A darned impressive sweep in Pittsburgh for Maddon’s team, while the Mariners get a sweep of their own and Kluber continues to torment Detroit .
Or maybe he just ran into the Braves at the right time. Plus: Yay Rich Hill, Yay Andrew McCutchen, yay Billy Hamilton.
The Juan Nicasio bubble popped, for one day at least. Meanwhile, Noah Syndergaard keeps getting better, and the Red Sox blow another lead.
The newest Pittsburgh starter had a tremendous first start, but Ray Searage and the Pirates can’t declare victory yet.
The Pirates bet on a player who still hasn’t fully broken out, and might never–but the chances of stagnation look lower than ever.
No, really: The Pirates’ roster turnover won’t change what they do.
Bronson Arroyo’s comeback is sidelined by another injury, Andrew McCutchen gets a new spot in the lineup, and a rumor that the Rangers might dispel some rumors.
Anticipating the disasters that will befall this year’s rotations.
The Pirates’ pitching guru is a free agent next winter, while an AL East team wants to ship Andrew Cashner across the country.
On the absence of what often makes baseball so fun.
The Padres get at least something for their shortstop woes, while the Pirates reup Chris Stewart.
Design thinking can help teams differentiate themselves in baseball’s post-information asymmetry world.
Your favorite team could trade for Mark Melancon and Todd Frazier. What a time to be alive!
The Mets reload with a pair of veteran middle infielders, who won’t solve all their infield-defense woes but will hit, at least.
The pretty-good 2013 team you could put together with these suddenly free agents.
“You cannot innovate based on data because by definition data doesn’t exist yet.”
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