0 comments by TOC Locker on 12/8/2014
Some people are just so impatient. They have to have everything right here and now. Take the Cubs for example. They need starting pitching help, so they went out and got some tonight, rather than waiting until the Winter Meetings actually start tomorrow morning, you know, like normal civilized people would. Yes, you read that […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 12/5/2014
It didn’t get much attention at the time, but Jayson Werth was busted for driving 105 MPH back in July. On the spectrum of athlete criminal offenses, driving too fast isn’t one that gets a whole lot of attention, especially lately. However, it is getting more attention now because Werth was convicted on charges of reckless […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
With the Winter Meetings about to get underway, we are about to get very familiar with the everyone’s favorite team in the offseason: The Mystery Team! In fact, we already got re-introduced to them in the recent round of Jon Lester rumors. It was the Dodgers…
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 12/3/2014
Quick, name a team that has been heavily involved in the bidding for two of the biggest free agent hitters to sign this offseason. Now name a team that is shopping all three of the top pitchers in their rotation and their starting catcher. What does that leave you with? The San Diego Padres. It also leaves you […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 11/24/2014
There are a lot of bad contracts in MLB right now. OK, there are ALWAYS a lot of bad contracts, but it seems like there is an inordinate amount this offseason. All these teams will talk about trying to find a way to dump their bad contracts, but nobody ever really seems to follow through on that. With Thanksgiving […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 11/19/2014
It happens every year, MLB teams desperate to inject some life into their World Series hopes throw big money at players and almost immediately come to regret it. No matter how smart we think MLB front offices should be, they continue to make mistake after mistake. Sometimes it can’t be helped, but sometimes it can. These nine […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 11/17/2014
Over the last week, there was a burgeoning debate about which of the Atlanta Braves outfielders might get traded. That debate is over before it ever really began because the Braves just traded Jason Heyward and reliever Jordan Walden to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitchers Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins: For Atlanta, this deal helps shore up their rotation […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 11/11/2014
After dropping nearly a quarter of a billion dollars on Robinson Cano last winter, it looks like the Seattle Mariners are poised to throw some more cash around in free agency this offseason. According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, Seattle has their eyes on both Victor Martinez and Hanley Ramirez: Seeing the M’s targeting […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 11/10/2014
Surprise! The Mets just signed outfielder Michael Cuddyer to a two-year deal, $21 million. Double surprise! The Mets apparently have money to spend. Or at least they are pretending like they might. You see, this is a something of an annual tradition for the Mets where they sign a veteran to a short-term but somewhat expensive […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 11/1/2014
Another managerial vacancy looks to now be filled. In one of the worst kept secrets of the offseason, the Twins are going to name Minnesota legend Paul Molitor as their new manager: A Minnesota native who spent the final three seasons of his Hall of Fame career with the Twins, Molitor was a very obvious choice. His […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 10/31/2014
In the least surprising news of the week, the Cubs have officially fired manager Rick Renteria: The move was made in lieu of the forthcoming hire of Joe Maddon as manager. It’s a pretty unfair situation for Renteria to have been put in, a sentiment not lost on the Cubs organization. In fact, Theo Epstein released a statement […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 10/30/2014
The World Series is over, which means the offseason can begin. This fact was not lost on the Boston Red Sox who started things off by signing reliever Koji Uejahara to a two-year, $18 million contract. After a phenomenal 2013 season, Koji started 2014 well, but then fell apart in the second half and actually […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
The Royals won the AL pennant, lost in Game 7 of the World Series and are apparently made of magic. What else do you really need to know? Preseason Prediction: Realistically, the Royals should be neither appreciably better nor appreciably worse. On one hand, the offense should be more efficient with Aoki and Infante giving them an […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 10/29/2014
Throughout the World Series, we’ll be keeping an eye on the race to win the World Series MVP. After each game we’ll rank the top candidates for the award based on their performance and intangible worthiness for the big honor. Well, it looks like this series might have been all for naught. With the World Series […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 10/27/2014
Throughout the World Series, we’ll be keeping an eye on the race to win the World Series MVP. After each game we’ll rank the top candidates for the award based on their performance and intangible worthiness for the big honor. Game 5 went about as according to script as you would have guessed. Madison Bumgarner twirled a […]
