Hot Wings and Bold Predictions

Re-posted 7/14/17 - Written 3/17/17 (Pre-Season Bold Predictions Article) Bold Predictions are not all created equally. In some cases you have bold predictions like “Joey Votto is going to win the NL MVP”….In others you have Bold Predictions like David Ortiz resigns with the Red Sox after losing 78 lbs, and steals 40 bases on... Continue Reading →

Player Profile: Francisco Lindor

  Francisco Lindor is the Indians 23-year-old slick fielding short stop. Lindor's glove earned him top 10 prospects status in both 2014 and 2015, but his power didn't emerge until his first season in the major leagues. Lindor played 5 seasons in the minors and managed to only hit 21 home runs. In his brief... Continue Reading →

Player Profile: Corey Dickerson

    Dickerson is a strange breed of lead off hitter. He swings at virtually everything he sees and all but refuses to take any walks. This year walking in less than 5% of his at bats. He is the second most aggressive hitter in baseball, offering at almost 60% of the pitches he is... Continue Reading →

Player Profile: Carlos Gonzalez

Warning, the following content may not be suitable for unrealistically optimistic Rockies Fans. Carlos Gonzalez has been one of the most productive, offensive outfielders in the last decade. Coming into his age 31 season, he was one of  5 outfielders to have more than 175 HR and more than 75 steals, in the last 5... Continue Reading →

Player Profile: Jose Ramirez

Ramirez grabbed everyone’s attention in 2016, in his first full season of at bats with the Indians. As a key member of their World Series run, Ramirez posted an impressive .312/.363/.462 triple slash line to go along with his 22 steals. Despite the doubts of many, Ramirez has pick up right where he left off... Continue Reading →

Player Profile: Matt Carpenter

Carpenter has Cardinal fans and fantasy owners scratching their heads once again. A career .280 hitter is struggling to post a batting average much higher than .210. He could be flirting with the mendoza line soon if tides don’t change. Carpenter hits in the two hole of a somewhat slugging Cardinals lineup (26th overall In... Continue Reading →

Player Profile: Elvis Andrus

A little over 50 games into the season, Andrus is one long ball away from matching his career high of 8, set last season. While we are not accustomed to seeing this type of power production from the 28 year old Shortstop, we are very familiar with his speed on the base paths. Andrus has... Continue Reading →

Player Profile: Joey Gallo

Gallo ranks top 5 in Barrels per Batted ball event but isn't in the top 20 in Barrels per plate appearance. This is the Statcast way of showing he has light tower power and also a lot of swing and miss to his game. His 37.2% Strikeout percentage is 3rd worst in all of baseball... Continue Reading →

Player Profile: Scott Schebler

Schebler is one of this year’s biggest surprises. Coming into his age 26 season he had just under 300 major league at bats. As we sit currently, he is one big fly from tying the Home Run lead. He is one of the most aggressive hitters in baseball swinging at more than half of the... Continue Reading →

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