On the 29th episode of the DFA podcast, your intrepid hosts review a pair of slightly different transactions: the Pirates’ extensions of Neal Huntington and Clint Hurdle. When they get back to player moves, Bryan and R.J. review Victor Robles’ callup, Juan Nicasio’s latest move, Jimmy Nelson’s injury, and whatever the heck happened to the Royals’ bullpen. (Mike Minor!)
Cleveland does it again, the Dodgers wait until the middle of the night to do their losing, and Nolan Arenado shows off.
Notes on Hudson Potts, Michel Baez, Nate Pearson, Jesus Luzardo, and more.
Writing on the weight of streaks, real-life translations of errors, and searching for the new bat flip.
The 1965 National League first division.
Schedules? Call-ups? Weather? Health? BP’s staff debates the keys to the Wild Card race in each league.
Notes on Rockies, Dodgers, Cubs, Reds, and Indians prospects.
He calls it a fastball, it acts more like a cutter, and very few hitters can do anything with it regardless of the name.