Jackson Merrill Gets Rich as Heck
This contract is a bargain for the Padres if Merrill improves not one iota for the rest of his career, and it’ll be more than livable even if he regresses significantly.
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Timing Isn’t Everything, But It’s Certainly Something
Two rookies are scrambling conventional pitcher analysis.
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Effectively Wild Episode 2309: Only a Woman: Ella Black, Lost and Found (Part 1–Ella’s Legend)
Ella Black was the first woman to write about baseball for a national publication—if her name was Ella Black, and if she was a woman.
Sun, Apr 13
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Sunday Notes: Nick Sandlin Suffered an Anomalous Defeat at Fenway
Plus Bud Black on Chase Dollander, Dylan Moore on catching, Oliver Marmol on bunting, frosty Fenway, Kevin Mitchell, Wayne Nordhagen, facts and stats galore, and more.
Sat, Apr 12
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Effectively Wild Episode 2308: Field of Streams
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the acceptable circumstances (if any) for a bobblehead of a team owner, the Grand Junction Jackalopes belatedly embracing their destiny as the “Chubs,” and more, then (29:35) review and discuss the Netflix documentary The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox, followed by a tease for an upcoming […].
Fri, Apr 11
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So Far, Corbin Carroll’s Stance Change Is Paying Off
The star outfielder's adjustment has given his bat more space to create a deep barrel path.
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An Uppercut Blow to the Braves’ Offense
Because we never learn, the Braves have provided further proof that it is possible to have too much of a good thing.
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