MLB Roundup: Week 5
Five weeks of the 2016 MLB season are in the books, and it’s still impossible to say if I — or anyone else, for that matter — knows much more than I did just mere…
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Unveiling MLB’s “Unsung All-Star” Team
One of the things I love most about baseball is that on any given night, anyone can play the role of hero. There aren’t “skill positions” like in football, and there are so many different…
Can Young Phillies Sustain Early Success?
I find this to be a fitting time to be writing about the potential resurgence of the Philadelphia Phillies. After all, they’re playing the St. Louis Cardinals, the team they essentially passed the torch of…
MLB April in Review: Overachievers, Duds, Winning Streaks, and Losing Peaks
April is a few days old now, but what a month it was. The Chicago Cubs had the best record in the National League… aaaand, the Chicago White Sox had the best record in the…
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…
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…