This is my ESPN Insider column for the week.
A month ago, I wrote a column called, "No-so-bold May projections." The focus was on players whose underlying metrics pointed to a change in fortunes and a rough time frame for when those fortunes might change.
I received a bunch...
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This is my ESPN Insider column for the week.
Twenty years ago, I coined a simple aphorism: "Once a player displays a skill, he owns it." It came about from experiencing the 1996 breakout performance of Henry Rodriguez. After four nondescript seasons in the majors, Rodriguez exploded in 1997...
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This is my ESPN Insider column for the week. It was written on Monday, posted on Tuesday.
So, April is now over. Thank goodness for that. We are living in a brand new world where last year's Cy Young contenders are sporting 5.00-plus ERAs and the Colorado Rockies are in...
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From Ron Shandler’s Other Book 2016: The Manual of Baseball Roster Construction.
"This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." -- Nuke Laloosh, Bull Durham
The structure of the game of baseball lends...
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From Ron Shandler’s Other Book 2016: The Manual of Baseball Roster Construction.
ME: Hey, welcome.
YOU: C’mon Ron, do we really need another fantasy baseball annual?
What? Already with the questions? How about a little “Hi Ron, how ya been? We’ve missed you at Baseball HQ but it’s nice to see...
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