The chances of someone leading the league in batting avearge, homers, and RBI have grown long in just a week.
In this weeks episode, Jason and I talk about why nobody should care about players buying Halo Reach at midnight, how the Mariners have hurt King Felix’s Cy Young chances, while also starting our minor league wrap-up with our selection of this year’s breakout prospects. Our special guest this week is Jorge Arangure of ESPN who joins us to talk about the book he’s writing about Latin American baseball as well as what is wrong (and what might not be so wrong) with the signing processes of various countries.
People scoff but the organization seems poised to make a move back toward .500.
The organization is extremely deep in pitching, including Manny Banuelos, Andrew Brackman and more.
Many leagues are done, most full-season leagues are in the championship round, but there’s still plenty of games to cover.
Which pitchers have been most helped and hampered by the skill level of their opponents?
The Mets AA pitching coach discusses working with Latin-American players.
Pitch counts can be the worst thing or the best thing to happen to a pitcher.
College baseball sees far fewer recruiting and compliance violations because of Major League Baseball’s sensible—and just—draft rules.
Andy Pettitte finishes his rehab assignment and looks to bolster a shaky Yankees rotation, along with other news and notes from around the major leagues.