The Pittsburgh Pirates handed a six year contract extension to star center fielder Andrew McCutchen that will pay him $51.5 over the next six years, with a club option for the seventh year that will pay him $14.75 million. The deal can immediately be considered a win for the Pirates, who didn’t want to let […]

When Yadier Molina, a very good catcher, but far from a star-level player outside of St. Louis, recently became a $15 million dollar player (starting in 2013), there were more than a few people asking the question: why? In fact, 64 percent of those who voted on our poll this past week thought the deal […]

What else can baseball fans do in January but dream of October? In You May Say I’m a Dreamer, the Outside Corner staff will imagine the route to a World Series in 2012 title for all 30 teams. The Toronto Blue Jays have overcome all odds, and have miraculously won the 2012 World Series. It took […]

Calling today’s Bad Spring Training Roster Decision of the Day a bad idea is an insult to bad ideas.  It is so bad we nearly had to create a new daily feature called the Catastrophically Stupid Spring Training Roster Decision of the Day. Today’s nominee comes from the LA Angels, who have already brought us […]

The horrendous Yadier Molina signing that we talked about earlier this week has been confirmed by Ken Rosenthal, and will be announced today. Five years, $75 million for a mediocre offensive catcher. Yikes….just yikes. This deal doesn’t look great now, and it’s probably going to look even worse in hindsight. There are four young catchers […]

Another day, another Bad Spring Training Roster Decision of the Day.  Today’s nominee comes to us straight from the front office of the defending NL West champion Arizona Diamondbacks who announced today that they have called off contract extension talks with their All-Star catcher Miguel Montero. Bad idea?  Oh yeah. Contract extension talks get called […]

What if every team in baseball was one player away from becoming a championship caliber team?  The following list of players aren’t necessarily ones that are expected to carry their teams to the promised land, but they could provide the key performances that elevate their teams to new heights. AL East New York Yankees – […]

What else can baseball fans do in January but dream of October? In You May Say I’m a Dreamer, the Outside Corner staff will imagine the route to a World Series in 2012 title for all 30 teams. The Boston Red Sox no longer dream of just getting to a World Series with the hopes of […]

Matt Kemp may be the best player in the National League with almost no holes in his game.  Pitchers will surely be looking for any way they can get an advantage against him, which is why he may regret an admission he made in an interview yesterday: “I don’t like the rally monkey,” Kemp said. […]

Welcome to a new running feature on The Outside Corner, The Bad Spring Training Roster Decision of the Day.  It was never our intent to have such a feature, but, well, our hands have been forced. We’ve already seen the Mariners inexplicably promise the third base job and leadoff spot to Chone Figgins and the […]

What else can baseball fans do in January but dream of October? In You May Say I’m a Dreamer, the Outside Corner staff will imagine the route to a World Series in 2012 title for all 30 teams. 2011 was supposed to be a step back for the Tampa Bay Rays, and they ended up sneaking […]