The Pittsburgh Pirates Under Clint Hurdle: Prologue
As we watch the Pittsburgh Pirates clash with the St. Louis Cardinals this week for National League Central Division supremacy, it’s worth to stop and reflect on the Pirates lack of fortune, but ambitious optimism since Clint Hurdle took over the position of manager since 2011. The Pirates have been more competitive, but have seen themselves evaporate from NL Central contention […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for July 31
At the start of the new week, I decided I was going to change my strategy in building my Star Fantasy Leagues daily fantasy baseball lineup. Rather than trying to focus much of my budget on offense and using value plays for pitching, I decided to go after high-strikeout pitchers, no matter the cost. And […]
Tortoises vs Hares Part II: What Scutaro and Trout Have in Common
We explained in Part I that the leading base runners in Major League Baseball in the “Scoring from First Base on a Double” scenario are mostly players who are more known for their power bats rather than their blazing speed. In this chapter of this series, we take a look at the leaders in the “Reaching […]