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The Worst All-Stars Since 2002

The Miami Marlins’ Sandy Alcantara is having a perfectly serviceable year as major league pitcher. He has started 17 games for the worst team in the National League and posted a respectable ERA of 3.82. But if you look under the hood of Alcantara’s season, there’s some cause for concern. His WHIP is 1.40, and […]

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The Home Run Derby Myth

On Monday night, some of baseball’s best sluggers will compete in the Home Run Derby. One of them is likely to have a more disappointing second half of the season, and someone is then likely to blame the derby. Case in point: At the MLB All-Star break in 2013, Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles […]

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The Home Run Derby Myth

On Monday night, some of baseball’s best sluggers will compete in the Home Run Derby. One of them is likely to have a more disappointing second half of the season, and someone is then likely to blame the derby. Case in point: At the MLB All-Star break in 2013, Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles […]

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