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Shohei Otani: The Intrigue of a Two-Way Player

Charles Gattin
Nov 14, 2016
Features, Offseason
Shohei Otani is the latest phenom that is getting a lot of buzz from Japan. The 22-year-old is generating a lot of interest from Major League Baseball clubs not only because of his right arm on the mound, but a...

What’s the Deal With Math?

Aaron Lunsford
Feb 10, 2016
Opinions & Predictions
Okay, seriously guys, how many of you read that headline in the voice of Jerry Seinfeld? Speaking of Seinfeld, he is a huge baseball fan and that makes me happy. I think baseball fans are smart, funny, and inte...

An Unhealthy Over-Analysis of the Unhealthy Over-Analysis of Baseball

Evan Altman
Jan 19, 2016
Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
There I was, minding my own business and doing my best to avoid my family, when what to my wandering eyes did appear but a Twitter timeline filled with reports of poorly-placed fear. I really should know better...

In Baseball’s Symphony, We All Listen Differently

Jeff J. Snider
Apr 10, 2015
Features, Headlines, Media, Opinions & Predictions
On Wednesday, the New York Times published an editorial by author Steve Kettmann entitled, "Don't Let Statistics Ruin Baseball." I assume Ketterman didn't write the headline, since the word "ruin" doesn't appea...

Why Baseball Should Consider The Stolen Base Again

Kevin Pittack
Feb 14, 2015
Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
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In 2001, at the advanced baseball age of 38, the Yankees “Warrior”, right fielder Paul O’Neill, set a new career milestone perhaps more impressive than his previous career accolades. O’Neill already possessed f...

Statistical Saturday: AVG, OBP and SLG

Shawn Brody
Dec 20, 2014
Headlines
Welcome readers of Baseball Essential, this is the start of a brand new segment we call "Statistical Saturdays", in which we will discuss one or multiple Sabermetric statistics every Saturday in an attempt to c...

How Much Better are the San Diego Padres?

John Czech
Dec 19, 2014
Headlines
It's been a crazy off-season for the San Diego Padres. On Friday morning, the insanity continued when the Padres and the Atlanta Braves agreed to a trade that would send right handed slugger Justin Upton to the...

Predicting which Active Players will Make the Hall of Fame

Baseball Essential
Jul 29, 2014
Hall of Fame, Milestone, Opinions & Predictions
No, I promise I won't use this as a forum to talk about Barry Bonds and why the SECOND BEST PLAYER EVER SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OF FAME (!!!), but rather to focus on the past weekend that was, and use it to stir ...

David Price: Still Great

Baseball Essential
Jun 23, 2014
American League, American League East, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions, Tampa Bay Rays
The Rays are terrible, David Price is not. In fact, David Price might be better than ever. You have to completely ignore his Win-Loss record (as you should always do, in any case, with any pitcher), his ERA doe...

Joe Mauer is bad, but will probably be an All-Star, and it’s a crime

Baseball Essential
Jun 21, 2014
American League, American League Central, Headlines, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions
All-Star week is not just a game, it’s an entire event filled with festivities throughout the host city during the break. One of the reasons you always find a player who plays in the host city, deserving or not...
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