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The hardest thing to project in January? Playing time. We remove it from our projections to see who bubbles up.
Jan 20 2021 1:05am
With a short season and longer-than-ever postseason, why aren't we using postseason stats to evaluate players? The Speculator returns for 2021...
Jan 6 2021 12:06am
Christian Yelich's collapse was one of many wild storylines in a wild sprint season. Time to check back on our speculative calls from draft season.
Sep 23 2020 12:04am
It's been a wild, crazy year in so many ways. Time to hand out mulligans for certain 2020 busts, like Austin Meadows.
Sep 16 2020 12:04am
Luis Robert has been as advertised. Jo Adell? Not so much. We check in on 2020's rookie class and revise some outlooks.
Sep 9 2020 12:05am
Tim Anderson and Mookie Betts? They're pretty darn similar through the Mayberry Method's eyes.
Sep 2 2020 12:04am
Lucas Giolito's 7 ER on Opening Day will leave a mark on his ERA all year, but he's been elite since then. We'll look at other starters who might deserve a mulligan for one bad day at the office.
Aug 26 2020 12:04am
It's not just the mustache that's driving Dylan Bundy's gains in LAA. We speculate on starters with new pitch mix changes in 2020.
Aug 19 2020 12:04am
A little-known first baseman wearing #72? Mike Ford is a perfect fit for the Speculator.
Aug 12 2020 12:04am
Christian Yelich is one many first-round bats floundering early on. We'll touch on macro- and micro-level snap judgments from this wild season.
Aug 5 2020 12:05am
Go Tommy Go! Pham's SB barrage was one of many noteworthy takeaways from Opening Weekend.
Jul 29 2020 12:05am
The hardest thing to project in January? Playing time. We remove it from our projections to see who bubbles up.
Jan 20 2021 1:05am
With a short season and longer-than-ever postseason, why aren't we using postseason stats to evaluate players? The Speculator returns for 2021...
Jan 6 2021 12:06am
Christian Yelich's collapse was one of many wild storylines in a wild sprint season. Time to check back on our speculative calls from draft season.
Sep 23 2020 12:04am
It's been a wild, crazy year in so many ways. Time to hand out mulligans for certain 2020 busts, like Austin Meadows.
Sep 16 2020 12:04am
Luis Robert has been as advertised. Jo Adell? Not so much. We check in on 2020's rookie class and revise some outlooks.
Sep 9 2020 12:05am
Tim Anderson and Mookie Betts? They're pretty darn similar through the Mayberry Method's eyes.
Sep 2 2020 12:04am
Lucas Giolito's 7 ER on Opening Day will leave a mark on his ERA all year, but he's been elite since then. We'll look at other starters who might deserve a mulligan for one bad day at the office.
Aug 26 2020 12:04am
It's not just the mustache that's driving Dylan Bundy's gains in LAA. We speculate on starters with new pitch mix changes in 2020.
Aug 19 2020 12:04am
A little-known first baseman wearing #72? Mike Ford is a perfect fit for the Speculator.
Aug 12 2020 12:04am
Christian Yelich is one many first-round bats floundering early on. We'll touch on macro- and micro-level snap judgments from this wild season.
Aug 5 2020 12:05am
Go Tommy Go! Pham's SB barrage was one of many noteworthy takeaways from Opening Weekend.
Jul 29 2020 12:05am

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