Jose Abreu Signs with the Houston Astros
Jose Abreu had what may appear to be an off year by his standards in 2022, but in reality, he was probably the second-best hitter on the entire 2022-23 free agent market. In terms of expected wOBA, the stat which StatCast uses to predict a hitter’s true value by batted ball data, Abreu was second […]
Brief Baseball Bios – Jeff Kent
Jeff Kent was quite a ballplayer. He played for the Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Kent won the 2000 NL MVP, and deservedly so, as he had a career year with a 1.021 OPS! Kent was never a Gold Glove second baseman, but he was […]
Brief Baseball Bios – Jeff Bagwell
The Boston Red Sox were lucky to have Mo Vaughn come up to the Major Leagues after dealing away one of their better prospects in Jeff Bagwell. Of course, Bagwell is now well-known to be part of one of the most lop-sided trades in history, when he was dealt in 1990 to the Houston Astros […]