Melvin, asked about Chapman as MVP candidate, notes there's lots of time left, A's have many contributors, but points to metrics and says, “He’s going to end up being one of those guys, one of those top-flight guys you talk about every year in that conversation.”
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) August 14, 2018- If you believe this, it’s really interesting given how many people will tell you baseball is dying...
The best way I can explain difference in the minors from 1998 to 2018. In 1998, teams wouldn't have promoted Eloy vs.