In a in a recent piece on Fangraphs, Josh Barnes takes an in depth look at how Jon Niese had improved the last two months of the 2014 season. By using an improved change up, Barnes shows how Niese has become more effective and a better pitcher since last August 6th. While Barnes writes this from a fantasy baseball perspective that views Niese as merely an average pitcher, its information is very...
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There’s a stunning aerial shot, taken only a couple of hours ago by NYPD, of the greatest city in the world – New York City. It’s incredible isn’t it, how hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world are here tonight to celebrate the passing of 2014 and usher in a brand New Year in 2015. Before I bid a fond farewell to 2014, I wanted to take some time to thank...
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The Cincinnati Reds have acquired outfielder Marlon Byrd from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for RHP prospect Ben Lively. Byrd, 37, hit 25 home runs and drove in 85 runs for the Phillies last year, and owned a slash line of .264/.312/.445 in 591 plate appearances. Byrd was involved in the 2013 August trade along with John Buck that netted the Mets Dilson Herrera and Vic Black. The former...
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Perhaps 2015 will be the season that the Mets finally return to the playoffs. And if that does happen, you can credit an elite farm system for taking them there and not roster built with free agent dollars. The Mets’ system is still flush with talented arms such as Steven Matz and Noah Syndergaard, however, the emergence of a bevy of surprisingly talented position players has catapulted the...
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The Dodgers have designated shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena for assignment, the team announced today. The move was to create space on the active roster for recently signed Brett Anderson. Arruebarrena, 24, defected from Cuba last November and signed a 5 year, $25 million dollar deal with the Dodgers in February. He spent most of last season in the minors, hitting at a .259/.304/.417 clip with 6...
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Stephen Drew is looking for a one year deal worth $9 to $10 million according to Joel Sherman of the Post. However, interested teams see that as too high and not in their price range. Drew’s agent, Scott Boras, has emphasized the career .764 OPS the lefty swinger took into last season as representative of his client and not the .536 he posted in a disjointed 2014 campaign. However, executives...
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