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March 17, 2021
How do projected wins translate into salaries in free agency? That’s a fundamental question that front offices have to answer and, in fact, have had to answer ever since free agency opened up baseball’s labor market after the 1976 season. No, no GM back then was using Wins Above Replacement or fancy-pants computers spitting out ZoRPs or Stonker projections. But decisions are always based on some kind of projection, whether that exercise is explicit or not. When Grizzled Greg the GM went after a player for X hundreds of thousands of dollars after the 1976 season, he was still estimating how the player would play in the future and whether that benefit was worth the cost. Heck, I’ve never made a taco-based projection system. Still, when I see a taco, I’m projecting whether or not the DAR (Deliciousness Above Refrigerator) is worth the dollars that will be debited from my bank account.
March 12, 2021
With Fernando Tatis Jr. landing a massive, jaw-dropping contract extension last month, all eyes are now on the game’s other 22-year-old phenom and his next step. Juan Soto has hit at an historical level during his three seasons in the majors, landing himself on leaderboards among legends like Williams, Foxx, Hornsby, Cobb, and Trout. Reportedly, the Nationals intend to offer him a long-term extension, one that could in theory make him the game’s next $400 million man a contract befitting a player who has already taken significant strides towards Cooperstown.
That may seem like hyperbole, but it’s not. Though Soto has played only one full 162-game season from among his three, the statistical history of players who have done what he’s done at such a young age overwhelmingly suggests a Hall of Fame-level career, and the projections based on his performance… well, we’ll get to those.
Putting the top prospect rankings in context
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One of the things I most look forward to in the runup to Spring Training every year is the release of the Top 100 prospects lists. Many outlets release versions of this list including MLB.com, FanGraphs, Baseball America ($), Baseball Prospectus ($), ESPN ($), and The Athletic ($) (among many others).
I enjoy looking at the lists to learn the experts’ thinking about the Twins’ prospects. The write-ups and projections that accompany the numeric rankings make it easy to get excited and dream about those players making their way to Target Field in the (hopefully) not too distant future. A lot of the current Twins core namely, Max Kepler, José Berríos, Byron Buxton, and Miguel Sano is made of players who found themselves on these kinds of lists in the 2010s.
Death and funeral notices in Coventry - week commencing March 1
We re bidding a fond farewell to a number of Coventry residents
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Each week people across Coventry pay tribute to their loved ones in the pages of the Coventry Telegraph.
We have gathered the messages posted over the week commencing March 1 in one place here.
The messages are submitted by friends, family and loved ones as a way of saying goodbye to those they have lost.
These provide comfort to the nearest and dearest of those who have passed away.
You can also post your own announcements and notices to us through this website.