Bernie Pleskoff
Forbes
Phoenix, AZ, United States
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Vlad Guerrero Jr. Wins 2023 T-Mobile Home Run Derby
A very competitive field of eight sluggers began the evening with a chance to win $1 million in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby. → Read More
Powerful New York Mets’ Catcher Francisco Alvarez Is On Fast Track To Stardom
New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez has the type of impactful power that changes games with one swing. → Read More
Cleveland Guardians Need Slugging Version Of Oscar Gonzalez To Return
The Cleveland Guardians are hoping Oscar Gonzalez can once again find his hitting mechanics and add some power to their big league lineup. → Read More
Prospect Bobby Witt Jr. Should Add Power And Spark To The Kansas City Royals’ 2022 Lineup
Top Kansas City Royals prospect Bobby Witt Jr. should make his debut this coming season for the Royals. → Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers Lefty Julio Urias Is Having A Brilliant Season
Following the injury to starter Clayton Kershaw, 20-game winning left-hander Julio Urias is filling a starting pitching void for the Los Angeles Dodgers. → Read More
Bernie on the Scene: AL East Analysis & Predictions
Bernie Pleskoff analyzes each team in the AL East with grades for each player and predictions for the division. Will the Yankees run away with it? → Read More
Bernie on the Scene: Major League Baseball is at War
Bernie Pleskoff analyzes the brewing confrontation between owners and players and what it means for the future of baseball. → Read More
Charismatic Juan Soto Provides Explosive Offense To The Washington Nationals
The loss of Anthony Rendon to the Los Angeles Angels means Juan Soto will have an even bigger role providing offense for the Washington Nationals → Read More
Cactus League Luncheon Celebrates Baseball And Helps Illustrate The Economic Impact Of Spring Training
Spring Training was celebrated at the annual Cactus League Luncheon. The great Vic Scully and others were inducted to the League's Hall of Fame. → Read More
Another Rocky Road Awaits The Pittsburgh Pirates
Leadership changes may not be enough to keep the Pittsburgh Pirates from another tough season. → Read More
Usually Consistent St. Louis Cardinals May Be Looking Up In The Standings This Season
The reward could be a similar season of blended roster chemistry that has worked for St. Louis in the past. → Read More
Money Matters: Cleveland Indians Plan Another Reduced Payroll
Cleveland Indians fans are critical regarding another season of reduced player payroll → Read More
Prospect Pitchers From The Dodgers May Be What The Red Sox Need In Any Trade For Mookie Betts
Young, controllable starting pitching might just pry Mookie Betts from the Red Sox to the Dodgers → Read More
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What Are The Standards For Election To The National Baseball Hall Of Fame?
The National Baseball Hall Of Fame loses credibility without specific criteria and standards for election. → Read More
Pleskoff Scouting Report
TEAM: Los Angeles Dodgers AGE: 21 POSITION: OF BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-foot-1 WEIGHT: 195 lbs. ACQUIRED: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent in 2015 after Diaz defected from Cuba. ***** STRENGTHS Diaz has several better-than-average tools. He projects to hit for a very solid batting average, he runs […] → Read More
Breaking Down Strategies Used In Diamondbacks-Dodgers Series
Playoff baseball really is much different than it has ever been before. We are experiencing a change in postseason planning and execution on the part of baseball executives and front offices. STRATEGY: PLANNING THE POSTSEASON ROSTER The biggest difference in postseason planning may well be metrics. Teams now have so much data and information at […] → Read More
Diamondbacks set up well for rest of October and beyond
It seems like an eternity since Tony La Russa and Dave Stewart were staffing the baseball operations offices at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks. In reality, it was just last season. Following a “perfect storm” of questionable decisions, roster-altering injuries and just plain bad luck, the Diamondbacks sunk to fifth place in the […] → Read More
Pleskoff Scouting Report
TEAM: Baltimore Orioles AGE: 22 POSITION: OF BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-foot-1 WEIGHT: 195 lbs. ACQUIRED: The Baltimore Orioles chose Hays in the third round of the 2016 First Year Player Draft out of Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida. He was called to the parent Orioles as a September roster addition. He made his […] → Read More
Pleskoff Scouting Report
TEAM: New York Yankees AGE: 23 POSITION: Pitcher BATSS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-foot-7 WEIGHT: 250 pounds ACQUIRED: The New York Yankees signed Acevedo as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2012. ***** STRENGTHS One has to begin any discussion of Acevedo with his imposing size. He is big, strong and […] → Read More