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The blind spot that made White Sox’s Munetaka Murakami a ‘bad miss’ for other teams

May 9, 2026 @ 10:22am

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The Chicago White Sox continue to get monster production from Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami. Murakami blasted his 15th home run of the season on Friday. Many Major League Baseball insiders are now debating why so many other teams didn’t take a chance on the infielder, ahead of the 2026 season. A new ESPN report points […] The post The blind spot that made White Sox’s Munetaka Murakami a ‘bad miss’ for other teams appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Fantasy Baseball 2026: When Do Pitching Stats Start to Matter?

Apr 30, 2026 @ 3:00pm

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Baseball is a series of random events. Small samples of the season are difficult to evaluate and statistics often take several weeks to several months or more of baseball to become useful. However, there are statistics that give you a picture of a pitcher’s talent level that are useful relatively ...

Fantasy Baseball 2026: Analyzing Andy Pages' Hot Start

Apr 28, 2026 @ 5:32pm

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To play winning fantasy baseball, fantasy managers must always be on the hunt for every possible statistical advantage. That means identifying players on the verge of breakout seasons, ideally before that breakout actually happens. This often leads to mistakenly identifying outlier statistics as ...

Fantasy Baseball 2026: How ABS Re-Created Mike Trout

Apr 28, 2026 @ 5:13pm

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For baseball fans, it’s always sad to see generational talents slow down, seemingly playing out the last days of their amazing careers. Mike Trout’s 2025 was discouraging by almost any measure. A career-high 32% strikeout rate suggested that while the heart was willing, the bat speed was finally ...

Yankees Have a Grichuk Problem Brewing

Apr 20, 2026 @ 9:40pm

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Anthony Volpe’s return could force the Yankees into a tough call, and Randal Grichuk may be running out of chances. The post Yankees Have a Grichuk Problem Brewing appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Padres’ Mason Miller delivers ridiculous dominance not seen in 120 years

Apr 17, 2026 @ 6:03am

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San Diego Padres right-handed reliever Mason Miller continued a historically imposing stretch, reaching 30 2/3 scoreless innings with Thursday’s 5-2 win against the Seattle Mariners at Petco Park. The streak moved him past Randy Jones (30 innings in May 1980) for second place in franchise history, with only Cla Meredith ahead at 33 2/3 innings […] The post Padres’ Mason Miller delivers ridiculous dominance not seen in 120 years appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Yankees Quietly Found a Bullpen Weapon in Southpaw

Apr 10, 2026 @ 3:29pm

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The Yankees are getting big results from Brent Headrick, and Statcast data suggests the left-hander’s bullpen breakout could be real. The post Yankees Quietly Found a Bullpen Weapon in Southpaw appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Mariners’ Cal Raleigh ends opening series vs Guardians with dreadful stat line

Mar 29, 2026 @ 11:41pm

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Cal Raleigh’s follow-up to his stellar 2025 campaign in which he finished as the runner-up to Aaron Judge in the AL MVP voting is not off to a flying start. The Seattle Mariners may be coming off an 8-0 win on Sunday night to split their season-opening series against the Cleveland Guardians, but their star […] The post Mariners’ Cal Raleigh ends opening series vs Guardians with dreadful stat line appeared first on ClutchPoints.