In Episode 68 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey’s evening went awry, and the podcast followed soon after. Nevertheless, Jarrett and he discuss more waiver trades, more pitcher injuries, and some scouting philosophies before inviting our good friend Nick Stellini on to ambush him with a BP Annual comment and also chat about […]
Day: August 21, 2017
Diamondbacks Series Preview August 21-24
New York welcomes Arizona to town for four games after dropping yet another series to Miami over the weekend in which the frustrations of a lost season showed up between the white lines. Less than 48 hours after watching two more well-liked teammates in Curtis Granderson and Rene Rivera set sail for playoff contenders, mental […]
Scouting Paul Sewald’s Use of Scouting
In the third game of last week’s Subway Series matchup, Paul Sewald found himself in a situation that every pitcher across the league would like to avoid. It looked something like this: Tie game Bases loaded Batter: Aaron Judge Less than ideal, don’t you say? Judge is an MVP candidate this season who’s become known for hitting towering […]
What You Need to Know: August 21
Monday Takeaway The MLB draft system rewards teams that rack up losses, since the worst teams get their pick of the best available players. That’s one thing to look forward to in the Mets’ unfortunate season, as they’re currently languishing with a 54-68 record. The week began with a Subway Series in the Bronx. The […]
Game recap August 20: Sunday bloody Sunday
WHO WON: The Miami not-Mets WHAT HAPPENED, A WEIRD START: Weird is the best way to describe Jacob deGrom’s start on Sunday afternoon. With eight strikeouts and no walks in 6.1 innings, you might think he shined – except there’s more to this story. deGrom gave up 10 hits and allowed five earned runs, three […]