Summary[]
Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Felix Hernandez’s demotion to the bullpen, Willians Astudillo and the hidden-ball trick, former major leaguers who are still excelling internationally, an Augusta GreenJackets tweet, Dee Gordon’s walk rate, Javier Baez’s success, the state of the MVP races, Tyler Glasnow’s apparent reinvention and the staying power of coaching gurus, a cricket follow-up, Kenley Jansen’s absence, the Fernando Rodney trade, and important trick plays.
Topics[]
- Felix Hernandez
- Willians Astudillo hidden ball
- The hidden ball trick
- Augusta Greenjackets tweet
- Javier Baez
- Dee Gordon
- Yuniesky Betancourt
- MVP races
- Tyler Glasnow
- Cricket follow up
- Fernando Rodney
- AJ Pierzynski dropped 3rd strike play in a playoff that indeed did happen
Notes[]
- This is the second successful hidden ball trick by the Rochester Redwings team this year.
- Jeff thinks JD Martinez and Matt Chapman will get a good amount of MVP votes.
- The least clutch player in baseball according to fangraphs is, Mike Trout.
Links[]
- https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/effectively-wild-episode-1255-keep-your-eye-on-the-hidden-ball/
- Link to Jeff’s Astudillo article
- Link to Grant’s article about international players
- Link to Jeff’s Baez article
- Link to Jeff’s Glasnow article