This roundup, originally published on the main site as a “BP Unfiltered” feature, highlights work previously published here at the site. If you read the pieces already, take the time to enjoy them again. If you missed one or many, sink your teeth in. We spend a lot of time—here at Baseball Prospectus, and elsewhere […]
Day: March 31, 2016
Heyward Flashing Sixth Tool in Early Going in Chicago
Marketers know the trick about hype is that a little goes a long way. Too much hype becomes a vehicle for disappointment. Jason Heyward, the highest paid Cub in history playing on the most eagerly anticipated team of 2016, is sitting securely in the excessive hype danger zone. And, unfortunately for him, it feels like […]
Know Your (2016) Enemy: St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals have been the model of consistency for as long as can be remembered by most fans. They went through a lull in the 1990s, making just one playoff appearance on the back of an 88-win season in 1996 and posting a winning percentage of just .488 for the decade. But Walt Jocketty took […]