Ace of the Boston Red Sox – Rick Porcello?
What is going on with the Boston Red Sox’s $217 million free-agent starting pitcher? Actually, nothing is wrong. It just so happens that right now, he doesn’t even look like the staff ace. Enter Rick…
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Free agent steal of the offseason: Jordan Zimmermann? Believe it
I’m willing to bet that more than half of the people that had an opinion about the Detroit Tigers signing Jordan Zimmermann this offseason did not look at the investment favorably. Those skeptics better do…
Baseball Blog: Week 3
Three weeks of the baseball season are in the books, and basically we still know nothing. Well, almost nothing. If there’s one thing (I think) I’ve learned, it’s that it’s easier to denigrate teams in…
Baltimore Orioles’ Trade of Jake Arrieta May Top the Infamous Glenn Davis Debacle
It seemed pretty innocent at the time. The Baltimore Orioles had given up on a once-promising but often-mercurial pitcher in Jake Arrieta. They wanted reinforcements for a playoff run, so they shipped Arrieta and reliever…
MLB Divisional Power Rankings: AL West Fading
It’s not logical to jump to conclusions on April 20 about any teams in baseball. However, even just a few weeks into the 2016 season, it’s becoming evident that several divisions are not up to…
Baseball Blog: 2 Weeks Down, 24 Still to Go
Have we really learned any more in the baseball season’s second week than we did on the first? You can essentially set your watch to a team that starts out scorching taking a mild step…
Ranking All 30 MLB Announcing Teams
This is not an easy task. It’s not a fair task. But it is a rather fun one. Being a subscriber to MLB TV for several years now, I have had the pleasure — sometimes,…
Being Last Unbeaten Team in Baseball Has Bode Well for Teams in Recent Years
It’s likely that fans everywhere are pooh-poohing the Baltimore Orioles’ 7-0 start — maybe even fans in Charm City. But don’t ignore recent history, which has suggested that a hot start may very well lead…
An Advanced Beginner’s Guide to MLB’s First Week
A week (plus a day, if you want to get technical) of Major League Baseball’s 2016 season is in the books. What did we learn? Well, nothing in the grand scheme of things, because it’s…
In a Pinch, Cardinals Prove Magic Isn’t Gone
Yes, they were playing the hapless Atlanta Braves. But the St. Louis Cardinals did something last night no team in MLB history had ever done. With three pinch-hit home runs, the Cardinals notched their first…