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Sim Game: Recreating Game 7 of the 2016 World Series

Nov 1, 2018

Baseball History, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians

Game 7 of the 2016 World Series was an instant classic. Two historic franchises long mired in championship droughts, the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, looking to finally reach the summit of Major League B...

Unpredictably, Yan Gomes Might Be a Postseason Factor

John Kocsis

Oct 6, 2016

American League, Cleveland Indians, Postseason

The year was 2012; the player was to be named. The Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays made a swap, right-handed reliever Esmil Rodgers (the current Yankee) would move from Cleveland, while shortstop Mi...

The Chicago Cubs – Five Things we’ve Learned from Opening Week

David N. Wilson

Apr 12, 2016

Chicago Cubs, Features, Opinions & Predictions

Opening week is usually an eye-opener, and 2016 has proven no exception to the rule. Records are being broken all over both leagues, and the predictions of winter are giving way to the realities of spring. Deci...

Baseball Essential MLB Power Rankings: April 11th, 2016

Patrick Brewer

Apr 11, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

It is April, and baseball is finally here. After a long six-month hiatus, the first week of the season has now reached its conclusion. With one week of the season now complete, it is as good a time as ever for ...

Starting Pitcher Preseason Power Rankings

John Kocsis

Mar 18, 2016

Features, Opinions & Predictions

Over the course of the marathon that is a season in Major League Baseball, a pretty good indicator of how successful a team has been is starting pitching. In fact, last season, the league leader in quality star...

Five Impact Prospects for 2016: American League

Patrick Brewer

Mar 14, 2016

Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Prospect Reports

The 2015 season was like no other in recent memory. After once again being picked to miss the playoffs in the preseason projections, the Kansas City Royals ended up in the World Series for a second straight yea...

Breaking Down the 2016 Chicago Cubs Starting Pitching

David N. Wilson

Feb 12, 2016

Chicago Cubs, Features, Opinions & Predictions

A lot has been written about the 2016 Chicago Cubs starting rotation. Speculation abounds. The various statistical sites have weighed in with their projections, based on previous years' performance and crunched...

Ten BBE Writers Predict 2016 Standings and Games Won

David N. Wilson

Feb 4, 2016

Headlines

Coming into the 2016 season it seemed like a good idea to poll some of our writers here at Baseball Essential and get their thoughts on how things might shake out once we finally get underway. I asked ten diffe...

Taking a Look at the Top Prospects in Baseball

Patrick Brewer

Jan 30, 2016

American League, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, National League, Offseason, Prospect Reports

On Friday morning, as well as Friday evening, both Baseball Prospectus and MLB Pipeline released their top prospect lists for the year. For BP it was the top 101, as has become customary, and for MLB Pipeline i...

Chicago Cubs: 2015-2016 Offseason Report Card

Zach Bernard

Jan 24, 2016

Chicago Cubs, National League Central, Offseason

David Banks/Getty Images The Chicago Cubs’ franchise renaissance began unexpectedly in 2015. Following three seasons of an aggressive organizational and cultural rebuild that resulted in a 200-286 record on...

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