Greetings From Clearwater - April 24

Revel in my disappointment in Gauntlett Eldemire in this week’s Phillies hitting prospects update. Greetings From Clearwater

James McDonald, Professional Hitter

This week’s Research Mailbag addresses Hall of Famers being picked in later rounds of the Rule 4 draft, home team winning percentage when there’s extra baseball, and oddities from Matt Cain’s one-hitter against Pittsburgh last Friday.

Upcoming Baseball Prospectus Events

Quick reminder that I have a chat over at Baseball Prospectus this Tuesday at 1 p.m. EST. Feel free to submit questions early (especially if they’re research questions, so I can prepare in advance).

Also, in less than three weeks I’ll be at Tropicana Field for the Baseball Prospectus ballpark event. Joe Hamrahi posted details for the May 5 event right here

Research Mailbag

This week’s Research Mailbag is up and ready for your eyeballs over at Baseball Prospectus. In this episode, we explore matchups between pitchers with long surnames, Cy Young winners who improved in the season after winning the award, and the best major-league performers for each of the top 50 draft slots.

Greetings From Dunedin

The debut of my weekly rundown of Toronto Blue Jays prospects, Greetings From Dunedin, debuted at Drunk Jays Fans this afternoon.