There has been no question that the Indians have been one of the worst defensive teams in baseball over the past few seasons. In fact, it may have been the largest reason why they were kept out of the playoffs in 2014. According to Fangraphs.com, there was almost a 139 run difference between the Indians’ defense […]

The Cleveland Indians announced late Saturday evening that they’ve called up super prospect Francisco Lindor. The shortstop, a consensus top-ten prospect in the league, is the latest of super prospects to be called up to the show. Cleveland wasn’t the only team to call their best prospect up to the show yesterday, as the Twins also […]

The wait is over, Twins fans – Byron Buxton is coming to the Twin Cities. Buxton was the second overall pick in the 2012 Draft by the Twins, behind just fellow call-up Carlos Correa of the Astros. Since his drafting, Buxton has been one of the top prospects in baseball each year, ranking either #1 […]

In a series of tweets today, New York Post columnist Joel Sherman talked about the reliever market, specifically saying the Blue Jays may have moved on from Jonathan Papelbon and may be focusing on Oakland Athletics reliever Tyler Clippard. I’ve combined

Last week, Joc Pederson began to full level with Giancarlo Stanton on our year-long totals. Apparently, that wasn’t cool with Giancarlo, because he took back his crown with a vengeance this week. 1. Giancarlo Stanton vs Eddie Butler, 484 feet (June 5th) Coors Field + Giancarlo Stanton = PAIN. 2. Wilin Rosario vs David Phelps, […]

It seems every offseason the Mariners take risks on stopgap players in hoping it can fix their stagnant offense – and it never seems to work. Over the last two seasons, the club has brought in the likes of Seth Smith, Justin Ruggiano, Corey Hart, Rickie Weekes, Logan Morrison and now Mark Trumbo. None of those […]

Hey MLB teams – do you have assets you’re looking to sell come July 31st? I’ve got some good news for you – you’re in the minority! The trade deadline this year likely won’t be all that active simply because of how bunched up the leagues are this season. Case in point, in the American […]

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports is reporting the Philadelphia Phillies are prepared to trade Jonathan Papelbon and are willing to eat a significant amount of his contract to do so. He says the Phillies are talking to the Toronto Blue Jays and the Chicago Cubs, but no deal is close yet. Rosenthal also notes that former Boston […]

The San Diego Padres bit the bullet today by optioning second baseman Jedd Gyorko and his $35 million contract to the minors. Gyorko had struggled considerably at the plate over the last two seasons. After a breakout rookie year in 2013 that saw him hit 23 home runs with a .249 batting average, Gyorko just barely hit […]

The horrifying images of a bleeding fan being stretchered out of Fenway Park are probably burned into your memory by now. It was a terrible moment, one that any reasonable baseball fan can agree should never happen at a ballpark. In a perfect world, no fan would be in danger of being severely injured or […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are becoming increasingly harder to peg. The club stumbled out of the gate to a 23-30 record. New big bats Josh Donaldson and Russell Martin made the teams already potent offense more powerful, but the clubs pitching – specifically the clubs starters – had been atrocious. After their disappointing start, the club […]