A look at the players who could outperform their PECOTA projections when it comes to crossing the plate.
The Royals add Norichika Aoki, sending Will Smith to Milwaukee.
Forecasting Japanese imports provides particular challenges, which teams will try to adjust for this offseason.
Earlier this year, Derek wrote about what to expect from the most-hyped foreign players. Did the players comply?
For one pitch in Friday’s Mets-Brewers game, neither batter nor pitcher knew what the other was up to.
Norichika Aoki has been everything the Brewers perhaps never expected. What’s next?
The tater trots for April 20: two inside-the-park home runs, plus an invalid trot from David Ortiz!