Gregory Polanco graduated, and promptly had a perfect 5 for 5 night, while hitting a game winning home run. He’s very good. Name Franchise Level PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG Addison Russell Athletics AA 7 2 1 2 1 0.714 0.714 1.286 Arismendy Alcantara Cubs AAA 269

A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece about Justin Upton and his struggles with pitches up in the zone, fastballs in particular. The piece was published on a Friday. Upton, obviously wishing to make me look stupid, homered twice the night before the piece went live. It didn’t render

Welcome back! Name Team PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG wOBA Jose Abreu White Sox 214 31 17 47 0.255 0.308 0.592 0.380 George Springer Astros 211 28 12 35 1 0.251 0.349 0.497 0.369 Yangervis Solarte Yankees 229 25 6 28 0.299 0.368 0.458 0.363 Josmil Pinto

Yes, that headline is a tribute to a Black Eyed Peas song (you must listen to it as you read). I chose it for twos reasons: I’m a terrible person and I suck at writing headlines.  When you think about it, 162 games isn’t a very large sample. After you consider

Welcome back! Name Franchise Level PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG Javier Baez Cubs AAA 182 23 7 25 5 0.223 0.280 0.416 Arismendy Alcantara Cubs AAA 205 31 7 28 10 0.280 0.317 0.540 Kris Bryant Cubs AA 234 47 17 46 7 0.350 0.453 0.685 Matt

If you’re like me, you spend way too much time on Fangraphs. Chances are – you’re on a fantasy site after all – you’re very similar to me. Well, Fangraphs just got even better by adding heat-maps. Yes, I know, heat-maps have been available on other sites for a while

Welcome back, ladies and gents. Name Team PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG Jose Abreu White Sox 189 29 15 42 0.260 0.312 0.595 George Springer Astros 155 20 8 25 1 0.268 0.348 0.500 Yangervis Solarte Yankees 186 21 5 25 0.292 0.368 0.447 Josmil Pinto Twins

Yesterday, I posted a piece about Julio Teheran. I didn’t mention WAR in it, mainly because it was a fantasy piece and your league settings likely mean the statistic doesn’t mean much for you in this context. Teheran’s WAR, however, was in the back of my mind the whole time.

Julio Teheran, whom I’ve written about before, fired his second complete game shutout of the season Tuesday night. His first came against the Phillies; his second, against the Brewers. Julio Teheran is very, very good. But if you’re like me and look at peripherals a good deal, especially this early

Since our last update, Kevin Gausman and Rafael Montero graduated; or graduated again in Gausman’s case. Montero’s debut was decent, especially considering he was probably feeling all sorts of jitters going up against the Yankees. He’s likely a spot starter in most leagues until he proves otherwise. Gausman, on the