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Monthly Archives: January, 2014

Your Latest “Gregory Polanco is Really Good” Update

Analysis
Gregory Polanco has had a big off-season in the Dominican Winter Leagues. Now he's having a huge series in the Dominican League finals. On...

Winter Leagues: Polanco Goes Yard In Defeat

Winter Leagues
In the Dominican League finals on Tuesday night, Gregory Polanco hit a long home run, accounting for his team's only run in a 5-1...

First Pitch: The Difference Between the Haves and the Have-Nots

First Pitch
As you know, I've written a lot about how MLB's economic system is unfair. Large market teams can spend with no concern about financial...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2014 Top Prospects: #9 – Luis Heredia

Prospect Rankings
The Pirates Prospects 2014 Prospect Guide is now on sale. The book features prospect reports on everyone in the system, the 2014 top 50 prospects,...

Winter Leagues: Polanco’s Hustle Not Enough in Escogido Loss

Winter Leagues
From the Dominican League finals on Monday night, Gregory Polanco went 1-for-4 in his team's 2-1 loss. It was the opening game of the...

First Pitch: The Downside of Being a Top Prospect at a Young Age

First Pitch
Last week, during our top 20 prospect countdown, we profiled Andrew Lambo and Stolmy Pimentel as part of the 11-15 ranked prospects. Both guys...

Taking a Look at the Current Market For Ike Davis

News
On the surface, it appears that the Milwaukee Brewers might be moving on from Ike Davis. In the last week the Brewers have signed...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2014 Top Prospects: #10 – Harold Ramirez

Prospect Rankings
The Pirates Prospects 2014 Prospect Guide is now on sale. The book features prospect reports on everyone in the system, the 2014 top 50 prospects,...

Winter Leagues: Starling Marte Done With Winter Ball

Winter Leagues
It was announced yesterday by a few sources that Starling Marte is done with Winter ball this season. His Escogido team, along with teammate...

Winter Leagues: Ramirez Homers in Colombian League Finals

Winter Leagues
The Dominican League finals start tomorrow night, with Escogido taking on Licey. They were originally scheduled to start tonight, but Licey finished tied with...

Winter Leagues: Big Last Game For Rojas, Polanco Returns to Field

Winter Leagues
From Friday night in the Dominican, Gregory Polanco made just his second start since December 30th and it was his first start in the...

First Pitch: Projecting 88 Wins for the 2014 Pirates Using ZiPS

First Pitch
Last year I did an article that projected 81-84 wins using the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates ZiPS projections. The range was due to the question...
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