There’s rumblings that Aroldis Chapman will be in the rotation. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard this. In fact, I think every year since Aroldis costumed himself as a giant cigar and smuggled himself in a humidor out of Cuba, there’s been rumblings that he will be in the rotation. Just yesterday, I ran […]
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Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America 2012 (23) | 2011 (12) | 2010 (21) | 2009 (23) | 2008 (6) 2012 Affiliate Records MLB: [86-76] NL West AAA: [80-64] Pacific Coast League – Albuquerque AA: [73-65] Southern League – Chattanooga A+: [68-72] California League – Rancho Cucamonga A: [67-73] Midwest League – Great Lakes Arizona […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?When Scott, our prospect writer, gave out his awards for 2012, he gave Oscar Taveras the minor league break-out hitter award, saying this in September, “Taveras spent the entire year at Double-A Springfield after skipping the High-A level over the off-season. The 20-year-old is being touted as the best pure hitter in the minors after […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Jaime Garcia is questionable for the start of the season, Lance Lynn might not be in the rotation after his extended turd-flinging, Lohse is gone, the Cardinals coaching staff can make any fifth starter an ace… These are just some of the reasons why Shelby Miller should be in the Cardinals 2013 rotation. The final […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Here is a look at the value of second basemen over the past season in OPS fantasy leagues. This is not meant to be a ranking so much as adding a lens to illustrate their relative value with OPS as a component. They are listed from highest to lowest OPS. Note that I only included […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America 2012 (24) | 2011 (20) | 2010 (25) | 2009 (17) | 2008 (28) 2012 Affiliate Records MLB: [77-88] NL East AAA: [67-76] International League — Buffalo (PCL Las Vegas beginning 2013) AA: [68-74] Eastern League — Binghamton A+: [83-52] Florida State League — St. Lucie A: [69-67] South […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?His career as defensive replacement is cemented with his pre-game ritual of long-toss from foul pole to foul pole. Rob Neyer (Member him? I think he used to write for ESPN.) suggested Trevor Bauer could even make the Guinness Book of World Records if he could motivate one of those lazy Guinness record keepers off […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?As of right now, Dan Straily is in the 2013 Oakland rotation. That is what I’m going off of for this post. So, if you’re coming from Google in three months wondering if Straily will be in the rotation, the answer is “I don’t know, but in November he was.” For more information on the […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Here’s what I said in August of last year about Mike Olt, “Don’t you love when New Yorkers say the expression, “I got your _____ right here!” Coming out of the right taxi driver’s mouth, it’s like a cello being played by Yo-Yo Ma. Sometimes it can get confusing when you are actually trying to […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America 2012 (25) | 2011 (30) | 2010 (14) | 2009 (10) | 2008 (21) 2012 Affiliate Records MLB: [83-79] NL Central AAA: [67-77] Pacific Coast League — Nashville AA: [65-74] Southern League — Huntsville A+: [63-72] Florida State League — Brevard County A: [78-61] Midwest League — Wisconsin Arizona […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?I went into TurboTax and entered the Marlins $100 million payroll going into last season, subtracted Jose Reyes, Hanley, Josh Johnson, Buehrle, Bonifacio, Buck, Infante, Gaby, Anibal, Heath Bell and Ozzie Guillen’s salary, then I added in Gorkys, Ruggiano, Giancarlo, Wade LeBlanc, Eovaldi, Jacob Turner, Adeiny Hechavarria and Yunel’s salary and it says the Marlins […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?I was introduced to Major League baseball, like millions of my generation, by my dad, an inveterate fan of the New York Giants. Time upon end, I heard wondrous tales of the 1951 miracle pennant chase with the hated Bums of Brooklyn, beating them in the playoffs with the three run homer hit by Bobby […]
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