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• He's a Moniak & He's Hitting Like he Never Hit Before - June 24th
Mickey Moniak is hitting like he's never hit before & four hitters heating up the floor. Depending upon the needs of your team, these 5 hitters could be good targets to sell "high" or perhaps scoop up if an owner in your league has dropped one of these fiery furnaces. Brandon Nimmo OF NYM Hope your team has been finding Nimmo as he struck 5 dingers on his way to a .370 BA along with 3 SB over the...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Jurickson Profar begins rehab assignment

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Braves have some reinforcements coming with Profar making his way back from his PED suspension. It’s been a tough season for the Atlanta Braves to say the least. Finally it will get a little bit better, hopefully, as Jurickson Profar is nearing the date to return from his suspension and made his first rehab appearance for the Gwinnett Stripers on T...2025
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• Devers Debuts in the Bay - June 18, 2025
Rafael Devers, 3B, Giants Rafael Devers went 2 for 5 with a double and an RBI on Tuesday in his debut for the Giants. He hit in the third spot in the lineup as the designated hitter. While a large part of his trade seemed to stem from the fact that he refused to play first base for the Red Sox, he ironically is completely fine to learn first base for the Giants. He's expected to split time between...2025
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• Death, Taxes, and Royce Lewis on the IL - June 15, 2025
Royce Lewis (SS-MIN) is back on the IL with what is reportedly a mild hamstring strain; he already missed him with a strain of the same (left) hamstring this season. The talented but oft-injured 26 year-old is looking at another abbreviated campaign as he's hitting just .202 with 2 homers, 9 RBI, and 10 runs scored across just 110 PA so far this season. He's yet to surpass 325 PA in a season since...2025
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• The Case for Andrew Vaughn

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Why Vaughn could be the Brewers’ first baseman of the future Just one day after a greatly publicized trade request, the Milwaukee Brewers parted ways with RHP Aaron Civale. Civale was the Brewers’ third-highest-paid player, at $8 million/year, and a valuable depth option in the rotation. He had a 3.53 ERA in fourteen starts with Milwaukee last year, but ha...2025
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• A Change of Scenery for Andrew Vaughn - June 14, 2025
Andrew Vaughn (1B-MIL) was traded to the Brewers in exchange for Aaron Civale and cash considerations. The 27 year-old will likely report to Triple-A Nashville with the 1B and DH spots filled in Milwaukee. The 3rd overall pick in the 2019 draft out of Cal, Vaughn peaked with the White Sox back in 2022-2023, although he never hit more than .271, slugged more than 21 homers, or posted an OPS north o...2025
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• He's a Moniak & He's Hitting Like he Never Hit Before - June 24th
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Jurickson Profar begins rehab assignment
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• Death, Taxes, and Royce Lewis on the IL - June 15, 2025
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• Roman Anthony Gets The Call - June 10, 2025
Roman Anthony, OF, Red Sox The day has finally come. After over two months of constant anticipation and absolute destruction of Triple-A pitching, Roman Anthony was called up to the Boston Red Sox. The number one overall prospect in baseball, he has the upside to make him both a real-life and fantasy superstar. Through 58 minor league games this year, he has slashed .288/.423/.491 with 10 home ru...2025
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• AL Week 10 Strategy-May 31, 2025
In The Field OF Evan Carter (quad) ran sprints on Wednesday and started a rehab assignment on Friday with Triple-A Round Rock. He has been out for two weeks with the injury. OF Alejandra Osuna and OF Sam Haggerty have been playing in the outfield in his absence. Carter hit .182 with 1 HR, 5 R, 3 RBI, and 3 SB in 37 PA before getting injured. 3B Yoan Moncada left Wednesday's game early with right...2025
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• Buy Low on Mark Vientos and Matt McLain? - May 31, 2025
Matt McLain (2B-CIN) went 1-4 with a strikeout as he batted 9th against the Cubs on Friday. The 25 year-old has largely scuffled in his return to action after missing the entire 2024 campaign, compiling a .179 average, 6 homers, 18 RBI, 24 runs scored, and 11 steals (in 11 chances) across 203 PA. His strikeout rate is up to 31.5% (was 28.5% in 2023) while his contact rate is predictably down a bit...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 29, 2025

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Back in the win column. Noah Cameron has had a historic start to his career: In four starts, Cameron has posted a 1.05 ERA. He hasn’t allowed more than one run in any of his four starts. He has gone at least 6 1/3 innings in each of them, too. That makes Cameron just the second pitcher since 1893 with 6 1/3-plus innings and one run or less in his first f...2025
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• Old Gold Still Shines - May 29, 2025
Paul Goldschmidt, 1B (NYY) Goldschmidt continues to thrive in his first season in New York. He added two hits and a walk on Wednesday, including his 13th double, while scoring the only run of the game. Goldschmidt's power numbers are way down from his best years, but he is embracing his role as a table setter for the middle of the lineup. He is swinging at the highest rate of his career while whif...2025
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• Baseball won’t save the 2025 Braves — they’ll have to do it themselves, if they can

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images The Braves are no strangers to struggling early, but the Braves can’t wait for things to even out (Note: this article has content through Memorial Day except where easily updated but may run at a later date. The conclusions aren’t going to be any different, and the 2-0 loss to the Phillies in which the Braves didn’t barrel anything, struck out looking three times, ...2025
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• Analyzing Royals Fall League pitcher metrics

Photo by Zac BonDurant/MLB Photos via Getty Images A few Royals arms stood out. Welcome back reader. If you are reading this, you’ve probably already read the earlier entry breaking down Royals hitter performances in the Arizona Fall League. If you haven’t, go back and read it! We’re back today to do the same for pitchers. Five pitchers from the Royals organization took the field for the S...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Jurickson Profar begins rehab assignment
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• The Case for Andrew Vaughn
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• A Change of Scenery for Andrew Vaughn - June 14, 2025
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• Roman Anthony Gets The Call - June 10, 2025
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• Need for Speed? Efficient Steals - June 8, 2025
Jeremy Pena SS HOU Pena is quietly having an elite season at shortstop. The high-visibility numbers are there: 9 HR with a .382 OBP and .324 BA, not to mention every day reliability and measurable speed. Pena's 29.7 MPH speed has led to some clean swipes: 11 of 12 in 2025. Take into account his strong OBP and the path to 30 SBs is real, not to mention 20 plus homers. Pena is a great trade target i...2025
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• Michael Soroka has the second highest ceiling in the Washington Nationals rotation

Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images Last night, Michael Soroka showed how dominant he can be. Besides MacKenzie Gore, he has the best stuff in the Nationals rotation On a few occasions, Michael Soroka has been so close to completing a wonderful start. However, each time he stumbled in the sixth inning, hurting his final line. Last night against the Texas Rangers was different though. Soroka found a...2025
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• Jordan Romano's Back? May 29, 2025
Chris Sale-Braves-SP Chris Sale went 6 IP and gave up 0 ER on 2 H, 3 BB, and 8 K's against the Phillies. Through 11 starts, he holds a 3.06 ERA and 1.24 WHIP over 67.2 IP. Sale has been a strikeout machine (29.8% K and 11.4 K/9) while maintaining solid control (6.1% BB). His 2.91 FIP and 3.34 xERA suggest that his current ERA is a fair reflection of his performance. He has bounced back in May (1...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 29, 2025
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• Old Gold Still Shines - May 29, 2025
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• He's a Moniak & He's Hitting Like he Never Hit Before - June 24th
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• Devers Debuts in the Bay - June 18, 2025
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• The Case for Andrew Vaughn
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• A Change of Scenery for Andrew Vaughn - June 14, 2025
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• Need for Speed? Efficient Steals - June 8, 2025
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• Michael Soroka has the second highest ceiling in the Washington Nationals rotation
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• Caglianone Gets the Call, Meadows Returns to the Motor City - June 3, 2025
Jac Caglianone (1B-KC) will reportedly get the call to the majors ahead of Tuesday's series opener in St. Louis and fantasy owners should add him wherever he's still on the waiver wire. The 22 year-old slugger impressed in Double-A and Triple-A this season, registering a .322 average to go with 15 dingers, 56 RBI, and 41 runs scored across 229 PA. He fanned at an acceptable 20% clip while drawing ...2025
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• Robbie Ray Shines Again - June 1, 2025
George Springer (OF-TOR) had a big day at the dish against the Athletics on Saturday as he went 2-3 with a pair of solo shots and a walk. The 35 year-old is enjoying another productive season as he's now batting .257 with 8 homers, 23 RBI, 30 runs scored, and 7 steals (in 7 attempts) across 208 PA. Springer's 23.5% strikeout rate is high compared to the last few seasons where it's sat at 17-19%, b...2025
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• Jordan Romano's Back? May 29, 2025
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• The Case for Andrew Vaughn
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• AL Week 10 Strategy-May 31, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 29, 2025
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• Baseball won’t save the 2025 Braves — they’ll have to do it themselves, if they can
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• BCB After Dark: The Cubs are ‘monitoring’ Ryan McMahon

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks about your interest in Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon. It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and join us for a while. Your name is on the guest list. Let us know if we can do anything for you. Th...2025
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• Has Dylan Ceased to be Worth it? - May 3, 2025
Dylan Cease SP SAN Never an easy watch, Cease was in Pittsburgh on Friday but as usual, it took 91 pitches for him to get through 4 innings. He walked in a run in the 4th inning on his 90th pitch. More and more takes from hitters means his walk rate has climbed to 9% and the Hard Hit Rate is 39%. Does he still have the wipeout stuff? The profile was tasty coming into 2025, striking out 224 in 190 ...2025
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• The Bastards Are Grinding Me Down

Chris Getz, the architect of this mess. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images I hate to admit it, but I must Nothing tickles me more than a good turn of phrase, as a former literature major and chronic over-writer. Metaphors and aphorisms abound in my brain, and I have trouble resisting all but the worst puns a conversation might generate. One of my favorite such turns of phrase goes Illegitimi N...2025
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• Maximum Sliders - April 21st, 2025
Max Meyer (MIA - SP) - Meyer was brilliant Monday, throwing 6 shutout innings against the Reds and striking out 14 without walking a man. To illustrate just how filthy his slider was: there were 21 swings on the 40 sliders he threw, and 16 were missed. Just nasty. He ended up picking up 24 swinging strikes on just 92 pitches, and while he does still allow some hard contact, the GB has continued to...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: An early evaluation of Chase Dollander

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, April 21st, 2025 Colorado Rockies top pitching prospect Chase Dollander (no. 1 PuRP) has now made his first three big league starts after getting called up in early April. There’s been a lot to like watching the budding star from Rocky Top, drafted ninth overall by the Rockies in the 2023 draft. ...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: Nothing about the 2023 Rockies is working
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, April 20th, 2023 When Colorado Rockies fans scoffed at owner Dick Monfort’s proclamation that the team could play .500 baseball this season, I don’t think any of them imagined just how bad things would be this early on. “It’s tough to watch,” said Rockies play-by-play announcer Drew Goodman during the team’s...2023
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• The overwhelming underperformance of Aaron Bummer, explained
Few pitchers have caught fans’ ire as much as Aaron Bummer in 2023. | Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports Traditional statistics suggest the southpaw is having a bad year, but advanced stats tell a different story Few players embody the pure disappointment of the White Sox’s 2023 season better than South Side southpaw Aaron Bummer. After four consecutive seasons of top-shelf performance, Bummer’...2023
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• A Cubsmas Advent Calendar: Cody Bellinger was the NL Comeback Player of the Year

Cody Bellinger hits a home run against the Diamondbacks in September | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Will he continue to thrive in 2024 — and if he does, will it be with the Cubs? This is Day 11 of a Cubsmas Advent Calendar. You can read the explanation for the project and Day One here. Yesterday I wrote about the impact Adbert Alzolay’s emergence as a closer had on the 2023 Cubs. I...2023
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• Three hitters the Braves could look to acquire before the deadline
Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports The Atlanta Braves have one of the strongest offenses in the league that features Ronald Acuna Jr., Matt Olsen, Austin Riley, Sean Murphy and Ozzie Albies. But, like every great lineup, this Braves team does have a couple of holes in it. The first is the DH spot, which is currently occupied by Marcell Ozuna and the other is left field where Eddie Rosario plays. T...2023
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• Braves acquire lefty reliever Aaron Bummer for Michael Soroka, Jared Shuster, Nicky Lopez, Braden Shewmake and Riley Gowens

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Bummer has nasty stuff from the left side, but command has been an issue. The Braves made a significant six-player trade just before the clock struck midnight on Thursday, acquiring veteran lefty reliever Aaron Bummer from the Chicago White Sox for Michael Soroka, Jared Shuster, Nicky Lopez, Braden Shewmake and Riley Gowens. Bummer, 30, has some of the na...2023
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• Do the 2023 Cubs have more than a .500 win percentage in their future?
Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports A look at the Cubs at the quarter season mark I know it’s hard to believe, but Major League Baseball is closing in on the first quarter of the season. The Cubs have played 37 games to the tune of an 18-19 record. Their .486 win percentage would translate to somewhere between 78 or 79 wins over the course of the full season. That win total would be precise...2023
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• Time comes for us all

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images There is no escape. It has been fascinating to observe the offensive evolution of Salvador Perez. In his first few seasons in the show, the fresh-faced young catcher looked to be a .300 hitter that could give you 15 home runs over a full season. As he settled into his major league career, Perez lost some average in exchange for power, b...2023
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• 2023 Braves Season in Review: Kevin Pillar

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Kevin Pillar went from a non-guaranteed contract to a steady role player for the 2023 Braves Over the offseason, the Atlanta Braves picked up a few solid free agents to contribute to their 2023 team. Though most of these additions contributed to the pitching staff, Alex Anthopoulos went out and added veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar, who ended up settling into a...2023
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• He's a Moniak & He's Hitting Like he Never Hit Before - June 24th
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• Devers Debuts in the Bay - June 18, 2025
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• Death, Taxes, and Royce Lewis on the IL - June 15, 2025
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• A Change of Scenery for Andrew Vaughn - June 14, 2025
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• Roman Anthony Gets The Call - June 10, 2025
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• Caglianone Gets the Call, Meadows Returns to the Motor City - June 3, 2025
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• Robbie Ray Shines Again - June 1, 2025
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• AL Week 10 Strategy-May 31, 2025
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• Old Gold Still Shines - May 29, 2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Jurickson Profar begins rehab assignment
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• The Case for Andrew Vaughn
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• Michael Soroka has the second highest ceiling in the Washington Nationals rotation
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• Robbie Ray Shines Again - June 1, 2025
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• Jordan Romano's Back? May 29, 2025
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• AL Week 8 Strategy-May 17, 2025
In The Field C Alejandro Kirk missed Tuesday's game after getting hit on the head with a backswing on Sunday, but he was in the rest of the week. OF Yordan Alvarez (hand) is still day-to-day with his hand injury. He was able to hit in the cage on Thursday but did not play against the Rangers. He was expected back this weekend but did not return on Saturday. His return is expected soon. OF Byron ...2025
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• Juan Soto is Still Really, Really Good - May 8, 2025
Juan Soto, OF (NYM) Soto smacked a pair of home runs on Wednesday and also added a 110 mile-per-hour lineout to straightaway center. It's another example of Soto tearing the cover off the ball in his first year with the Mets, even if the surface stats don't support that. He is only hitting .261 with seven home runs, but Soto has an expected batting average over .300 along with the best contact rat...2025
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• O'Neill Owns Opening Day - March 28, 2025
Tyler O'Neill, OF, Orioles Tyler O'Neill continued his Opening Day dominance, going 3 for 3 with a home run, two walks, three runs, and three RBI. It's shockingly the sixth straight Opening Day that O'Neill has homered on, which sounds like an impossible feat. Injuries have been his downfall in recent years, but he was elite in 2024 when he was on the field, blasting 31 home runs in only 113 games...2025
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• 5 things for Braves fans to get excited about for 2025

Photo by Casey Sykes/Getty Images Which aspects of Braves baseball are you looking forward to most this year? Two things can be true at once. The Atlanta Braves had a very disappointing offseason that included a shocking and, in my opinion, egregious decision to duck under the luxury tax instead of adding around their core in the middle of a World Series window. But, despite this, the Bra...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 5, 2025
Rafael Devers 3B/1B/DH? BOS Devers (shoulders) doesn't feel up to speed yet while taking live batting practice, so he has asked Red Sox manager Alex Cora to delay his spring debut a bit. Multiple red flags are there with the potentially disgruntled soon-to-be-former 3B. Monitor his health and happiness and if anything comes back to normal draft with confidence. If the shoulder is real, then wait a...2025
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• Assorted thoughts on the Braves’ commitment to Jurickson Profar

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Did the Braves wiggle out of their comfort zone? Does it matter? I considered titling this post, “So Profar, So Good,” but, that seemed to make little sense at this juncture, and that was a headline-in-the-sand I’m not willing to cross at this point. Did the Atlanta Braves do well by signing Jurickson Profar to a three-year, $42 million de...2025
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• Analyzing Royals Fall League hitter metrics

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Several Royals were lineup mainstays for the Saguaros. The Arizona Fall League wrapped up play recently with the Salt River Rafters emerging as champions. The Surprise Saguaros — this year rostering players from the Royals, Guardians, Rangers, Orioles, and Astros — looked to be on their way to winning their third consecutive AFL title. They fi...2024
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• Early Royals statistics: Real, fake, or too soon?
Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Lots of interesting Royals tidbits, but which ones are real and which are misleading? There are a lot of interesting things going on inside this team right now. I though I would just highlight a few and see what if anything looks like it is real and what is just a blip that will smooth out as the sample expands. Salvador K% Salvador Perez has seen his K% i...2023
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