In 1927, Lou Gehrig produced an 11.4 oWAR (this is bWAR, with the defensive element removed). This explosive display is the showcase of all showcases for first basemen, the unsurpassed mark for the position. And thus, Gehrig gets us started on a fun offensive dream team, one made up by […]
Thanks to a pair of Triple Crown winners, the 2024 Cy Young Award races appear to hold little drama for the unveiling. Since the award has been bestowed on an ace or aces of the season (1956), a Triple Crown winner has now emerged to tilt the balance 16 times. […]
Rookies can be like Spring Training: opportunities for optimism and rosy considerations of what could be, magnets for raising ceilings rather than lowering floors. A rookie who is in his very first season and who is notably young can magnify this hope, personifying a launchpad for imagined awe and splendor. […]