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DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts not only has the luxury of managing Shohei Ohtani throughout the season, but also will have the two-way superstar at his disposal as the National League Manager during the upcoming MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta. However, while Roberts could deploy Ohtani on the mound and at the … Read more
The discussion for most of the season has been that the Nationals lineup does not have much behind CJ Abrams and James Wood. There was some truth to this for a lot of the season. Nathaniel Lowe got into a prolonged slump, Keibert Ruiz has fallen off after a hot start, and Josh Bell has … Read more
Ronald Acuña Jr. had a single and a homer in five trips to the plate yesterday. A .400/.400/1.000 line is pretty swanky for any day of the week, but guess what? It actually lowered his OBP, which was .504 coming into the game, down to an even .500. In 28 games so far, Acuña has … Read more
On this week’s episode, we discuss the Rays recent successes, fueled by the best lineup in baseball over the last month. Junior Caminero, Yandy Diaz, Brandon Lowe, and Jonathan Aranda have powered an incredible run since the end of May, one that has left Rays fans dreaming of catching the Yankees in the race for … Read more
Last Wednesday’s game against the Texas Rangers, Maikel Garcia had himself a day. At the plate, he blasted a three-run home run to give the Royals a lead they’d never relinquish, then later drove in the team’s insurance run on a nice poke to the opposite field that, with the assistance of some shoddy fielding, … Read more
Image credit: © Rick Cinclair/Telegram & Gazette / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Subscribe to Baseball Prospectus Plus Jonah Tong continues to blow batters away, and the best of the rest from around the minor leagues this weekend. Full access to this article is for Premium Baseball Prospectus subscribers. Sign up today to get … Read more
Max Muncy has found his stride at the plate over the last month following a slow start to the season, and the Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman accomplished a remarkable feat in his team’s latest win. Muncy went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and seven RBI in the Dodgers’ 13-7 win over the … Read more
Shohei Ohtani is doing the two way player thing again. After missing over a year and a half following his second major elbow surgery, Shohei the pitcher is back. He made his first start against the Padres last Monday, and now he is back on the mound to face the Nationals. Here is what to … Read more
Y’all wonder what the lag is between MLB.com having the lineups loaded into it, and the game preview on Savant updating with the lineups? It’s an automated process, I don’t get why there needs to be some kind of communication between whatever databases or data systems the two are using.