Chicago CubsHitters: C-. OK, I can’t completely pan the Cubs offense, despite them having the third fewest runs in the NL. Bryan LaHair has been AWESOME at first base, hitting ten homers and OPSing 1.020 in his first extended stint in the major leagues. There is a little bit to be afraid about with him, […]

Last week, I wrote about how Dan Haren couldn’t buy a win for the Angels, despite being one of their most effective starters. Last night, Haren only got three runs of support, but he threw the team on his back and earned his second win of the season. Haren threw a complete game shutout against […]

Rosenthal believes that they will be “well north” of the free agent deal Miguel Tejada (6 years, $72 million) and Nick Markakis (6 years, $66.1 million) signed.  Jones is earning $6.15 million this year and has another year of arbitration available before becoming a free agent in 2013. Jones is in the midst of a […]

We’re coming up on the First-Year Draft in a few weeks, meaning that the month of June will see a great change amongst minor league teams with a new influx of talent. Players will be moved up and down, play in their various All-Star Games and get promoted and/or demoted, with certain players being leaned […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Hitters: F. The D’Backs slugged their way to an division title last season, but that hasn’t been the case this season.  No Arizona player has more than 5 homers.  Even Justin Upton has been affected by the team-wide power outage as he currently sits with a puny .373 slugging percentage.  Injuries have certainly […]

The Angels aren’t dominating the AL West like everyone assumed they would, but they’re turning up the jets here at the end of May. At 12-10 this month, the team has the best record in the division for the month. After being nine games out of first at the end of April, they’ve cut the […]

Atlanta BravesHitters: A. The Braves team OPS has risen from .695 last year under old hitting coach Larry Parrish to .737 this year under brand new hitting coach Greg Walker. The major improvements include Michael Bourn, in a career year, posting an .815 OPS with three homers and 13 stolen bases, and Martin Prado, fully […]

After eight starts that ranged from good to mediocre, and coming into Tuesday night’s game with an ERA approaching 6.00, Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals put his foot down in his return from Tommy John surgery and made a statement, albeit in Petco Park against the Padres. Wainwright threw a complete game shutout, allowing just […]

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Hitters: D+. This is a subject area that the Angels were expected to ace, but instead they are bringing up the rear in the class with the second-fewest runs scored in the American League and have been shutout a league-leading eight times.  The epic struggles of Albert Pujols are well […]

The Yankees lost last night, and fell to .500 on the season. It wasn’t just that they lost, though. It was how they lost. The Yankees lost 6-0 last night…to the Kansas City Royals, owners of a 17-24 record that is better than only the Minnesota Twins in the American League. Futhermore, the Yankees lost […]

San Diego Padres southpaw Cory Luebke will officially undergo Tommy John surgery on Wednesday to repair his ‘significantly torn’ ulnar collateral ligament. For some reason, Luebke was considering rehabbing the injury and pitching later this season, and still needing surgery down the line to go along with likely poorer results until then. Luebke’s decision to […]