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  • Anthony Rizzo Padres

    Rookie Review: Anthony Rizzo

    Anthony Rizzo aka Tony Curls was a major disappointment in 2011.  Rizzo is derived from the adjective riccio, meaning curly. If you read my Prospect Spotlight on him last year then you wouldn’t have been affected by Rizzo’s poor showing.  I said “The odds that...

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  • Yoenis Cespedes

    Cuban Defector Yoenis Cespedes Stealing the International Player Spotlight

    Yu Darvish can kindly move over, because Yoenis Cespedes is stealing the show. Cespedes is ready to join the MLB after defecting from Cuba, and is showcasing himself via Youtube/Vimeo. I missed out on his first video, but his most recent scouting video caught my...

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  • MichaelPineda

    Who is the Rookie of the Year?

    Now that we have reached the All-Star break it is time to preview some Season Awards. Over the last 10 years only six pitchers have won a Rookie of the Year award while the other 14 have been position players. Because it is more common...

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  • Florida Marlins' Gaby Sanchez

    A Complete List of MVP’s After Ten Weeks

    It is only ten weeks into the season, but there a handful of players that are separating themselves from the pack as far as MVP goes. I recently introduced the MVP Tracker Stat known as Level of Involvement. Now I have broken that list down...

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  • MikeStanton

    Intro to Level of Involvement aka MVP Tracker

    Baseball is about scoring more runs than the other team. The Most Valuable Player Award should go to the player that helps his team score the most runs. However, it is also necessary to step back and look at the entire team. You could stick...

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