These rumors have been simmering all night, but they’re looking a lot more concrete right now. Troy Renck of the Denver Post is tweeting that the Colorado Rockies are about to sign free agent catcher Ramon Hernandez to a two year deal, and then trade their incumbent catcher, Chris Iannetta, to the Los Angeles Angels […]

The Royals have been a scapegoat in the American League for years. They’ve finished above .500 just once in the last 17 years (2003, when the team finished 83-79), they’ve dealt away stars like Carlos Beltran and Jermaine Dye for far below market value, and they’ve handed playing time to some of the worst players […]

About a month ago, I ranked David DeJesus as the fourth best available free agent centerfielder. DeJesus only started six games in center for the A’s last season, but my inclusion of him in the centerfield ranks was more due to the lack of free agent depth at that position than anything else. Here’s what […]

No one really needs to tell you how the St. Louis Cardinals ended 2011. With a sizzling end to the season, the Cardinals overcame their Spring Training loss of Adam Wainwright to take the World Series. As one might expect of a Tony La Russa-led team, the World Series champs didn’t have a lot of […]

The news is not officially official yet (no press releases or anything), but Mike Lynch of Boston’s WCVB station is

In the last week, both Major League Baseball and the NBA agreed to new collective bargaining agreements.  Seeing how MLB managed to negotiate their new CBA without even a tinge of acrimony while the NBA antagonized their entire fan base and forfeited one-fifth of their, I think we can all agree that MLB did a […]

It all comes down to this.  The MLB Movember Mustache Madness bracket has finally reached its final matchup.  As Brent Musburger would probably say, this one is for all the mustache wax.  We’ve combed through the whiskers of players past and present.  We’ve trimmed away the mustaches of managers, movie stars and mascots alike.  Now […]

While the Los Angeles Dodgers had a rather disappointing team season, they had quite a few things to be happy about individually. Matt Kemp finished second in the MVP voting, but he was likely the best player in the National League and possibly the majors last season. And Clayton Kershaw won the Cy Young, and […]

This just in from the news everybody saw coming months ago department, new Astros owner Jim Crane, having finally approved to take ownership of the club has fired team president Tal Smith and general manager Ed Wade. Those are the only two firings as of right now, but if I were a coach or front […]

Movember MLB Mustache Madness is down to the Final Four and only mustached legends remain.  Each of our regional bracket champions have been crowned after some tight battles, leaving us with the best of the best.  Will it be a current player or a former player?  Will it be a real life manager or one […]

I would like to take the time to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, and I would like to thank everyone who comes to peruse my prospect lists. For this list in particular, I would like to thank Dave Gershman of Beyond the Boxscore and Penn League Report for his assistance and expertise of the Jays […]

(Ed. note: We couldn’t find a baseball Thanksgiving photo so our old pals Charlie Brown and Snoopy are filling in) Happy Thanksgiving to all of you out there on the internets who are taking a break from your family celebrations and parade/football watching! Hopefully the soundtrack at your home is full of good cheer and laughter […]

To say 2011 didn’t go as planned for the Minnesota Twins would be an understatement. Considered a contender for the AL Central crown, the Twins suffered a disappointing season from Francisco Liriano and injuries and disappointment from Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau. Despite the awful season, the Twins added few prospects to the major-league team […]

Those fascists at the National Football League would have you believe that Thanksgiving is a day specifically reserved for the sport of football, but we here at the Outside Corner know better.  The Major League Baseball season may be over, but baseball can be enjoyed and appreciated any time of year, Thanksgiving Day included. To […]

What you see above is the future subject of children throughout South Florida’s nightmares, what appears to be the love child of Bugs Bunny, Dumbo the Elephant and one of the demon monkeys from the Wizard of Oz with watercolor palette spilled on top of it. Only it’s supposed to be a friendly Marlin. Billy […]