NEWSLETTER
It has been quite a 24 hours. Whew. I did manage to watch the first episode of ‘The Mandalorian’ last night, though, and it was definitely as good as people were saying. It feels very much “in the Star Wars world,” so that’s key. Very high production value for a TV show, interesting characters, and lots of questions so far. I’m hooked. I expected to be, but yeah, I’m very hooked. (A reminder that you can sign up here for a free trial of Disney+ to watch stuff like that – and signing up supports BN via a commission, too, so thanks for that!)
I took a deeper look at what the hiring of Ben Cherington means for him, the Pirates and their fans: https://t.co/9YqlY4p96j
— Jason Mackey (@JMackeyPG) November 15, 2019
Pirates/Cherington now need to hire a manager. That process had been paused. Word is at least Derek Shelton and Mark Kotsay had excellent interviews in Pitts and many holdover execs were part of process. Of course, Cherington is free to pick someone who hadn’t been a candidate.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 15, 2019
Going through some '19 Cubs stuff today and feels like as good a time as any to remind that…
Kris Bryant had an .887 OPS with RISP, a .955 OPS with RISP/2-outs and a .965 OPS with a 153 wRC+ in high-leverage situations.
Carry on.
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) November 15, 2019
Cubs LHP prospect Jack Patterson tore it up after not being assigned out of ST. He’s got a good story and he’s a big name as the Cubs look to finally develop pitching. https://t.co/C9TWhZ4Gr1
— Evan Altman (@DEvanAltman) November 16, 2019
Fun weekend reading:
*K's-up again! 14 years in a row!
*Almost 19,000 shifts on RH hitters!
*4-man OFs: Not working!
*Fastball counts: No such thing anymore!
*47 guys played 5 different positions!
So let's revisit the 10 Nos. That Defined Baseball in 2019https://t.co/tZTBPPFpL1— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) November 16, 2019
