All Articles by Ken Schultz

The Astros, Batting Average, and Offense in 2021$

The Albert Pujols We Knew is Gone, But His Legacy Will Endure$

In 2020, Don Mattingly Overcame Self-Inflicted Adversity$

Javier Báez’s Melancholy$

Two-Way Shohei Ohtani is a Window Into Baseball’s Exciting Past$

MLB’s Safety Protocols Retain ‘God Bless America’ for Some Reason$

Prospectus Feature: The 1969 Mets Were The Villains, Not Heroes$

Short Relief: Running to Stand Still

Thought experiment: if you could magically add 30 points of on base percentage to any team in baseball, who would you pick? (Ordinarily, I’d add the caveat “excluding your favorite team” but let’s face it…if you’re an MLB fan during this execrable offseason, there’s a 95 percent chance the owner of your favorite team has…

Prospectus Feature: Ted Williams and the Unwritten Rules of Celebration

Ted Williams ran headlong into conformist baseball culture and became an early casualty in the Players With Personality vs. Fun Police battle that still rages today.

Short Relief: Hallelujah

Walls are in the news, and walls are on my mind. Today, as I write this, or yesterday, as you read this, Edgar Martinez was elected to the baseball hall of fame. Edgar had many walls placed in front of him throughout his career, and one was named Jim Presley, who stood tall and solid…