing of Elite Relievers”