The Rockies finished off a sweep of the Padres yesterday and hold MLB's longest active win streak at seven games. It's their best stretch in five years and has pulled them back ahead of the Marlins at the bottom of the National League.
Colorado is still 13 games below .500, though, leaving them without realistic postseason aspirations. Other teams will call on some of their veteran players throughout the summer. At the top of the list of interesting trade candidates is Ryan McMahon, whose early-season performance should get him some consideration for the first All-Star nod of his career.
McMahon has been a productive player for a few years. He's a plus defender at third base who'll top 20 home runs on an annual basis. While he strikes out a fair amount, he draws enough walks to keep a respectable on-base percentage. After adjusting for his home park, McMahon has been a slightly below-average hitter who provides plenty of defensive value -- a good everyday infielder who's a little shy of being a star.
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Locking articles behind paywalls now? I thought this site was always going to be “free”? Sad.
This is an article for subscribers there are generally 3 to 4 every week, but there is plenty of content on the site that is free for anyone and that has not changed.
Asking for donations on your Youtube channel? Sad.
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It costs money to run free things so if you don’t want a subscription then start clicking on some ads.
You should never log in or comment again out of protest. Crybaby.
Why is it sad? This is a business. Businesses charge money for their services. Do you think their writers should research & write simply to make you happy?
Exactly. And this isn’t a new service. They’ve been producing subscriber-exclusive articles for well over a year now. They were just sent via email, rather than posted on the website
Good article, worth the subscription. I thumb my nose at the cheap whiners in here.
That annoys the crap out of me. Just pay or don’t pay. I pay for FG & PFF, and will eventually pay for this. I get paid for my services and expertise, so I have no problem seeing others getting paid for their’s.
I’d like to see McMahon land a big contract, only to see how much the Rox are paying Arenado, Bryant & McMahon to play 3rd for them.
And how much money is McMahon’s agent giving MLBTR to write this player-friendly puff piece and help him get a better contract? There is no transaction news or rumor here. It’s just some stats regurgitated from publicly available sites to say “hey, my guy is good, let me try and get him an extension or more arb money.”
Just like the recent infusion of ad posts here, a shameless attempt to get dough. And yet another weak attempt by MLBTR to be like Fangraphs. Plus, why on earth would you pay for this feeble stab at regurgitating numbers and disguising it as statistical analysis when Fangraphs does it better AND for free?
Stay in your line: you’re a transactions site, not a stats site. There is nothing novel about “ohhhh so-and-so is good, here are some stats I found that anyone would see if they check is page on Statcast.”
Stop this nonsense.
You first.