By Hannah Keyser sports.yahoo.com Every MLB season, we can make predictions or have projection systems tell us what is most likely to happen, but the things we end up remembering are the things that weren’t very likely to happen. And that’s why we remember them — they popped out and […]
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WBC injuries, an AL West race & the 2023 MLB Narratives Draft
By Hannah Keyser sports.yahoo.com Subscribe to The Bandwagon For the very first episode of The Bandwagon, Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer get together to talk a little bit about the World Baseball Classic (mostly about the injuries to Edwin Diaz and José Altuve) before drafting their favorite narratives that they’d […]
‘It’s the reason why you play baseball’
By Hannah Keyser sports.yahoo.com PEORIA, Ariz. — It has been 170 days since Cal Raleigh’s life changed forever. Last summer, he was a 25-year-old catcher trying to stick in the big leagues in his first full season. Now, as he walks around the Seattle Mariners’ spring training complex, kids clamor […]
Questions on Brewers’ offense, Cardinals’ pitching, Cubs’ additions, Pirates’ prospects, Reds’ future
By Hannah Keyser sports.yahoo.com Baseball season is right around the corner, which means it’s time for divisional previews! Between now and MLB Opening Day on March 30, Yahoo Sports will be rolling out our thoughts on each division, including a quick recap of the offseason and best- and worst-case scenarios […]
Do WBC teams have analytics? How they’re navigating the tournament with data, instinct and ‘scouting from 3 days ago’
By Hannah Keyser sports.yahoo.com PHOENIX — Jeff McNeil considered the last time he had faced a pitcher without having consulted a scouting report ahead of time. “Double-A or High-A,” he said before quickly amending it. “Even then we had a little bit.” In some ways, that makes the World Baseball […]