Bill James vs. The Noise

Unless you've been living under a rock, you're aware that there has been a ton of discussion online lately about the AL MVP vote and the discussion took an unexpected turn when Bill James got involved and attacked the utilization of the various WAR metrics. Baseball-Reference.com's Sean Forman has been responding to James and throughout [...]

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The Mets should think twice before trading Steven Matz

Lefties are an odd bunch. So in demand, yet, as prospects, they often don't develop as predictably as their right-handed counter parts. While some elite lefties come out of the gate strong like Clayton Kershaw, Chris Sale and Cole Hamels, many need a few years to find their groove. Be it mechanics, control or injuries, [...]

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