0 comments by Liam McGuire on 6/1/2015
With Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre hitting the 15-day DL, the club has called up super prospect Joey Gallo from AA Frisco. The third baseman has made a name for himself based on his power alone. Multiple prospect rankings have foamed at the mouth at Gallo’s reported 80-grade power. Those reports aren’t misleading as Gallo […]
ARLINGTON, TX – MAY 28: Josh Hamilton #32 of the Texas Rangers smiles on base after hitting a double against the Boston Red Sox in the second inning at Globe Life Park in Arlington on May 28, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
0 comments by Liam McGuire
To say Josh Hamilton’s career has been full of up and downs is a dramatic understatement. We all know the story now – Hamilton, a former first overall pick with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays who’s supreme talent was derailed by crippling addiction. He rose above his troubles to become one of the games most […]
CINCINNATI, OH – JUNE 4: Todd Frazier #21 of the Cincinnati Reds celebrates his solo home run against the San Francisco Giants in the third inning at Great American Ball Park on June 4, 2014 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
0 comments by Derek Harvey
Welcome to Week 8 of our ongoing series that recaps the best hitters and pitchers from the previous week. This week’s offense is all about third basemen. Between the pitchers it was nearly a tie between 2 single game performances, one in the National League, the other in the American League. BEST HITTER: Todd Frazier, […]
CLEVELAND, OH – MAY 24: Jason Kipnis #22 of the Cleveland Indians hits a double in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Progressive Field on May 24, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland defeated Cincinnati 5-2. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia
We’re two months into the 2015 MLB season, and the cream is starting to rise to the crop. Plenty of the best players in baseball shined in May, and we’re seeing some truly great seasons begin to unfold. AL Best Hitter of the Month: Jason Kipnis Well, that escalated quickly. Kipnis was worth a ridiculous […]
HOUSTON, TX – JUNE 19: (L-R) Agent Scott Boras, Mark Appel, general managerJeff Luhnow and director of amateur scouting Mike Elias pose for the media after the Houston Astros signed first overall draft pick Appel to the team prior to the start of the game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on June 19, 2013 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joseph Coblitz
The Major League Baseball amateur draft is coming around on June 8th this year and more than 1,200 high school and college baseball players will likely be selected from the amateur ranks to pursue the ultimate American dream, being paid millions of dollars each year to play a game. While very few of those drafted […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 5/29/2015
Remember when some pundits were questioning how Texas Rangers fans would respond to Josh Hamilton in his second tour of duty with the team? Well, as long as he produces, I think anything that happened in the past is water under the bridge. And on Friday night, Hamilton launched his first two homers of the […]
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 8: Prince Fielder #84 of the Texas Rangers doubles in a run in the 3rd inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on April 8, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
0 comments by Derek Harvey
Growing up just an hour’s drive from Milwaukee I got to see all of Prince Fielder’s rise to greatness with the Brewers. There was definitely an electric feeling when he would come to plate. You just knew he was going to do something special and he usually did. That’s why I was pretty sad when he […]
MILWAUKEE, WI – MAY 26: Ryan Braun #8 of the Milwaukee Brewers hits a RBI double in the sixth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Miller Park on May 26, 2015 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia
After a week that was dominated by Giancarlo Stanton and his ridiculous power stroke, we’re back to basics a bit this week with some rather pedestrian dingers. 1. Ryan Braun vs Tim Lincecum, 465 feet (May 25th) HE HIT THE DAMN BALL OUT OF MILLER PARK. PEDs or no PEDs, that’s impressive. 2. Tim Beckham […]
:DETROIT, MI – MAY 24: Anibal Sanchez #19 of the Detroit Tigers reacts after giving up a three run home run to Preston Tucker #20 of the Houston Astros (not in photo) during the sixth inning of the game on May 24, 2015 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
On Wednesday, the Detroit Tigers used reliever Alex Wilson as a starting pitcher in a 3-2 win over the Oakland A’s. Thursday night, Detroit started Buck Farmer, freshly called up from Triple-A, to start against the Angels and lost 12-2. This is quite a sobering change for a team that rolled out a rotation boasting three […]
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Jon Stewart is a big New York Mets fan. So it probably shouldn’t be a surprise that he’d want the ace of his favorite baseball team on The Daily Show, especially when the host has about 10 weeks before he gives up the anchor chair on Aug. 6. Matt Harvey was Stewart’s guest Thursday night, […]
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Colorado Rockies outfield prospect David Dahl was the 10th overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft, and has been a top 100 prospect in each of the next three seasons. But he’s been swamped by injuries throughout his pro career, playing in a total of just 240 games over those three-plus seasons. On Thursday during […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 5/28/2015
When the Montreal Expos were sold and moved to Washington, it left a city wanting more. While Montreal is traditionally a hockey town, the love for baseball was obvious, there was never an issue with fandom, which made the move even more devastating. When baseball returned to city, in the form of two exhibition games featuring […]
TORONTO, CANADA – APRIL 18: Josh Donaldson #20 of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a single in the first inning during MLB game action against the Atlanta Braves on April 18, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
0 comments by Liam McGuire
When the Toronto Blue Jays swung a deal with the Oakland Athletics for All-Star third baseman Josh Donaldson, the return for the A’s seemed a bit on the lighter side. In exchange for a top five WAR player in the league with plenty of years of control, Oakland received oft-injured third basemen Brett Lawrie, 18-year-old […]
ST. LOUIS, MO – MAY 1: Matt Adams #32 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates after hitting a walk-off single against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the tenth inning at Busch Stadium on May 1, 2015 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
0 comments by Dave Tobener
The St. Louis Cardinals took a big hit to their lineup this week, losing first baseman Matt Adams to a torn quad muscle for most (likely all) of the season. The Cards don’t really have an in-house replacement for him (unless you count Mark Reyonlds, and… you probably shouldn’t count Mark Reynolds), which leaves them […]
MIAMI, FL – MAY 18: Ender Inciarte #5 and Paul Goldschmidt #44 of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrate after scoring during the fourth inning of the game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on May 18, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia
After a series of tumultuous years under former GM Kevin Towers and ex-manager Kirk Gibson, it looks like the Arizona Diamondbacks have turned the corner and are heading for greener pastures. Arizona is just 21-25 this season, but last year, the team fell four games below .500 on April 3rd, and never got to that […]
