0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/11/2013
MLB's award winners will be announced, beginning tonight with the Rookies of the Year. The announcements will continue throughout the week, with the Managers of the Year being announced on Tuesday, Cy Young award being announced on Wednesday, and MVPs being announced on Thursday. After the announcement of the MVP winners on Thursday, the 2013 […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 11/8/2013
With a roster full of big names and an astronomical payroll, the Dodgers had justifiably lofty expectations. They overcame a slew of injuries and a slow start to salvage a division title from their season but ultimately fell short in the NLCS. While they couldn't buy themselves a World Series in 2013, there is no […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Another year, another batch of disappointment at the end for Atlanta. The Braves led the NL East nearly wire to wire, overcoming the heavily-favored Washington Nationals to win their first division title since 2005. But the club faltered in the Postseason, losing to the Dodgers in four games in the NLDS and ending their season […]
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The Cincinnati Reds unexpectedly signed catcher Brayan Pena to a two-year deal on Friday. After the signing,
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
With the best record in the National League (tied for the top mark in MLB) and two games away from their second World Series championship in the past three seasons (and third in 10 years), there's not much the Cardinals have to do to improve on for next season. St. Louis probably can't be seen […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The market for starting pitchers this winter turned absurd before the offseason even began when the Giants gave Tim Lincecum a two-year, $35 million contract extension at the end of October. The Rays are understandably going to be wanting a haul of prospects for David Price. And now, we've heard what Ervin Santana and Ricky […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
This part of the winter sucks. It's generally too early for free agents to be signed or trades to be made and we're left with a bunch of half-rumors and contract extensions. For example, David DeJesus re-upping in Tampa, or Martin Perez solidifying his presence in Texas. We're also getting into awards season, and MLB […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/7/2013
The Texas Rangers and starting pitcher Martin Perez have agreed to a
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Much was expected for the Reds after making an "all-in" type of deal last winter to get Shin-Soo Choo, who could become a free agent after the season. Cincinnati ultimately finished third in the AL Central, and losing their last five games meant they had to play the one-game wild-card playoff on the road at […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
The Nationals were a popular pick among many to win the World Series this season, but the team buckled under such heavy expectations. Washington emerged as a surprise contender in 2012, making the jump at least one year sooner than general manager Mike Rizzo may have projected. But the Nats never lived up to being […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y4KSipdyGsA George Brett is a bad dude. The Hall of Famer and former Kansas City Royals third baseman was getting hounded by an autograph seeker at Kansas City International Airport. After giving the fan the autograph, Brett said that if he ever saw the fan again (who had asked Brett for his autograph 35 times […]
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The Pirates were surprise contenders in 2013, due in large part to a young core of players that had a solid supporting cast of veterans. GM Neal Huntington didn't break the bank on any of his signings last winter, picking up complementary pieces like Russell Martin, Francisco Liriano, and Mark Melancon. Sure enough, nearly everything […]
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MLB announced the winners of the 2013 Silver Slugger Awards on Wednesday night, and the results were about as expected. American League C: Joe Mauer 1B: Chris Davis 2B: Robinson Cano SS: JJ Hardy 3B: Miguel Cabrera OF: Torii Hunter OF: Adam Jones OF: Mike Trout DH: David Ortiz National League C: Yadier Molina 1B: […]
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The Chicago Cubs will be hiring San Diego Padres bench coach Rick Renteria as their next manager, according to multiple reports. The 51-year old Renteria has been the Padres' bench coach since 2011, and managed in the Marlins' and Padres' minor league systems nearly continuously from 1998 to 2007. Right from the getgo, the bilingual […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Following an 81-81 2012, the Arizona Diamondbacks retooled for 2013. They dumped outfielders Chris Young and Justin Upton, got rid of talented prospect Trevor Bauer, added scrappy veterans like Cody Ross, and increased payroll by $10 million. All of that resulted in…81 wins. Oh. All joking aside, Arizona is in good shape this winter […]
