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This Year’s MLB Tankfest Is Epic (And Maybe Pointless)

The 2018 MLB season could end up being defined by a lot of things, including the possibility of even more tinkering to the baseball, an epic spate of strikeouts or the disappointing performance of the league’s supposed superteams. But most likely, we’ll remember 2018 as the year tanking dominated baseball’s landscape like never before. Not […]

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Pitchers Have Been Avoiding Giancarlo Stanton (It Just Hasn’t Worked)

To say Giancarlo Stanton is on fire would be an understatement. In August alone, the Miami Marlins right fielder hit 18 home runs; 61 qualified hitters have hit fewer than that this entire year. He averaged a 1.332 on-base-plus-slugging percentage with a dinger in almost one-sixth of his plate appearances. With about three weeks left […]

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Pitchers Have Been Avoiding Giancarlo Stanton (It Just Hasn’t Worked)

To say Giancarlo Stanton is on fire would be an understatement. In August alone, the Miami Marlins right fielder hit 18 home runs; 61 qualified hitters have hit fewer than that this entire year. He averaged a 1.332 on-base-plus-slugging percentage with a dinger in almost one-sixth of his plate appearances. With about three weeks left […]

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