Monthly Archive: November 2019

Free Agency, by Class

Here in late November, MLB’s offseason has hit the ground running. The Braves have been fast movers, jumping to resign Nick Markakis, Darren O’Day, and mid-season acquisition Chris Martin while additionally reaching agreements with...

Midseason Trades, in Retrospect

One of the key cogs in the 2019’s final months for the now-champion Washington Nationals was Asdrubal Cabrera. Cabrera didn’t have a fantastic postseason, statistically speaking, but he did have some impactful hits and...

On The Frequency of Arbitrary Thresholds

One seemingly trivial baseball event that occurred in the final week of the regular season was an incident involving Mike Minor. Specifically, the manner in which Minor recorded his 200th strikeout came under scrutiny....