Tag: analysis
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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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Yacht Rock: The Welcome Barge
Hello avid reader, Gerard has done some things! Bonafide Dude, Austin Nola, as well as Neat Guys Austin Adams and Dan Altavilla, will now be working far closer to North America’s largest accredited model railroad museum. Though I have major regrets about not spilling more pixels on his rise from just a guy to A…
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Heat Check: First Half Evaluations
The Seattle Mariners are officially halfway through the clown show that is the 2020 MLB season. In terms of wins and losses, they’re pretty much right where most of us expected. They’re bad. It’s fine. Sometimes it’s good to be bad. This season was always going to be about individual development, and laying the groundwork…
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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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Stop the Charade, We’re 80-Grade!
While Trident Deck has no authority to hand out scouting grades to baseball players for actual baseball skills, and you probably don’t either, we DO have the authority (self-given) to assign grades for pretty much everything else we want. So while there may be discussion about whether or not a certain player is 80-grade on…
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Mariners Sign Brian Shaw
In a shortened season where anything can happen, the Mariners are taking what some see as a risk in a move to *literally* strengthen their bullpen. According the reports, the team will be signing strongman Brian Shaw. The details of the deal are not yet known, but here’s what we know about Shaw: His nickname…
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Alternate Uses for the Kyle Lewis Leg Kick
A well-executed leg kick in the batter’s box can be one of the most aesthetically pleasing things to watch, especially if it results in a crushed baseball. It’s like watching a predator coil, muscles tightening, and then launch itself at unsuspecting prey with lethal accuracy. Not all leg kicks are created equal — Trevor Story’s…
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A Deep Dive Into the Updated PECOTA Projections for the 2020 Seattle Mariners
It’s still really bad. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/standings/ You can find our analysis of the original pre-season PECOTA projections here: https://tridentdeck.com/2020/02/11/a-deep-dive-into-the-pecota-projections-for-the-2020-seattle-mariners/
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