Friday night marks the beginning of Passover, the celebration of the Israelites’ freedom from slavery in Egypt. That means its time for another Sabbathmetrics post, in which we look at whether certain Jewish players performed better or worse on the Sabbath. Our focus today is on pitcher Saul Rogovin. Rogovin’s career lasted eight seasons (1949–53, … Read more
Armed with my already well-worn copy of the 2018 Baseball America Prospect Handbook, here are some of my favorite player names of future stars: Arizona Diamondbacks: Jazz Chisholm, Daulton Varsho, Socrates Brito Atlanta Braves: Touki Toussaint, Huascar Ynoa Baltimore Orioles: Ryan Mountcastle, Chance Sisco, Ofelky Peralta, Jimmy Yacabonis, Boston Red Sox: Darwinzon Hernandez, Josh Ockimey … Read more
Andrew Baggarly was watching the Giants play this past Thursday, and stumbled upon this factoid: Austin Jackson lines out in his first at-bat of the spring. I actually spent 20 minutes on this, and could not find another MLB player whose name is two state capitals. — Andrew Baggarly March 1, 2018 . . … Read more