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2020 Bowman & Bowman Chrome Retrospective

2020 Bowman & Bowman Chrome Retrospective

Taking a current look at the players with 1st Bowman cards from 2020 Bowman and 2020 Bowman Chrome which include superstar Bobby Witt Jr. and potential young stars in Michael Harris II, Anthony Volpe, Jasson Dominguez, Francico Álvarez, Gabriel Moreno, and many others.

2023 Preseason Top 100 Prospects List

2023 Preseason Top 100 Prospects List

2023 Pre-Season Top 100 Prospects Led by 3B/SS Gunnar Henderson

How MLB Orgs Are Quantifying Deception In Their Draft Models

How MLB Orgs Are Quantifying Deception In Their Draft Models

Baseball has been littered with new metrics over recent years and in turn, our process for understanding what makes great players has been better for it. Both at the major league and amateur scouting levels. However, quantifying things like deception within the baseball pitching landscape has long been esoteric. This is for multiple reasons; but the mystical nature of it revolves around the inability to properly define deception and associate a metric to it. Although there is some preliminary research circulating, there has been no publicly crowned method on deception. Emphasis on the PUBLIC aspect. 

The Best of Both Worlds - Good Stuff and Good Tunnels

The Best of Both Worlds -  Good Stuff and Good Tunnels

Some pitchers have electric stuff that fails to perform. Others have great deception but are held back by lackluster stuff. However, there are some prospects who combine the best of both worlds and mix both stuff and deception to enviable results.

2022 Topps Series 2: Product Preview

2022 Topps Series 2: Product Preview

Reviewing the upcoming 2022 Topps Series 2 release with a focus on the rookie cards in the product including Oneil Cruz.

2022 Preseason Top 100 Prospects List

2022 Preseason Top 100 Prospects List

2022 Pre-Season Top 100 Prospects Led by C Adley Rutschman

Minnesota Twins 2021 Mid-Season Top 30 Prospects

Minnesota Twins 2021 Mid-Season Top 30 Prospects

The Minnesota Twins midseason Top 30 update for 2021

2021 Fantasy Trade Deadline Tracker

2021 Fantasy Trade Deadline Tracker

2021 MLB Trade deadline tracker and the dynasty baseball impact it has