0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/8/2013
This part of the winter sucks. It's generally too early for free agents to be signed or trades to be made and we're left with a bunch of half-rumors and contract extensions. For example, David DeJesus re-upping in Tampa, or Martin Perez solidifying his presence in Texas. We're also getting into awards season, and MLB […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/7/2013
The Texas Rangers and starting pitcher Martin Perez have agreed to a
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y4KSipdyGsA George Brett is a bad dude. The Hall of Famer and former Kansas City Royals third baseman was getting hounded by an autograph seeker at Kansas City International Airport. After giving the fan the autograph, Brett said that if he ever saw the fan again (who had asked Brett for his autograph 35 times […]
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The Pirates were surprise contenders in 2013, due in large part to a young core of players that had a solid supporting cast of veterans. GM Neal Huntington didn't break the bank on any of his signings last winter, picking up complementary pieces like Russell Martin, Francisco Liriano, and Mark Melancon. Sure enough, nearly everything […]
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MLB announced the winners of the 2013 Silver Slugger Awards on Wednesday night, and the results were about as expected. American League C: Joe Mauer 1B: Chris Davis 2B: Robinson Cano SS: JJ Hardy 3B: Miguel Cabrera OF: Torii Hunter OF: Adam Jones OF: Mike Trout DH: David Ortiz National League C: Yadier Molina 1B: […]
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The Chicago Cubs will be hiring San Diego Padres bench coach Rick Renteria as their next manager, according to multiple reports. The 51-year old Renteria has been the Padres' bench coach since 2011, and managed in the Marlins' and Padres' minor league systems nearly continuously from 1998 to 2007. Right from the getgo, the bilingual […]
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Following an 81-81 2012, the Arizona Diamondbacks retooled for 2013. They dumped outfielders Chris Young and Justin Upton, got rid of talented prospect Trevor Bauer, added scrappy veterans like Cody Ross, and increased payroll by $10 million. All of that resulted in…81 wins. Oh. All joking aside, Arizona is in good shape this winter […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/6/2013
The 2013 season for the Cubs was about what you'd expect: a lot of losses, some hope for the future, and a decent bit of frustration. With Chicago's farm system taking another step forward, 2014 should provide more hope, less frustration, and probably about the same amount of losses, even with an unnamed new manager […]
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ESPN's acclaimed 30 for 30 documentary series has branched out to a series of 30 for 30 Shorts over the last year, focusing on interesting stories that deserve to be told, but really can't be stretched to fit a 60 or 90 minute timeslot. The newest short is entitled The Schedule Makers, and focuses on the […]
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David DeJesus re-signed with the Tampa Bay Rays
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In the Arizona Fall League on Tuesday night, we got our first taste of expanded replay. According to an article from Tom Singer at MLB.com, the managers for Salt River and Mesa were encouraged to be liberal with their challenges. In the top of the second inning, CJ Cron of the Mesa Solar Sox was […]
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The Hot Stove is already smoking. Geovany Soto re-upped with the Rangers for one year. David DeJesus is staying with the Rays (writeup coming today). Lloyd McClendon is the new manager of the Mariners. Qualifying offers have been exercised. The finalists for MLB's awards were announced. We also kept rolling out our offseason primers, looking […]
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The announcement of "finalists" for each of the BBWAA's awards is something that started last year, and really doesn't accomplish much of anything. Essentially, a week before the awards begin to get unveiled, the top three vote getters are released with no indication on which of the three is the winner. Hell, the winner could […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/5/2013
The Texas Rangers are bringing back one of their catchers,
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