0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/7/2013
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 […]
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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 […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/6/2013
A third-place finish in the NL West and a 76-86 record was hardly what Giants general manager Brian Sabean had in mind when he devoted last offseason to keeping his World Series championship team together. But injuries to Matt Cain and Ryan Vogelsong contributed to the Giants' starting rotation performing far below expectations, negating a […]
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The 2013 season for the Cubs was about what you'd expect: a lot of losses, some hope for the future, and a decent bit of frustration. With Chicago's farm system taking another step forward, 2014 should provide more hope, less frustration, and probably about the same amount of losses, even with an unnamed new manager […]
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ESPN's acclaimed 30 for 30 documentary series has branched out to a series of 30 for 30 Shorts over the last year, focusing on interesting stories that deserve to be told, but really can't be stretched to fit a 60 or 90 minute timeslot. The newest short is entitled The Schedule Makers, and focuses on the […]
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David DeJesus re-signed with the Tampa Bay Rays
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The Padres presumably eyed contending in the NL West when the decision was made to keep veterans like Carlos Quentin and Huston Street and sign them to contract extensions. San Diego was in the mix as of mid-June when the division was a cluster of underachievers, but a 10-game losing streak (which became 14 losses […]
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In the Arizona Fall League on Tuesday night, we got our first taste of expanded replay. According to an article from Tom Singer at MLB.com, the managers for Salt River and Mesa were encouraged to be liberal with their challenges. In the top of the second inning, CJ Cron of the Mesa Solar Sox was […]
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The Hot Stove is already smoking. Geovany Soto re-upped with the Rangers for one year. David DeJesus is staying with the Rays (writeup coming today). Lloyd McClendon is the new manager of the Mariners. Qualifying offers have been exercised. The finalists for MLB's awards were announced. We also kept rolling out our offseason primers, looking […]
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The announcement of "finalists" for each of the BBWAA's awards is something that started last year, and really doesn't accomplish much of anything. Essentially, a week before the awards begin to get unveiled, the top three vote getters are released with no indication on which of the three is the winner. Hell, the winner could […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/5/2013
The Texas Rangers are bringing back one of their catchers,
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0 comments by Jaymes Langrehr
If there's been a Murphy's Law team in baseball over the past few years, it seems like it'd be the Mets. If something could go wrong, either on the field or off, it would probably happen in Queens. The latest example: Matt Harvey bursting onto the scene, becoming one of the most hyped young starters […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
The Rockies appear to be on of the MLB teams that is stuck in the middle. Despite a hot start to 2013, they wound up winning just 78 games. With a core of Troy Tulowitzki, Carlos Gonzalez and Dexter Fowler, the team has youth and talent, but the results just aren't there. With some savvy […]
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The Brewers' 2013 season will ultimately be defined by Ryan Braun's 65-game suspension, but the year was over before Braun's ban was even handed down. A 6-22 month of May sent the Brewers from a half game out of first place to 15 games out, dooming them to the cellar for the rest of the […]
