How I Spent My Baseball Vacation: OOTP
I went to one of the last Spring Training games played this past March. My birthday is in March and every year, my birthday present […]
Scott Delp
The Astros…
The Astros. That’s all you really have to say now and everyone knows what you mean. At the same time, everyone seems to be using […]
Who Should Be in Charge of Player Development?
Who should be in charge of player development? Unfortunately, that is a serious question. In the past several seasons, a number of MLB teams have […]
Thinking About The Game: MLB Rosters Expand in 2020, But Not Enough
MLB teams will have one more active player on their rosters in 2020 as there will now be 26-man rosters allowed during the regular season. […]
Let’s Just Celebrate the World Series Please!
Meg Rowley wrote a story over at Fangraphs the day after the World Series ended. Early in that article she stated that part of covering […]
Thank You, Mr. Matruder
Though I haven’t really checked on him in over 50 years, I would guess that Mr. Matruder is long gone by now. Even though I […]
Prospect Faceoff: Wander Franco vs. Nolan Gorman
Is a player’s mind one of the next areas where teams can seek an edge? It’s fun to be able to spend the summer watching […]
Thinking About The Game: Solving the DH Issue
The goal of this column is to look at issues in the game from another point of view than what we see most everywhere else. […]
Thinking About The Game: Are We Looking at the Minor League Pay Issue in the Right Context?
Minor League Baseball players do not make much money. There is no denying that fact. In the last several years, more and more people have […]
Thinking About The Game: Unintended Consequences
We here at Prospects1500 are committed to covering the minor leagues. Our interest in prospects, however, grew out of a love of the game of […]