By Andrew Swanson
August 28th, 2012
The 2013 free agent outfielders’ class is more robust then many of the other positions this coming offseason. With stars like Josh Hamilton, Curtis Granderson and Michael Bourn potentially becoming available there will be a plethora of options and skill sets to choose from as general manager. Josh Hamilton is the cream of the crop. When healthy Hamilton’s offensive production is second to none. He has hit .292 with 35 home runs and 111 RBI in just 120 games so far this season. The biggest knock against Hamilton is that he cannot stay healthy. At 120 games played he is getting close to his career average of games played per season. He is currently making $13.75 million in 2012 and [...]
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Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Free Agents, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers
• Tagged as Angel Pagan, B.J. Upton, Carlos Lee, Curtis Granderson, Delmon Young, Ichiro Suzuki, Josh Hamilton, Luke Scott, Marlon Byrd, Matt Diaz, Melky Cabrera, Michael Bourn, Nick Swisher, Reggie Willits, Ryan Spilborghs, Shane Victorino, Torii Hunter
By Andrew Swanson
August 14th, 2012
The second base position is a mixed bag. You have a select few players like Robinson Cano, Ian Kinsler, Chase Utley who are at the top of the class and then there is the rest of the pack. Second base has taken a hit in the last few seasons. The demand for high production is either not there or the supply is severly lacking. I believe that the supply is severly lacking as evidence by this coming free agent class. The list of free agent second basemen below have contracts that expire and/or have six years of major league baseball service required to become free agents prior to the 2013 season. * – player whose currently has an option for [...]
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Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays
• Tagged as Chase Utley, Freddy Sanchez, Ian Kinsler, Jeff Baker, Jeff Keppinger, Orlando Hudson, Robinson Cano, Skip Schumaker
By Andrew Swanson
August 13th, 2012
By Andrew Swanson
May 26th, 2010
With the Astros in the cellar of a dismal NL Central, Ed Wade has some decision making to do. When does he blow up the team and finally admit that he needs to rebuild.
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Houston Astros, Rumors, San Francisco Giants, Teams, Texas Rangers
• Tagged as Aubrey Huff, Carlos Lee, Chris Davis, Ed Wade, Lance Berkman, Madison Bumgarner, Nolan Ryan, Roy Oswalt
By Ryan Oleniczak
April 20th, 2010
Baseball is like no other sport in terms of its fans embracing their favorite teams young talent making an impact in the big leagues. Already in this brief season, Jason Heyward of the Atlanta Braves and Ike Davis of the New York Mets have sent their teams fans into a frenzy over their successful debuts. Later this year, we should see even more highly anticipated debuts as such names as Stephen Strasburg, Aroldis Chapman, Justin Smoak, and Starlin Castro are expected to make the jump to the big leagues. I am just like most baseball fans and love to see young talent succeed in the big leagues and with that I decided to compile a list of the top 25 [...]
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Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Fantasy, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals
• Tagged as Adam Jones, Alcides Escobar, Andrew McCutchen, Aroldis Chapman, Asdrubal Cabrera, Austin Jackson, Billy Butler, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Gonzalez, Chris Coghlan, Chris Davis, Colby Rasmus, Cristian Guzman, Curtis Granderson, Delmon Young, Dexter Fowler, Elvis Andrus, Evan Longoria, Everth Cabrera, Gordon Beckham, Ian Desmond, Ike Davis, Jason Heyward, Jay Bruce, Julio Borbon, Justin Smoak, Justin Upton, Kyle Blanks, Matt Wieters, Pablo Sandoval, Reid Brignac, Sean Rodriguez, Starlin Castro, Stephen Strasburg, Tyler Colvin
By Andrew Swanson
February 12th, 2010
Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants have reach an agreement on a 2 year deal at $23 million just narrowly avoiding an arbitration case. Originally the Giants offered 2 years $21 million and Lincecum’s people countered at 2years $25million so it seems as though they split the difference. Lincecum is arguably the most talented pitcher in the major league’s at the moment. He has a career record of 40-17 with a 2.90 career ERA. He has won the Cy Young in both of his first 2 years in the league. The Giants really need to consider locking him up for longer then 2 years. With Felix Hernandez, Zach Greinke and Justin Verlander receiving lucrative multi-year deals this off season [...]
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• Tagged as Felix Hernandez, Justin Verlander, Tim Lincecum
By Ryan Oleniczak
February 4th, 2010
Earlier this week, I took a look at Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com top 10 prospects for 2010. Today, I want to highlight Keith Law of ESPN.com and his list of top 10 prospects and how it compares to Mayo’s list. While most of the prospects find their names on both top 10 lists, there are a few that find their names on this list only. Let’s get to Law’s list with the prospects ranking on Mayo’s list in parentheses. ESPN.com’s 2010 Top 10 Prospects 1. Jason Heyward (OF) Atlanta Braves (1) – The consensus overall No.1 prospect on both lists. Braves fans should be excited for the arrival of this 5 tool talent in the near future. 2. Stephen Strasburg (RHP) [...]
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• Tagged as B.J. Upton, Buster Posey, Carl Crawford, Carlos Santana, Chris Davis, Desmond Jennings, Dustin Ackley, Jason Heyward, Jesus Montero, Johan Santana, Jorge Posada, Justin Smoak, Mark Teixeira, Martin Perez, Mike Stanton, Stephen Strasburg, Victor Martinez, Vladimir Guerrero
By Ryan Oleniczak
February 2nd, 2010
As the Hot Stove season starts to come to an end with pitchers and catchers due to report to camp within a few weeks, it is now time to start taking a look at the 2010 season. Last week, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com and Keith Law of ESPN.com released their top prospects list for the 2010 season. Both Mayo and Law do a great job of talking to scouts and team personnel to compile their lists. Many prospects find their names on both lists, however, Mayo and Law present contrasting analysis of their top 10 prospects. Here is a breakdown of Mayo’s list. MLB.com’s 2010 Top 10 Prospects 1. Jason Heyward (OF) Atlanta Braves – The 20-year old outfielder is [...]
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Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Fantasy, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals
• Tagged as Bengie Molina, Brian Matusz, Buster Posey, Cliff Lee, Desmond Jennings, Frank Francisco, Jason Heyward, Justin Smoak, Madison Bumgarner, Mark Prior, Mark Teixeira, Matt Cain, Mike Stanton, Neftali Feliz, Pedro Alvarez, Stephen Strasburg, Tim Lincecum
By Andrew Swanson
January 31st, 2010
The Cincinatti Reds have signed journeyman shortstop Orlando Cabrera to a one year deal worth $3 million with an option for the 2011 season. This signing is a great improvement for the Reds who have had trouble having a consistent offensive attack. Cabrera will be an excellent table setter for the Red legs this season. The consensus seems to be that Cabrera will hit second. The Reds will enjoy having his consistant .280 average in place for Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Brandon Phillips and Scott Rolen to drive in. This does regulate Paul Janish who is known for his glove to the bench but Cabrera’s glove is nothing to worry about and his offense is easily better. Janish will be [...]
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Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Free Agents, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants
• Tagged as Barry Bonds, brandon phillips, Dusty Baker, Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Orlando Cabrera, Paul Janish, Scott Rolen, Walt Jockety
By Ryan Oleniczak
January 22nd, 2010
This past week has been filled with news of teams signing their arbitration-eligible players to new deals for the upcoming season or for the long-term in the case of Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners. You might read about all these deals about players avoiding arbitration with their respective teams and wonder what exactly is the arbitration process about. Maury Brown, the founder of the Business of Sports Network, wrote for Yahoo! Sports recently on the evolution of salary arbitration in the MLB and provided some excellent insight into the process as a whole. The interesting part about the creation of salary arbitration was that it was voted by the owners and commissioner back in 1973 as a way to [...]
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Detroit Tigers, Free Agents, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Teams
• Tagged as Felix Hernandez, Justin Verlander, Ryan Howard, Tim Lincecum
