The Movember MLB Mustache Madness continues.  OK, not every mustache matchup can be an epic slugfest.  The crop of current MLB second basemen brave enough to muster a mustache is pretty thin, but we still found two entrants for our tournament.  Still, I find myself wishing I had successfully talked Jeff Kent out of retirment. […]

In the middle of the season, this race was between two horses: Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers and Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels. In the two and a half months since though….things changed. Midseason winner: Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers VOTING RESULTS1) Justin Verlander, Tigers (45 points, nine first place votes)2) CC Sabathia, […]

Carl Crawford – gone. Carlos Pena – gone. Matt Garza – gone. What was a team that had to cut costs to do, when two of their best hitters left via free agency and one of their best pitchers got traded? Especially when they started off the season 1-8? Make the playoffs, of course. The Tampa […]

The Movember MLB Mustache Madness continues.  The days of Mattingly and Hernandez are long gone, but mustaches for first basemen are making a comeback in today’s game.  Check out or two nominees. Jason Giambi The Giambino may have seen better days as a player, but at least his mustache prowess has developed while his physical […]

The New York Yankees have a fair claim on being considered the best team in baseball in 2011. They had the second best record in the majors at 97-65, and that was while playing in the toughest division (the East) in the tougher league (the AL). Anything can happen in a short series though, and […]

The Movember MLB Mustache Madness continues.  Once upon a time, catchers used to be a go-to source for great mustaches, but that isn’t the case anymore.  We had to look long and hard for these bristled backstops, but both definitely qualify as true tournament contenders. Corky Miller Corky Miller may be a journeyman back-up catcher […]

Walk around U.S. Cellular Field this summer and it’s highly unlikely you’ll see any fan wearing a jersey bearing the name of Jerry Reinsdorf, Kenny Williams, Rick Hahn or any other member of the White Sox front office. But visit Wrigley Field this season, where Theomania has reached a fever pitch, and you’re likely to […]

The Movember MLB Mustache Madness continues.  Our next match-up comes takes a look at the star ‘stache offerings from current MLB starting pitchers.  Who makes our mustache rotation? Carl Pavano To be honest, I didn’t like Pavano’s mustache before, but it (excuse the pun) grew on me.  This bristly offering is an homage to eras […]

In our first mustache matchup, we are coming out strong.  Relief pitchers seem to always lead the pack when it comes to facial hair, so selecting just two players to square off in the current player relief pitcher dual was no easy task.  Let’s take a look at who got the call from the mustache […]

MLB Trade Rumors lists nine free agent eligible left-handed relievers, but I found a tenth and he’s ranked number one. 1. Dontrelle Willis (30) – Look, he’s not a starter anymore. The sooner teams realize this the better. Despite the fact that Willis has appeared in a relief role only once in his major league career […]

It’s just been announced on Twitter (by Sabathia himself, nonetheless) that the Yankees ace would NOT be opting out of his contract to become a free agent, and would remain a Yankee. No immediate word on whether or not his contract was reworked. Sabathia was scheduled to make $23 million a year for the next […]

The first trade of the hot stove season! It was announced today that the Cleveland Indians have acquired right-handed veteran sinkerballer Derek Lowe from the Atlanta Braves. The Braves will cover $10M of the $15 million on Lowe’s 2012 contract. This move represents salary relief for the Braves and an excellent buy-low for the Indians. […]

With the Cardinals amazing run to the World Series title still lingering in the Missouri sky, long-time major league manager Tony La Russa has decided to go out on top. After 33 years of managing in the big leagues, Tony La Russa has officially announced his retirement from the game of baseball, a game he […]

Outside of David Ortiz, there isn’t likely to be a lot of money made by pure DHs in 2012. Open spots are limited and teams seemed to have learned their lesson on signing aging DH-only types to lucrative deals.  1. David Ortiz (36) – Ortiz had a fantastic 2011 campaign in which he posted a […]

And so it begins. Today marks the first Top 10 prospect list offered here at The Outside Corner. If you didn’t see the explanation of how this will work, please read the explanation here as things will look a little different. A poor season in the NL West saw the Padres introduce a couple top […]