Observations From The WWBA World Championship
As I’ve begun my foray into the scouting industry, there are a few events that I’ve really wanted to be at. I’ve often heard the …
All posts on October, 2013
Player Report: Carlos Tocci, CF (PHI, A)
Mike Parnell is currently a senior at Cornell University where he is majoring in Industrial Labor Relations and minoring in economics. He has spent the past several …
Pegging Curtis Granderson’s Future
Curtis Granderson could not have had a more unlucky 2013 season. After being hit by a pitch on his right forearm in Spring Training and …
A Study of WAR / Plate Appearance, and Observations
In my spare time, I tend to mosey around Fangraphs’ leaderboards, in search of trends, curious numbers, outliers, and so on. In this research, I …
Bruce Rondon, the Detroit Tigers Closer That Wasn’t
The Detroit Tigers were downed by the Boston Red Sox four games to two in the ALCS. In Games Two and Six, both started by Max Scherzer, a bullpen …
An Inside Look at the “Cardinal Way”
Throughout the 2013 postseason, a lot has been written about the “Cardinal Way.” Tyler Kepner of the New York Times published an article “Cardinals’ Strategy …
Player Report: Jacob deGrom, RHP (NYM, AA)
Mike Parnell is currently a senior at Cornell University where he is majoring in Industrial Labor Relations and minoring in economics. He has spent the past several …
Payroll Efficiency: How Teams Handle Success
It is common among fans of all sports to cheer for the underdog. And how do baseball fans designate underdog status? Dollars and cents, of …
Player Report: Joe Panik, 2B (SF, AA)
Mike Parnell is currently a senior at Cornell University where he is majoring in Industrial Labor Relations and minoring in economics. He has spent the past several …
Colorado Rockies 2014 Outlook
The general opinion I hear and read about the Colorado Rockies is that Dan O’Dowd and Bill Geivitt, long time Rockies General Managers, are holding …