Stephen Nickrand

2 days ago | baseballhq.com | Stephen Nickrand |Corbin Young |Greg Pyron |Brian Rudd

Crow-Armstrong flashes skills ... With 27 stolen bases in 2024, Pete Crow-Armstrong (OF, CHC) provided his first positive R$. His R$ has shot up to $34 in 2025. How are his skills behind the jump?

6 days ago | baseballhq.com | Stephen Nickrand |Corbin Young |Greg Pyron |Brian Rudd

Welcome back to our F/F Spotlight series for 2025, where we will take a bi-weekly deep dive through mid-August on players whose stats have shown a transformation this season. Our initial spotlight shines on Spencer Torkelson (1B, DET), a hitter who appears to be cashing in on his former top-overall-pick pedigree.

1 month ago | baseballhq.com | Tanner Smith |Stephen Nickrand

We are back with Year Two of Swings & Takes. When we introduced this column last season, we started with the king of contact, Luis Arraez, and diving deep into his swing decisions, and how he has the super power of not whiffing even when he chases. This remained true in 2024, as his swinging strike rate and K% were still by far the best in the league, but as he started chasing even more the quality of his contact dipped further and he became even more one-dimensional.

Jan 16, 2025 | baseballhq.com | Stephen Nickrand

Let's complete our 2024 monthly look back at the starting pitchers who posted the best skills in the prior month.

Sep 7, 2024 | baseballhq.com | Stephen Nickrand

Our last SP Buyers Guide column of the regular season will point you towards early 2025 targets. Here are 25 starting pitchers that have a good shot at providing profit in 2025, including some prospects who could make a positive impact in 2025.  AMERICAN LEAGUEShane Baz (RHP, TAM) has been brought along carefully in his first season back from Tommy John surgery.