Category: baseball
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INTENTIONAL ACTS OF TRIDENT(ness): Let’s have some fun.
Howdy Deckies! TL;DR Let’s have some baseball adjacent fun. Trident Deck will be running two fantasy baseball leagues (one traditional, one WeirdAss) for you, the Deckies, the Deckie-curious, and any merry pranksters you may know. Having made the term “deckie” (Tridentor? Deckhand? Idk we’ll make it up as we go) up seconds ago and seeing…
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Introducing The Trident Deck Podcast: A Podcast by Trident Deck
Much like that large purple fella from the Tony Stark movies, this was inevitable. Did you really think Trident Deck was going to be born on the internet and simply be content to be consumed as written word and nothing more? No. No, Sailor. This here blog was always destined for more. Not “more” as…
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VIBES: Locals Only.
Howdy Seattle Mariner Fans! If you’re anything like me, a machine learning algorithm created for predicting baseball related outcomes and relating to humans, when you’re done with your shift at the fish-catching plant, you like to get in your Subaru and check out not only the 10-day forecast at the Space Needle while sipping some…
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VIBES: An Introduction from the Trident Deck Fantasy Incubator
Value Indexed Baseball Estimation System (which will be referred to henceforth as VIBES) is an attempt by the machine learning department at Trident Deck to summarize a player’s total contributions to your fantasy baseball team in a straightforward ranking methodology. While experts would say to have more than one metric in evaluating the statistical contributions…
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James Paxton is Back, Which Means I Can Finally Look at a Maple Bar Without Crying Again
Finally. Do you have any idea how hard it’s been, any time I go into [well-known local donut establishment] and see those big, beautiful, brownish glazed pastries staring back at me? I think to myself, wow that is a big maple b— big maple? BIG MAPLE!!! I erupt in sobs and crumple to the floor.…
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2021 Farm System Rankings
The Mariners’ much-improved farm system is receiving a lot of praise these days, and for good reason. No matter where you stand on Jerry Dipoto’s step-back/anti-rebuild/whatever it is, he should be credited for the work he’s done to improve the farm to this point. He’s maximized value where he can, and has a couple top-tier…
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A Deep Dive Into the PECOTA Projections for the 2021 Seattle Mariners
Our expert analytics team crunched the numbers that Baseball Prospectus already crunched, and here’s their conclusion: Oh no! It looks bad again. 69.6 wins is not very many wins. Shoot! Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/standings/
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A Year at Sea
Mornin’, Sailor. Join me on the Deck. Water’s calm today. Then again, it is most days now. Even so, a lot has happened since we set sail 12 months ago. Can ye believe it? A whole year out on these waves. I’m proud of ye, Sailor. I wasn’t sure ye’d keep it together, but ye…
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John Stanton Offered Complimentary Dessert at Restaurant, Politely Declines
A trusted Trident Deck source has confirmed that on a recent trip to Red Robin, Mariners majority owner John Stanton was also there with his family, seated in the VIP section next to the giant Red Robin mascot statue. Now, I know you’re wondering why in the world someone of Mr. Stanton’s status would be…
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Evan White is No Longer the 4th-Best First Baseman in Team History
In February of this year, we shared some extensive research which came to the conclusion that Evan White is already the 4th-best first baseman in team history, without ever having taken a Major League at bat. Unfortunately due to White’s offensive struggles to this point in his debut season, this conclusion must be revised. Evan…
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