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Respected ESPN baseball insider Buster Olney created quite a buzz in the Phillies and Cardinals’ camps this past weekend. Olney reported his sources were telling him that the Philadelphia Phillies were having internal discussions about a blockbuster trade of Ryan Howard (1B) for Albert Pujols (1B). While Olney said the Phillies were not prepared to [...]
It’s draft day and you find yourself without the first pick. What do you do? If you can’t have Albert Pujols then what is the point of even playing right? Well maybe so, but there are other options and life isn’t over. How do you determine which first basemen to take? Well I put the [...]
According to SI.com’s Jon Heyman, free agent outfielder Matt Holliday has reached an agreement to re-sign with the St. Louis Cardinals. The deal is rumored to be for 7 years and $120 million with a full no-trade clause. Holliday was traded to the Cardinals last July from the Oakland A’s and had a .353 AVG, [...]
Happy New Year! With 2009 in the rearview mirror, it is time to take one last look at the past decade. The final installment of the MLB Network’s Top 9 players at each position comes from the outfield. This certainly had to be one of the hardest positions to rank due to 3 positions being [...]
The MLB Network is back at it again with their Top 9 lists of the decade. The shift focuses to the offensive side of the game as the Top 9 first basemen were ranked. Let’s get to it: 9. Jim Thome – Despite primarily being a DH since his trade to the Chicago White Sox [...]
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) selected Minnesota Twins’ catcher Joe Mauer the AL MVP yesterday and just announced St. Louis Cardinals’ first basemen Albert Pujols as the NL MVP. Mauer posted a major league best .365 BA, to go along with 28 HRs and 96 RBIs–both career best. He also boasted an AL best OPS of [...]
