Nick HillMar 3, 20195 min readMarcus Stroman Gets His Veteran PresentsThis week, the Toronto Blue Jays signed a pair of 34-year-old pitchers in Bud Norris and Clay Buchholz. Both veterans received $3M deals,...
Nick HillFeb 17, 20195 min readMarcus Stroman Does Not Abide Marcus Stroman has a chip on his shoulder and he wears it proudly; a self-righteous struggle against perceived inferiority is his ethos....
Radio ScoutsFeb 4, 201925 min readOrganizational Review: Top 50 Blue Jays ProspectsThe five of us (Nick, Michael, Andrew, Alan, and John) ranked our top ~40 Blue Jays prospects to put together this aggregate top 50 list....
Nick HillJan 26, 20195 min readStat Scouting the Minors: Z-Scores for Pitchers (AA and AAA)A few days ago, I shared my list for pitchers from advanced Rookie leagues to High A ball, and this week I'll discuss the AA and AAA...
Nick HillJan 19, 20196 min readStat Scouting the Minors: Z-Scores for Pitchers (Rookie to A+)It's a bummer that KATOH won't be available to the public anymore, since detailed information about its calculation never left the...
Michael PaulJan 15, 20198 min readIntroducing DRC+ and Using It to Evaluate the 2018 Blue JayswRC+, which I went over thoroughly in my previous article, has become the benchmark overall batting statistic. Because new data comes to...
Daniel LabudeJan 15, 20195 min readGet to Know: 5 Breakout CandidatesEach season, fans of every organization around baseball attempt to pinpoint the next breakout superstar. In most cases, this is usually...
Nick HillJan 12, 20193 min readStat Scouting the Minors: Z-Scores for Rookie (Advanced) HittersToronto traded (dumped might be a more accurate word) Russell for a pair of low-value prospects today. One of them, Ronny Brito, played...
Nick HillJan 7, 20195 min readStat Scouting the Vladors: Z-Scores for AA and AAA HittersI've now presented Z-score spreadsheets for hitting prospects in Low-A, full season A ball, and High-A. You can think of the scores as a...
Nick HillJan 5, 20194 min readStat Scouting the Minors: Z-Scores for High-A HittersI've now presented Z-score spreadsheets for hitting prospects in Low-A and full season A ball. You can think of the scores as a very...