Page 41 - Baseball Statistics News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

February 17, 2021 Aaron Sabato went in the first round last summer because of his bat. As Eric Longenhagen wrote when putting together our Minnesota Twins Top Prospects list, “teams were about as sure of Sabato’s hitting ability as they were of any player’s in the 2020 draft.” An accomplished slugger at the University of North Carolina, the 21-year-old first baseman is a masher with an admirable offensive ceiling. Defense is the question mark. At 6-foot-2 and 230 pounds, Sabato is built for power and not speed, with some pundits already projecting him as a DH. The Rye, New York native...

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

Typically, we roll out most of our international amateur free agent reports during Prospect Week, which falls just five months ahead of those players’ usual signing day on July 2, with a few more trickling in as the signing date approaches. The lingering effects of the pandemic mean the next signing period likely won’t begin until January 2022, but there are still fresh scouting reports on The Board for your perusal. You’re going to want to open that up in a new tab as you read this article, because I’m going to reference some names to illustrate how players who aren’t eligible to s...

Top 300 Players Rising Buster Posey (+11.25)- It is interesting to see Posey rising up the ADP after opting out of the 2020 season. Supposedly he is in great shape and has a vote of confidence from Kapler. I have wondered in recent seasons if the power dip we have seen from him is due to being banged up so much. He should catch a fair amount and with Brandon Belt possibly missing opening day, he could get more time at first base as well. If the DH were to return to the NL, he would have another path to playing time. I think there is a pretty safe batting average floor that many other later ca...

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.