Spurred on by discussion in my fantasy baseball league (where many of my baseball musings are born) about whether or not the Braves got a good deal on Josh Donaldson with a $23 million 1-year contract, I thought to myself, there must be a quick-and-dirty quantitative way to spit out a number for how much a player is worth based on his recent performance and age. (more…)
With the MLB All-Star Game here in DC this year, I went to the All-Star FanFest, which MLB proudly calls “the largest interactive baseball theme park in the world”. Yesterday was long but fun day with friends and lots of little moments that made it memorable. (more…)
2014: Matt Williams named NL Manager of the Year
October 2015: Nationals fire Matt Williams
2016-2017: Dusty Baker becomes most successful manager in Nationals/Expos franchise history
October 2017: Nationals fire Dusty Baker (more…)
Adrián Beltré’s recent 3000th career hit kicked off a conversation in my baseball circles about where he ranks in history among the game’s best third basemen. I took a statistical approach, looking at each player’s career WAR and using a positional adjustment for games they have actually played at their position. (more…)
Like any kid, I wanted to be a major league baseball player.
I played baseball in high school, but having spent most of my grade school years up in Canada, I was a little behind most of my American peers when I moved back down to the US for 11th grade. Being born on the wrong side of the cutoff date for grade placement didn’t help, making me almost a year younger than most of my peers. I wasn’t very good and spent most of the time riding the bench. (more…)