This is the latest installment of our regular series covering the Braves’ season from Baseball Reference’s 2020 MLB Simulated League (powered by Out of the Park 21). Each post recaps the previous “week” of games, with each week consisting of 10 games. All stats and results from BR’s simulated league can be found at Baseball-Reference.
For those of you still skeptical of MLB’s plan from earlier this week that features a 2020 season in empty Arizona stadiums, don’t worry… there’s another proposal in the works, per Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY. According to Nightengale’s write-up on Friday morning, a high ranking MLB official relayed to USA TODAY Sports that the league’s
Since the 2020 MLB regular season is on hold for reasons we are all plenty aware of, the great folks at Baseball-Reference have been simulating the season since Opening Day on March 26. Using Out of the Park Baseball 21 — a full-featured simulator — BR has constructed player pages, standings, and daily scores for
I realize at a time when the world as we know it has been turned upside down, the realization that a 36-year-old ballplayer — who has made almost $120 million during his career — potentially not able to reach a historic milestone could perhaps be a rather tone-deaf topic. But, with no baseball games these
Back on March 31, we here at SportsTalkATL asked you guys to answer several polls regarding potential outcomes for the 2020 MLB season — you know, since no one knows whether or not there will be one. In total, we featured six polls, and I have to admit the results were a lot more optimistic
At the time of this writing — Friday afternoon — in a COVID-19-less world the Braves would be gearing up for its 7:20 p.m. (EST) first pitch against the Marlins in Atlanta, and in just a couple of hours Braves Live would air on FOX SportsSouth, just like it has for so many seasons now.
We often analyze the improvements of players by looking at numbers across various seasons, as they are constantly evolving every year. Maybe a hitter improves his approach and exercises more patience at the plate, resulting in a jump in his walk-rate; or a starting pitcher increases the spin on his fastball and starts generating more
There are the inspirational rags-to-riches stories, and then there’s the adventure of Evan Gattis, whose tale maybe didn’t quite reach the highest of peaks, but is one that ranks high on the list in terms of baseball’s most unique. The fact that he even played in the majors was an accomplishment alone. There were plans
While none of us know what to expect in the coming weeks or months ahead, the situation regarding the current coronavirus pandemic has worsened lately. As of 3 PM (EST) on Tuesday, COVID-19 continues its spread all over the world, as there are now over 800,000 cases worldwide and 40,000 deaths. Late last week, MLB
Say what you want about the Worldwide Leader in Sports and its coverage of MLB the last several years, but ESPN has now put together an impressive series during this COVID-19 pandemic. As part of “MLB Encore Tuesdays,” ESPN will begin airing classic baseball games every Tuesday through most of April, starting tonight. Also, ESPN+
