Jesse Foster, Author at Baseball Essential

Alex Rodriguez Deserves to Play this Week

Aug 10, 2016

American League, American League East, Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Alex Rodriguez is supposedly retiring after Friday's game in Boston. I say supposedly because I am not buying that Friday will be Rodriguez's last game. I am buying that it will be his last game as a Yankee. Bu...

Blue Jays Acquire Melvin Upton Jr. from the Padres

Jesse Foster

Jul 26, 2016

Breaking News, Headlines, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays

It was inevitable that the San Diego Padres were going to deal Melvin Upton Jr. before the trade deadline. The only question was where Upton was going to land. It seemed to come down to the Toronto Blue Jays an...

Cubs Acquire Aroldis Chapman from the Yankees

Jesse Foster

Jul 25, 2016

Breaking News, Chicago Cubs, Headlines, New York Yankees

It has long been debated whether the New York Yankees would be sellers at the deadline for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century. The full answer to that question remains to be seen, but trading Arold...

Red Sox Acquire LHP Drew Pomeranz from the Padres

Jesse Foster

Jul 14, 2016

Boston Red Sox, Breaking News, Headlines, San Diego Padres

The Boston Red Sox are back at it again. With still over two weeks until the trade deadline, The Red Sox have just completed their third trade of the month by acquiring All-Star pitcher Drew Pomeranz from the S...

Mid-Week Review: All-Star Week Edition

Jesse Foster

Jul 13, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball

1. Brandon Guyer isn't a name you hear very often, but he currently has been hit by a pitch a major-league leading 20 times this season. Since 1901, only 81 times has a player ever been hit at least 20 times in...

Mid-Week Review: Five Fascinating Statistics

Jesse Foster

Jul 6, 2016

American League, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League

1. Alexei Ramirez is on this list for all the wrong reasons. He signed a one year, $4 million dollar contract with the San Diego Padres this past offseason and it seemed to be a low-risk, high-reward type of de...

Week in Review: Five Fascinating Facts

Jesse Foster

Jun 24, 2016

American League, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League

1. What happened to the art of stealing bases? The current stolen base per-game average in baseball this year is 0.50. If that held throughout the rest of the season, it would be the lowest mark since 1972. The...

The Curious Case of Michael Pineda

Jesse Foster

Jun 7, 2016

Features, Headlines, New York Yankees

The New York Yankees have not been very good this season. Their lack of success has a lot to do with their lackluster offense, but Michael Pineda's struggles this season have also played a significant role. Pin...

Week in Review: Five Fascinating Statistics

Jesse Foster

Jun 2, 2016

American League, Features, Major League Baseball, National League

1. By now you have heard about Mookie Betts' incredible week. It was not even a week, actually. Betts hit five home runs in a span of seven at-bats on Tuesday and Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles. T...

Five Stat Friday: Week Six

Jesse Foster

May 13, 2016

American League, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League

1. Maybe it's the weather. Maybe it's the prices. Maybe broadcasts have gotten that good. No matter what it is, attendance is down around baseball. Baseball is averaging 28,884 people per game this season. If t...

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