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Let’s pick some over/unders on Royals PECOTA projections!
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It is PECOTA Week at Baseball Prospectus, which means the release of their 2021 projections. This year presents an unusual challenge in deciding how to weigh last year’s truncated 60-game season. Ultimately, Baseball Prospectus decided to weigh last year as it would any other 60-game stretch, writing:
As such, there is nothing special about 2020 MLB performances as far as PECOTA is concerned, as compared to other samples of similar size. The weight ultimately placed on individual previous performances is determined by the demonstrated connection between such performances and future performances, not because we have decided to assign it some particular value.
Since retiring from the Atlanta Braves in 2012, Chipper Jones has worked as an ESPN broadcaster, and as a special assistant to baseball operations for.
Jones assumes new role as Braves hitting consultant
Hall of Famer Chipper Jones is returning to the Atlanta Braves in a part-time capacity as a hitting consultant. The 48-year-old Jones played his full 19-year career with the Braves. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2018, his first year of eligibility.
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ATLANTA Hall of Famer Chipper Jones is returning to the Atlanta Braves in a part-time capacity as a hitting consultant.
The 48-year-old Jones played his full 19-year career with the Braves. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2018, his first year of eligibility.
Who could the Royals have drafted in the 80s?
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This is the second installment looking back at who the Royals could have selected in past drafts, by the decade. I’m not sure if there is anything more difficult in life than identifying baseball talent. Brain surgery? Talking to women? The list is pretty short. Staking your career as a scout or General Manager to the analysis of 18–22-year-old ball players is a risky endeavor. Why do some players make it and some do not? That remains the million-dollar question that vexes all teams.
1980
The 1980 draft was the Darryl Strawberry draft. There was little doubt about the straw man going #1. Even the Mets, who held the pick, couldn’t have blown that one. Kansas City held the 16