Welcome to The Shapkins Defender, where I inhale your toxic screeds and spit out the fresh oxygen of optimism, like a tree that kind of understands WAR. (Just don’t ask me to explain it.) This time, I really wanted to be writing about projections again. In a previous post, I had talked about projections and…
Welcome to The Shapkins Defender, where I inhale your toxic screeds and spit out the fresh oxygen of optimism, like a tree that kind of understands WAR. (Just don’t ask me to explain it.) Spring training is finally arriving this week. (Well, the part with the stretching and jogging and whatnot. The actual games are…
Welcome to The Shapkins Defender, where I inhale your toxic screeds and spit out the fresh oxygen of optimism, like a tree that kind of understands WAR. (Just don’t ask me to explain it.) Well, the offseason is winding down. The coldest days of the year are now behind us and most of the free…
Welcome to The Shapkins Defender, where I inhale your toxic screeds and spit out the fresh oxygen of optimism, like a tree that kind of understands WAR. (Just don’t ask me to explain it.) By now, you’re surely aware of the Astros sign-stealing scandal and the recent fallout. I don’t want to spend too much…
Welcome to The Shapkins Defender, where I inhale your toxic screeds and spit out the fresh oxygen of optimism, like a tree that kind of understands WAR. (Just don’t ask me to explain it.) Let’s get to it! “Hey, Shapkins Defender. I notice the Blue Jays won’t be taking any players to arbitration this year….
Welcome to The Shapkins Defender, where I inhale your toxic screeds and spit out the fresh oxygen of optimism, like a tree that kind of understands WAR. (Just don’t ask me to explain it.) Since my last piece was super long, I’ll try and keep this one short and sweet, both because it’s still sort…
Welcome to The Shapkins Defender, where I inhale your toxic screeds and spit out the fresh oxygen of optimism, like a tree that kind of understands WAR. (Just don’t ask me to explain it.) This edition is quite a long one. So, I recommend skipping it to spend time with your family and friends. (I’m…
Welcome to The Shapkins Defender, where I inhale your toxic screeds and spit out the fresh oxygen of optimism, like a tree that kind of understands WAR. (Just don’t ask me to explain it.) Let’s get to it! For this edition, I am going to talk about Stealers Wheel. I mean, Wheeler’s deal. I saw…
Welcome to The Shapkins Defender, where I inhale your toxic screeds and spit out the fresh oxygen of optimism, like a tree that kind of understands WAR. (Just don’t ask me to explain it.) Let’s get to it! For this edition, I don’t have a specific argument to parse through. Instead, I want to talk…
Welcome to The Shapkins Defender, where I inhale your toxic screeds and spit out the fresh oxygen of optimism, like a tree that kind of understands WAR. (Just don’t ask me to explain it.) Let’s get to it! Now, I’ve talked about Shapiro’s track record before. But it looks like I’m going to have to…
Welcome to The Shapkins Defender, where I inhale your toxic screeds and spit out the fresh oxygen of optimism, like a tree that kind of understands WAR. (Just don’t ask me to explain it.) For this edition, I take a deeper look at the Derek Fisher trade, much maligned in some circles of Blue Jays…
Welcome to The Shapkins Defender, where I inhale your toxic screeds and spit out the fresh oxygen of optimism, like a tree that kind of understands WAR. (Just don’t ask me to explain it.) For this edition, Mark Shapiro has come out into the light, joining the At The Letters podcast. If you are interested,…
