In the wake of the massive Jonathan Papelbon contract handed out by the Philadelphia Phillies, and the essential overpayment of Joe Nathan by the Texas Rangers, I got to wondering whether or not teams should hand out contracts involving big money to relievers. This phenomenon has been around for awhile, but it’s getting out of […]

Many of us have dreamed about being a successful, World Series-winning General Manager. Of course there’s only a select few that will ever get to live that dream. Guys like Kenny Williams, who built the 2005 White Sox roster that swept the Astros to win the team’s first World Series title in 87 years. More […]

The Movember MLB Mustache Madness reaches the Elite Eight round and the competition starting to get, dare I say, hairy.  With a trip to the Final Four on the line, we’re blowing out all the bracket championships in one fell swoop.  You’ve got until midnight Thursday, so get your votes in now just in case […]

Breaking news out of Dallas, as TR Sullivan of MLB.com is reporting that the two-time defending American League champion Texas Rangers have signed former Twins closer Joe Nathan. Terms have not been disclosed as of yet, but Ken Rosenthal is reporting that it’s a two year deal with a club option. Jon Heyman is reporting […]

Woe is Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg, who just announced that he’ll be spending another season managing the Phillies Triple-A affiliate Lehigh Valley IronPigs in 2012. Sandberg, coming off a season in which he reached the postseason as a minor league manager for the second time in five seasons, was passed over for […]

Absolutely awful news coming out of the Netherlands this afternoon where promising Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was allegedly stabbed to death in what appears to be an incident of fratricide. Rotterdam police have arrested his 22-year-old brother Jason in connection with the murder. Halman, one of the few players from the Netherlands to ever wear […]

It was announced today that Justin Verlander won the American League MVP in a close vote that saw Boston heartthrob and former “malcontent” Jacoby Ellsbury come in second and saw the best player currently playing in Canada, Toronto’s Jose Bautista, come in third. But even more interesting than that was this gem of a quote from […]

The now two-time defending AL Champion Texas Rangers have somewhat quietly built themselves into a real powerhouse. With a major-league roster that is already good enough to, well, get to two consecutive World Series, the Rangers also have the payroll and the farm system to keep this going, and the farm system has been very […]

So apparently something called Manfest happened last week in a town called LaCrosse, Wisconsin. This is the first we’re learning about it, but apparently at said event, a summit of two people who helped make the Brewers nationally relevant occurred. Yes folks, our beloved Front Row Amy finally came face-to-face with noted Team Jacob member […]

With yesterday’s announcement that the Astros would move to the American League in 2013 and that with that move would come constant interleague play, it’s clear that Major League Baseball will look very different in 2013 and beyond than it has since interleague play was introduced in 1997.  The new arrangement leaves lots of questions: […]

As my favorite team, the Braves’ list was fun and hard to do. On one hand, I know more about it than any other system, but on the other hand, that might make me more critical (or forgiving) of the system. With special thanks to Peter Hjort of Capitol Avenue Club, here’s the Braves list. […]

Long before Brett Favre became known the world over for his dick shots, there was another Dickshot in professional sports who, to the best of our knowledge, never took any photographs of his manhood.  His name was Johnny Dickshot, his nickname was Ugly, and he played parts of six seasons in the Major Leagues between […]

The sale of the Hosuton Astros has been approved and they will officially move to the AL West in 2013. While the move creates two equal leagues of 15 teams each, it doesn’t come without a few issues. Teams like the Angels and A’s have made statements regarding the extra time zone they’ll have to […]

Ken Rosenthal had an article up on FOX Sports regarding how the Phillies will have a tough time re-signing Cole Hamels due to how the Phillies have managed their payroll structure. So let’s shine some light on it. Let’s take a look at how the Phillies payroll has grown over the last five seasons: 2007: $89,428,2132008: $98,269,8802009: […]