Playing Matchmaker for Some of the Top Free Agents
Even with the playoff action at a fever pitch, it’s not too early to look ahead at the free agent class of 2013 and how they might impact teams next season. Ultimately the number of zeroes on the...
View ArticleBaseball Notes for November 12, 2012
*** To say I loved the Red Sox signing catcher David Ross to a two year, $6.2 million free agent would be an understatement. He brings the kind of leadership, experience and defensive presence the Sox...
View ArticleA Fan of the Napoli Contract with the Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox made the first big splash of the Winter Meetings by signing free agent slugger Mike Napoli to a three-year deal worth $39M. This signing fills the Red Sox’s need at first base and...
View ArticleBaseball Notes for December 10, 2012
If you happen to follow many baseball writers on Twitter, chances are your timeline was blowing up this past week. With MLB’s winter meetings taking place in Nashville, Tennessee, there was a lot of...
View ArticleBaseball Notes for December 17, 2012
The baseball offseason is a busy time. Really, no further introduction is needed for the notes from this past week. ***The hyperbole machine has been revved up to a fevered pitch now that the 2013...
View ArticleBaseball Notes for December 31, 2012
The holiday season slowed down the hectic MLB offseason, which had operated on full blast for more than a month. Although many free agents have signed with new teams, there is still a lot going on...
View ArticleBaseball Notes for January 7, 2013
It’s now less than two months until pitchers and catchers report for spring training. We’ve finally gotten to the point of the offseason where teams are starting to scramble to fill the final holes on...
View ArticleLewis Brinson is Up Next for the Texas Rangers
When star outfielder Josh Hamilton left the Texas Rangers to sign with the divisional rival Los Angeles Angels this past offseason, it was believed the team would struggle to find his replacement....
View ArticleGreg Cadaret Has Left His Mark On the Game
Left-handed pitchers are one of the most valuable commodities in baseball. Any southpaw with talent has a ready-made major league career ahead of them, which can bring them stardom, or at the very...
View ArticleDerek Holland Quietly Dominating With His Slider This Year
The Texas Rangers have been one of the hottest teams since the end of July with a record of 16-4 since July 29th after being swept at Cleveland. That hot streak has kept them in the thick of the...
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