Entering play on Friday, Curtis Mead has been the best offensive player in all of Spring Training. He is hitting .778/.810/1.000 with a MLB leading 382 wRC+; Mead has a 14.3 BB% and 4.8 K%, both are staggering differences from his career norms, as is his 5.1 WHIFF%, which is half of what his WHIFF% … Read more
“Well, that was loud” That is what the radio announcer said after Hunter Renfroe launched a ball over the left field fence in Arizona to make it 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning. I heard the crack of the bat. The announcer did NOT, in fact, lie. The damp/cool weather did not seem … Read more
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The Athletics have been among Major League Baseball’s lowest-spending teams for the better part of the past two decades. While that mostly remains to be true now, they have still spent quite a bit this offseason and made another big investment on Thursday night when they reportedly agreed to terms on a contract extension for … Read more
Every year teams set expectations for themselves. While every team wants to win a world series, not every team has World Series expectations. The Washington Nationals are one of those teams that is not expected to make a deep run in October. However, there is pressure both from the fans and internally to win more … Read more
10 days from now, the Atlanta Braves will participate in the now-annual Spiring Breakout series of games, where each team plays one spring training game where the focus is placed squarely on the top prospects on each organization. Each tea has officially released their rosters and that includes the Braves, so let’s take a look … Read more
Previous Winner 20. Dylan Lesko, RHP21 | 6’2” | 195A+ | 6.96 ERA, 6.27 FIP, 84.0 IP (22 G, 19 GS) 25.6% K, 19.2% BB The key return for RP Jason Adam, Lesko was the Padres 15th overall selection in the 2022 draft despite him needing Tommy John surgery that Spring; his results have not … Read more
Yet another Spring Training game is in the books as Kansas City took down Seattle 9-6. What happened? Michael Lorenzen worked three innings in his Spring Training debut. He struck out three batters, all on changeups while garnering four whiffs on the pitch. He threw it six times so that’s a meaty whiff rate. His … Read more
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Every successful baseball team must get contributions from far more than the 26 players they break camp with after spring training. Clubs will add new players in trades or sign them off waivers or the remaining free-agent market, but the most exciting kinds of additions come internally. There is always a special kind of buzz … Read more