The method sports fans use to prepare themselves for a new generation of prospects is to draw comparisons. We do it all the time– maybe even too much. Comparisons are crude, inaccurate and based on so many subjective factors that we often blur the line between performance and aesthetic comps. Every short, hard-nosed middle infielder is […]
Author: Lance Brozdowski
That’s the Greg Bird We All Remember
Greg Bird’s Spring Training stats were fantastic: a .451 batting average with eight home runs and a slugging percentage over 1.000. His first 30 at bats of the season were the complete opposite: one hit, 13 strikeouts, and a smattering of walks to keep his OBP from sinking below the .100 mark. The staunch difference between the […]
All This Velocity Talk
There’s a good chance if you’ve found your way to a niche Baseball Prospectus site covering the New York Yankees, you’re in the loop with the more prominent stories over the first week of the season. One thing that’s been the subject of much discussion is velocity. Major League Baseball has switched from PITCHf/x to Trackman for in-stadium […]
It’s Not Gleyber Time… Yet
There are few times when a fanbase feels excitement after the injury bug bites a player who posted 20 home runs and a .276 average in the prior year, but with the news trickling out of Steinbrenner field on Tuesday afternoon that shortstop Didi Gregorius will miss the month of April with a shoulder hematoma, […]