Monday, February 11, 2013
For a baseball fan, this is one of the best days of the year. It’s a day that only takes three words to summarize: pitchers and catchers. As teams begin to filter on to the fields of Florida and Arizona, there is a feeling of hope. Every organization, even the ones we all “know” will fail have dreams of becoming that surprise team. They will all point to the Orioles and A’s of 2012 and say ... Read More
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
In a division that contains the defending World Series champion and the defending spending champion, the San Diego Padres have had a quiet offseason. That is usually the case in San Diego as the franchise is rarely a player in the free agent market and usually find pitchers willing to come to Petco to resurrect their career in the best pitcher park in the league. But, it is a bit unusual this ... Read More
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 01:20 PM.
It was only a matter of time before the next big story broke about performance enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball. There was always going to be another BALCO-type discovery. Steroids and HGH were only the beginning. Today, The Miami New Times broke the story that everyone had hoped not to see, but knew was coming. BALCO East is located in a facility called Biogenesis, an anti-aging clinic ... Read More
Friday, January 25, 2013
Kirk Gibson gave baseball fans one of the most everlasting moments in the game’s rich history. The image of him limping to the plate during game one of the 1988 World Series is one of those moments where fans remember exactly where they were when it happened. The swing, Dennis Eckersley’s incredulous look as the ball sailed over the fence, the limp, the fist pump, and Tommy Lasorda jumping out of the dugout ... Read More
Thursday, January 24, 2013
After years of speculation and one blocked trade, Justin Upton is no longer a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 25 year old outfielder was traded along with third baseman Chris Johnson to the Atlanta Braves for third baseman/outfielder Martin Prado, 23 year old starting pitcher Randall Delgado, and three prospects: shortstop Nick Ahmed, pitcher Zeke Spruill, and first baseman Brandon ... Read More
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
With the Spring Training mere weeks away, teams are starting to fill out their rosters, gather some organizational depth, and set up some spring position battles. The next few weeks are also a time when many teams are searching for value and signing players to low risk deals and inviting them to Major League camp. While Michael Bourn and Kyle Lohse continue to play the waiting game, ... Read More
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
One of the more surprising actions from the early hot stove season was when Rafael Soriano opted out of his contract with the Yankees that would’ve paid him $14 million for the 2013 season. Soriano was coming off of an excellent season for the Yankees as he ably filled the closer role for the Yankees when Mariano Rivera was lost for the year. That part of it made sense as Soriano would’ve returned ... Read More
Monday, January 14, 2013
Usually, the market for starting pitchers is one that develops rather quickly. With a scarcity of quality, reliable arms, teams will often strike quickly to acquire a high end starter. Many deals tend to be overvalued, but the basic rules of supply and demand dictate this type of spending. This offseason has really been quite similar. Zack Greinke, a name brand without an ace resume, got paid the ... Read More
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Scott Boras is the best agent of all-time. While he is much maligned in most circles, he is the number one agent in terms of maximizing his client’s value. Every winter seems incomplete until we can say that Boras hoodwinked another team into overpaying for one of his players. We are still waiting for it this winter as two of Boras’ clients are still waiting to find ... Read More
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
There is nothing ever simple when it comes to the New York Mets. The organization has a habit of making something that should be very good into something that can uncomfortable and, at times, classless. It is a characteristic that is established by the ownership group as Fred and Jeff Wilpon continue to deny that the Mets are operating like a small market club in the League’s biggest market. ... Read More
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
During the Winter Meetings in Nashville, there was quite a buzz over a proposed three team deal that involved the Indians and Diamondbacks. The deal never came to fruition in Nashville, but a week later finally saw a three team deal struck. The Cincinnati Reds brought it all together as their willingness to part with Didi Gregorius, their young 22 year old shortstop. They are willing because of the presence ... Read More
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
(Nashville, Tennessee)-- The Washington Nationals likely arrived a year too early in 2012. Many expected them to compete for a Wild Card, but nobody picked them to win 98 games and win the division by four games. Last season was supposed to be the developmental year where the young pitchers got acclimated to meaningful late season games. It was supposed to be the year that Stephen Strasburg can ... Read More
(Nashville, Tennessee)--One of the biggest shifts in the landscape of Major League Baseball occurred during the early part of the season when the Guggenheim Group completed their purchase of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers were under the shroud of uncertainty during Frank McCourt’s final years as owner. Payroll was being cut; the Dodgers were no longer one of the most premier franchise ... Read More
(Nashville, Tennessee)--Last season was the first of Dan Haren’s career that he failed to pitch over 200 innings. The 32 year old right hander is coming off of the worst season of his 10 year career. Haren dealt with back and hip issues for most of the season which limited him to just 176.2 innings over his 30 starts. He allowed a career high 9.7 hits per nine innings and a career worst 4.33 ... Read More
Monday, December 3, 2012
(Nashville, Tennessee) Heaven for pitchers isn’t in Iowa. Pitching heaven is in San Diego. Aside from nearly perfect weather, Petco Park is the ideal place for a pitcher to put his career back on track or to hang on. Jason Marquis was just the latest example of that after starting the 2012 season with the Minnesota Twins. Marquis’ stuff at age 33 just didn’t translate to the American League ... Read More
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