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9.3% These changes in approach are fine but only noteworthy if the added contact can translate more of McMahon’s raw power into game power. So far, he’s making better contact with the ball, with a career-high hard-hit rate of 48.1%, and although his Barrel% has dropped from 11.2 to 10.3, his barrel rate per plate appearance has improved from 6.2% to 7.1. Average exit velocity has questionable predictive power, but it’s also at a career-high level of 92.6 mph. In short, the additional ball...

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

The White Sox are the favorites to sign outfield prospect Oscar Colás, hears Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com. The deal is expected …

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

May 27, 2021 When the Cubs’ 2021 schedule came out, I circled May 17-20. That otherwise unremarkable four-game series with the Nationals would mark the return of 2016 World Series heroes Jon Lester and Kyle Schwarber to Wrigley Field. I knew they would receive an epic welcome from fans and I felt like I needed to be part of it. The Cubs are pretty far removed from the juggernaut that won 103 games on the way to the team’s first championship in 108 years. While a relatively weak division mea...

Prospect Update: Checking in On the Farm’s Arms Share this story Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Following up on the first article in our bi-weekly series, we have four pitchers from the Rangers’ farm to check in on. Now entering the fourth week of the season, the minor leaguers have settled back in to their clubhouses for the first time in a year. As they continue to progress, we will continue to evaluate one player at each affiliate every week. Here are this week’s four pitchers: ...

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Photo by: Peter Titmuss/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Marc Church, a 20 year old righthanded pitcher, has been assigned to the Down East Wood Ducks of the Low-A...whatever cardinal direction that division has been assigned as a placeholder name, according to Scott Lucas. Why am I doing a post about a pitcher most of us have never heard of, and who didn’t appear on any prospect lists this offseason? (I mean, aside from the fact I didn’t really post anything today ...