Completing the extended tour of performances to date, here’s a glance at Double-A and below. The Erie SeaWolves are giving Tigers fans a lot of reasons for hope. They’re tearing apart the Eastern League, leading it in runs, BA, walks, and OBP, and are in middle of the pack in ERA. Shortstop prospect Omar Infante,…
Yesterday, Joe Sheehan wrote about the talents of Ichiro Suzuki. Today, I want to talk about how those talents have translated into some truly historic performances. Let’s start with one of Jayson Stark’s favorite facts, that Ichiro has already had a 15-game hitting streak and now has an active 21-game hitting streak, both in the…
I’m not a particularly great baseball analyst. I’m constantly fascinated and amazed by how little we really know about the game, and the limitations inherent in any analysis of the game, be it evaluation of performance data or by observation. I tend to get caught up in the problems with our tools, and the poor…