SPECULATOR: 2018 Snap judgments (batters)
Apr 10 2018
The temptation is overwhelming.
We are all itching to (over-)react to what’s happened over the first two weeks of the season. Exercising excruciating patience, a staple mantra here over the years, is the prudent thing to do. But if you must scratch that itch, the Speculator is the space for you.
Our disclaimer at the bottom of this page means we aren’t constrained by issues like the legitimacy of underlying sample sizes. Of course, we can’t completely disregard our numbers-based approach, but we do have some more leeway as we project ahead, especially when the early returns align with our preseason outlooks.
So this week (batters) and next (pitchers), we’ll take a look at some surprising early performances, and ask ourselves the...
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