Arizona Fall League
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Mountcastle stars.
AZRon on Yesterday
I attended yesterday's game at the Peoria Sports Complex (Spring Training home of the San Diego Padres and...
HHP: The Moose Lets Loose
by Moose Milligan
I don't really get any of the incessant whining about this rebuild. Most of us were...
HHP: spirtitof66 writes on the future of the Orioles
The Orioles are operating around break-even, mainly because they have a payroll that is higher than their revenues justify. Whether they can make a...
HHP: RZNJ talks Jordan Kipper
Nice game today. 79 pitches in 7 innings. Only 1 strikeout but 16 ground-outs. 4 hits, 1 walk, 0 runs. Might become part of...
HHP: MASN, the veil lifted
by frobby
As most of you know, I’ve been digging through the MASN court docket for years, trying to...
HHP: OrioleDog Warns About Cobb
A word of caution on Cobb. Eno Sarris touched on him in a podcast I just heard - he's researched a piece he's saving...
HHP: jdwilde1 on Hellickson Trade
Per Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer "They still owe Hellickson roughly $7 million, which they will pay in order to sweeten the return."
If...
HHP: thezeroes – Who produced more than 15 WAR before they are 24?
1 Mike Trout 48.5 2011 2016 19-24
2 Ty Cobb 46.7 1905 1911 18-24
3 Mickey Mantle ...
HHP: Frobby – Why Trey Was Bad
A. Mancini had a .771 OPS as of April 20.
B. Mancini banged his knee against a wall on April 20.
C. Over his next 19...
HHP: We’re the worst team in the business (Ownership driving decisions) – Dan Duquette
By O's are Legends
Some serious gems in this article. If Dan Duquette isn't retained, I'm sure he could write a tell all book during his...
HHP: Luke Q and A Spin
I'll try to tackle the questions to the best of my knowledge.
How does faster spin rate seem to affect each pitch specifically?
4S FB drop...
HHP: TheOcean responds to Rosenthal
I understand it is easy to start theorizing when there is so little information about important things - but from Rosenthal's article, it seems...
HHP: Frobby – Life is better left to chance
Seems like whenever I see nostalgic posts about the 2012-16 era, there’s all this good feeling about 2012 and 2014, but with 2016 all...
Fits for Britton – Three
Cesar Becerra of Dodgerway writes
"The Dodgers aren’t giving up either of their top prospects for a reliever coming off of an injury-plagued season that is only...
HHP: Brenan Hanifee by phillyOs119
By: Luke Siler
First time seeing Hanifee pitch.
Hanifee is tall, slender, still has room to gain good weight but not so thin that he needs...
Fits for Britton – One
Stacey Gotsulias from FanRag says this about Zach.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
"The Cardinals are in dire need of bullpen help. They released Trevor Rosenthal, who will...
HHP: Net improvement?
theocean
I know this is totally ridiculous, but just for fun:
Cashner had a 4.6 WAR last year. Ubaldo had -1.3 WAR. So 5.9 additional WAR...
HHP: Hoosiers Reacts to Duquette Statement
A couple thoughts:
- Dan Duquette never said the franchise lost money in recent years. He said the team funded a major league payroll that...
HHP: The Lure of the Orioles by TNTORIOLE
It is usually an advantage in recruitment of any professional to have some connection to the area...and I think the disaster that is the...
A Pair Of Twins – Rule Five Targets
by Luke Siler
Nick Burdi - RHP
I'm not going to do an in-depth scouting report here because there is a lot of information on him...
HHP: Frobby Has Something Tell Us
Chris Davis went 0 for 4 last night to lower his average to .170. He’s 1 for 32 over his last 9 games. Assuming...
HHP: phillyOs gets Jiggy
Hey, for what it’s worth...
Steamer projects Cargo for a 101 wRC+
Steamer projects Austin Hays for a 102 wRC+
Steamer projects Anthony Santander for a 97...
HHP: AZRon in Arizona
by AZRon
Yesterday, I attended the Surprise Saguaros vs. Scottsdale Scorpions game at the Scorpions home base , Salt...
Fits for Britton – Two
Buster Olney of ESPN writes this
"Kansas City was in a similar situation with Wade Davis last winter. Davis pitched effectively in 2016 but had some arm...