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Author: James Cleary

Baseball Mailbag Column 

Cleary Mailbag: Why Pat Bailey wasn’t retained as an assistant at OSU

Plus questions about MLB Draft, last season's cancellations, and more

August 7, 2020October 11, 20208 months ago James Cleary featured, recent

James Cleary addresses some offseason changes in his first mailbag column, which touches on Pac-12 players in MLB, and more.

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Baseball Olympic Sports 

MLB Announcement Changes Landscape of College Baseball

The pro baseball league has dramatically reduced the 2020 draft from previous seasons

May 9, 2020January 22, 202111 months ago James Cleary MLB Draft, show

MLB announced that the 2020 MLB draft would consist of only five rounds instead of the normal 40.

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Baseball Olympic Sports 

Cleary: Making Sense of a Lost Baseball Season

With extended eligibility, next season figures to be much different

April 9, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago James Cleary COVID-19, show

With the announcement of no college baseball season in 2020, the flood gates opened to new questions.

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Cleary: 2020 Pac-12 Baseball Predictions

You can't beat the prognostications of the Pac-12 CoachesYou can't beat the prognostications of the Pac-12 Coaches Poll—or can you? Poll—or can you?

February 18, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago James Cleary show

he Pac-12 baseball teams all opened their seasons just a few days ago on Valentine’s Day. It’s a long journey,

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2020 Pac-12 Baseball Preview: Utah Utes

Preseason Snapshots: Offense, Defense, Pitching, and Overall Outlook

February 17, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago James Cleary show

This is the sixth and final installment of our Pac-12 team preseason baseball previews for 2020.

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2020 Pac-12 Baseball Preview: UW & WSU

Preseason Snapshots: Offense, Defense, Pitching, and Overall Outlook

February 17, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago James Cleary show

This is the fifth installment of our Pac-12 team preseason baseball previews for 2020.

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2020 Pac-12 Baseball Preview: Oregon & OSU

Preseason Snapshot: Offense, Defense, Pitching, and Overall Outlook

February 11, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago James Cleary show

In this fourth installment of our Pac-12 preseason baseball previews, I examine the 2020 prospects of the two Oregon schools,

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Baseball Olympic Sports 

2020 Pac-12 Baseball Preview: USC & UCLA

Preseason Snapshot: Offense, Defense, Pitching, and Overall Outlook

February 7, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago James Cleary show

In this third installment of our Pac-12 preseason baseball previews, I examine the 2020 prospects of the two Los Angeles schools.

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2020 Pac-12 Baseball Preview: Cal & Stanford

Preseason Snapshot: Offense, Defense, Pitching, and Overall Outlook

January 27, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago James Cleary California, show, Stanford

The 2020 prospects of the two Bay Area schools, California and Stanford.

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2020 Pac-12 Baseball Preview: Arizona & ASU

Preseason Snapshot: Offense, Defense, Pitching, and Overall Outlook

January 18, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago James Cleary show

In this first installment of our Pac-12 preseason baseball previews, I examine the 2020 prospects of the two desert schools, Arizona and Arizona State.

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Cleary: The Pac-12 is the SEC of Baseball

Diamond Dominance: How the Conference of Champions Measures up

January 14, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago James Cleary show

Pac-12’s winning percentage in baseball tops that of the SEC, having won a whopping 40% of the time.

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