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In order to stave off the lukewarm offseason that has become the status quo of Major League Baseball; many bright folks and institutions post projections for baseball players. These projections are not […]
As February slowly turns to March and the Indians add non-roster invitee after non-roster invitee the Indians are tasked with a Marie Kondo level sorting problem. That is; in a confined sample […]
Spring training press clippings are often those with the most delightful hubris. Indeed, “best of shape of his life” has become a delightful February meme especially when used in regard to Bartolo […]
The Indians outfield is without a doubt the weakest link on a roster built for contention; indeed, it would be difficult for a team to have a more disappointing position group on […]
In the midst of an offseason which is best described as a payroll purge the Indians front office emphasized the importance of providing young players an opportunity to contribute at the big […]
Indians pitchers and catchers have reported to Goodyear, Arizona, with two time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber donning a loose-fitting workout jersey incorporating an abysmal drawing of a cactus. The Indians […]
There are certain deals which are constructed on the margins of information asymmetry. These are most often seen where teams make prospect for prospect swaps like the one which netted the Indians […]
The Indians’ defense cost them a playoff berth in 2014. Whether you watched every game or merely looked at the performance data, this is a conclusion that most fans come to. This […]
In baseball, unless one is named Craig Kimbrel or Mariano Rivera, an elite reliever can go unnoticed and under-appreciated as the only relief pitcher outcome noted by fans is that of failure. […]
One of the truths that all Cleveland Indians fans accept is this: Yan Gomes is one of the most underrated players in Major League Baseball. This is derived from a few different […]
T.J. House has spent a large portion of his development shifting expectations, moving from highly touted draftee to underwhelming prospect, to undervalued commodity before tearing the door down in 2014. House opened […]
Walking to work, across streets with nary a flake of snow, I scoffed at the “Storm of the Century” headlines flashed in my direction, and in order to escape the cold which […]
As a disclaimer, this column was instigated by a few thoughts that John Grimm shared on Twitter, which essentially discussed Indian’s fans tendencies towards recency bias. But alas, stats and wins only […]
This may be the third consecutive year which I have written this article about Danny Salazar, granted the data in support is usually strong or at least interesting but Salazar is just […]
While Max Scherzer and James Shields remain on the market, waiting for the big paydays which Boras and other agents promised, it is dollar store time for most of Major League Baseball, […]
This is more conversation than column as Rich and I email back and forth about a collection of things that interest us for the remainder of the season. Rich: Mr. Hattery! What a […]
Nick Swisher has at moments represented the very climax of the revitalization of Indians baseball and in others a highly polarizing, swaggering athlete whose abilities appear to be degrading faster than his […]
A quick dialogue providing sporadic insight from Browns writer Rich Primo and Browns gambler Mike Hattery. Mike: Alright Rich, as EHC’s resident Cleveland Browns writer, it seems as if they are facing their […]
One of the beautiful aspects of baseball is that it is often yields highly different conclusions by highly different people using the same information. Mike Aviles is such a case. Jim Piascik […]
The World Series is over, we have witnessed one of the great pitching performances in the history of the game, and now Indians fans enter what is an incredibly interesting off-season. I […]
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