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Translated by José M. Hernández Lagunes The race for Baseball Prospectus’ Top 101 prospects started much earlier than most this year. When we compiled the Midseason Top-50 for release in July, we knew that most of the top candidates would not graduate, so compiling the top of our midseason list would serve as a rehearsal […]
Image credit: © Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Translated by Carlos Marcano Luke KeaschallMinnesota Twins Keaschall being my “avoid” pick at second base has less to do with how I feel about him as a player and more to do with what appears to be an over-inflation of his value based on a sample size of […]
Image credit: © Brad Mills-Imagn Images Translated by Pepe Latorre Today we look at the second basemen in the American League for our in-depth report on the league. It cannot be denied that there is a decrease compared to 2025. Table 1: Comparison of the 2025 and 2026 ADP ADP doesn’t perfectly reflect a league’s […]
Image credit: © Rich Storry-Imagn images Translated by Carlos Marcano There is only one player below who feels like he will definitely have an impact fantasy in 2026, and probably won’t be eligible for second base (yet). Yes, the options are scarce in the intermediate segment. JJ WetherholtSt. Louis Cardinals For a number of reasons, […]
Image credit: © Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Translated by Carlos Marcano The Mets are switching to the 2B/J Jeff McNeil and cash to the A’s for RHP Yordan Rodríguez. Since McNeil’s late arrival in the Majors after a five-and-a-half year tour of the minor leagues, he has often been a valuable player. He is a versatile […]
Image credit: © Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports Translated by José M. Hernández Lagunes There was, believe me, a time before the Internet. If you wanted to keep up with the news, you had to listen to the radio, watch television or read a newspaper or magazine. If you followed baseball, the newspaper was the only […]
Image credit: © Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Translated by Pepe Latorre There are seven different ways you can get a batter to first base safely. The least common is receiver interference. This year it happened only 86 times. We’re talking a total of 182,925 plate appearances, so catcher interference accounts for 0.047%. It’s so rare that […]
Image credit: © Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Translated by Marco Gámez Mets signs RHP Lucas Weaver for two years and $22 million dollars. At this point you might be thinking that the Mets’ entire winter strategy wasn’t based on signing Yankees relievers who, according to superficial metrics, are finishing seasons with disappointing numbers. Of course, if […]
Image credit: © Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Translated by Carlos Marcano The Atlanta Braves are signing RHP Robert Suárez to a three-year deal worth $45 million. It’s hard not to think about money. The numbers are big, especially because fads come and go, and the latest craze is teams giving relievers — even guys in their […]
Image credit: © Robert Edwards-Imagn Images Translated by José M. Hernández Lagunes Throughout the season, this series followed month-by-month performance in the MLB. How has it all turned out now that the season is over? Perform scoring In 2025, teams scored 4.45 runs per game, the ninth lowest in the 30-team era (as of 1998, […]
