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The NL Cy Young Award winner is less than a month away. While the finalists have yet to be revealed, there are different heavy favorites for the Rookie of the Year, MVP, and Cy Young Awards. Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara should win the Cy Young Award unanimously. Alcantara proved what it takes to be the ace […] READ MORE
Cal Quantrill earned his 11th victory of the season Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles. The Cleveland Guardians pitcher struck out four in six innings while allowing a run and three walks. The 27-year-old pitched at least six innings in all six of his starts in August. Quantrill compiled a 4-0 record with a 2.13 ERA, […] READ MORE
The Milwaukee Brewers team is similar to what it looked like last year. The Brewers quickly rose to the top in a weak NL Central division. But, their regular-season success didn’t translate well in the playoffs, bowing out in four games of the NLDS. Milwaukee has the pitching and a more potent lineup courtesy of […] READ MORE
A change in pitch usage can be the catalyst for a pitcher breaking out. In this article, we will go through the process of using Pitch f/x data via Fangraphs to identify how the Boston Red Sox’s young hurler Tanner Houck changed his pitch mix by changing his usage rates of existing pitches. With data […] READ MORE
The hot stove continues to roar this MLB offseason, and the New York Mets have figured largely into the equation. After a big day of signings last Friday, they have now made their biggest addition yet. Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer has agreed to a three-year, $130 million deal with the Mets. After […] READ MORE
The 2021 season did not end as planned for the New York Mets. Into the middle of the summer, a deep October run seemed possible, but this hope quickly faded down the stretch. Now that we’re in the offseason, it seems appropriate to reflect on the positives and negatives of this year’s squad. And what […] READ MORE
When the last week started, the Cincinnati Reds were nine games back in the division. This week, they have moved within 7 1/2 games of first place. In the meantime, they have caught the San Diego Padres in the Wildcard race and now lead by a single game for the second spot. On Tuesday, the […] READ MORE
MLB announced the rosters for the 2021 All-Star game. But, Max Scherzer did not make the list and he could be the biggest snub in MLB. READ MORE
Jackson Jobe has one of the quickest arms and the best slider in the draft class. The Oklahoma native is an Ole Miss commit, a Perfect All-American, state champion, and a possible first-round draft pick. Jobe has thrown two no-hitters in six starts in his senior campaign and struck out 82 batters while giving up […] READ MORE
The Milwaukee Brewers will be neither the best nor the worst team in MLB this season, but they may be the most entertaining. The best highlight clips are acrobatic defensive plays and jaw-dropping pitch gifs. Given their rededication to team defense and perpetually stellar bullpen, the 2021 Milwaukee Brewers might be MLB’s version of the […] READ MORE
In addition to LWOS, Daniel R. Epstein has bylines at Baseball Prospectus, Off the Bench Baseball, The Hardball Times, Beyond the Box Score, Baseball.FYI, and elsewhere in the baseball universe. He is Co-Director of the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (ibwaa.com). By day, he is a special education teacher in New Jersey.