David Reiffer

MLB Trade Deadline | The Michael Bourn Proximity

by David Reiffer July 31, 2011
The Bourn Proximity
No this isn’t the latest Robert Ludlum-inspired thriller novel or Matt Damon popcorn movie. Another trade deadline deal has gone through and it sends Houston Astros OF Michael Bourn to the Atlanta Braves for OF Jordan Schafer and three minor league prospects: Brett Oberholtzer, Paul Clemens, Juan Abreu. Lets break this down and figure out how each team did!
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Touch’em All: Top MLB Northwest League Pitching Prospects

by David Reiffer July 31, 2011

Touch’em All:  Top MLB Northwest League Pitching Prospects

So here we are at mid-season now and the Northwest League Short Season is underway. That said, the Baseball Instinct team is jumping in to profile some of the best performances so far and possibly give you a hint of what is to come with these young ballplayers. Keep in mind that these are players at the very beginning of their professional careers and that this is a top performers list and not a top prospects list. So let’s GO!

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Touch’em All: Top MLB NWL Hitting Prospects

by David Reiffer July 24, 2011

Touch’em All:  Top MLB Northwest League Hitting Prospects

So here we are at mid-season now and the Northwest League Short Season is underway.  That said, the Baseball Instinct team is jumping in to profile some of the best performances so far and possibly give you a hint of what is to come with these young ballplayers.  Keep in mind that these are players at the very beginning of their professional careers and that this is a top performers list and not a top prospects list.   So let’s GO!

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Reds | 1B Joey Votto continues monster season

by David Reiffer August 26, 2010

Cincinnatti Reds 1B Joey Votto hit homeruns #30 and #31 today against San Francisco.  Joey killed it in a 12-inning game today, going 4 for 7 with 4 RBI.

Our Instinct:  Along with setting a personal single season homerun mark, Votto will mostly like top 100 RBI for the first time in his career too.  Hitting .323, Votto could be close to challenging Pujols as the top option at 1B in major league baseball.

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Our Instinct: Mailbag Edition

by David Reiffer August 23, 2010

Welcome to a new feature at Baseball Instinct!  Enjoying our news coverage and feature articles?  On every BI news item we post, we have a section called Our Instinct, where we offer fantasy advice or crunch numbers for you or even make predictions.  Well this an opportunity for you to get customized coverage from our BI staff.  Want expert analysis on any player of your choosing?  We do that!  Need a favorite farm player broken down for you?  Projections?  Fantasy advice?  The Baseball Instinct staff is at your service.

Just send in your questions to mailbag@baseballinstinct.com here.  And keep checking back.  Your questions and the Our Instinct answers will be on the front page.

Sincerely,

Baseball Instinct staff

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Brewers | 3B Casey McGehee helps Brew Crew against Padres

by David Reiffer August 21, 2010

Milwaukee Brewers 3B Casey McGehee drilled his 20th homerun of the season Friday night against San Diego.  Plus, he went 2 for 4 with 4 RBI.

Our Instinct:  Anyone who thought Casey’s 2009 performance was a fluke, probably were only paying attention during his dismal showings in June in July where he only batted .223 and .266 with a total of only 5 HR and 17 RBI those two months.  Well, Casey is back now and lighting up August big time, hitting a terrific .368 and raising his season BA 15 points to a respectable .287.  By the season’s end, we could see McGehee at around 25-30 long balls and 100 RBI.  Not bad.

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Mariners | SP Felix Hernandez blanks Yanks

by David Reiffer August 21, 2010

Seattle Mariners SP Felix Hernandez keeps his hot streak going by shutting out the New York Yankees for 8 innings, giving up 4 hits and striking out 11 hitters.

Our Instinct:  Hernandez has been terrorizing opposing hitters lately with a 1.67 ERA in his last ten starts.  Illustrating the lack of Mariner offensive support, in those ten games, he’s had a 3-5 win/loss record.  Ouch.

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Tigers | SP Armando Galarraga still owns Cleveland

by David Reiffer August 21, 2010

Detroit Tigers SP Armando Galarraga, months after his near-perfect game against the Indians, came up with another gem against the tribe on Friday night.  Armando shut them down with 7 innings of scoreless ball, giving up only 3 hits and striking out 8 hitters.

Our Instinct:  Since the June day where Jim Joyce’s blown call ended Galarraga’s bid for a perfect game,  the Tiger pitcher has struggled mightily with an ERA over 5.00.  Don’t read too much into this stellar outing, looks like Armando just has Cleveland’s number.

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Rays | 3B Evan Longoria explodes for 3 extra base hits

by David Reiffer August 19, 2010

Tampa Bay Rays 3B Evan Longoria help upend the Texas Rangers today, going 3 for 4 with a homerun, two doubles, and 4 RBI.

Our Instinct:  Longoria is heating up.  In the last 3 games, Evan went 7 for 12 with 8 RBI.  His power numbers this year won’t compare to last season, but his all around game is improving.  He has already set a new personal stolen base mark (15) and his OBP (.375) and BA (.293), if maintained, will be new marks for him in his young stellar career.

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Padres | 1B Adrian Gonzalez carries San Diego against Cubs

by David Reiffer August 19, 2010

San Diego Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez went 2 for 2 today in the 5-1 win against the Chicago Cubs.  He also scored 3 runs, hit a homer, and walked 3 times.

Our Instinct:  Gonzalez is quietly have a very nice season.  Today’s homerun (23) brings him into a 4-way tie for 9th place in NL HR standings and the resulting RBI (76) ties him for ninth in that category.  If San Diego can keep their lead in the NL West, Gonzo will be a reason it happened.

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