May
09
This article is courtesy of our friends at Baseball In-Depth Written by: Mike Wright When teams in Major League Baseball began employing the use of a fifth starter in the 1970s, it signified a major change in pitching philosophy. Bullpen specialists were also becoming popular, and no longer were the days when starting pitchers were required to work …
Feb
09
This article is courtesy of our friends at Mets Merized Online Written by: Joe D This edition of Fair or Foul features Matt Cerrone of MetsBlog who looks at the NL East and doesn’t buy into the “every other team got better except the Mets” argument. See what you think? The Braves and Phillies did very …
Jan
26
This article is courtesy of our friends at Chicago Baseball Report With as many as six MLB teams reportedly interested in Cuban slugging star Yoenis Cespedes, the 26-year-old outfielder was declared a free agent by Major League Baseball on Wednesday. Cespedes has been hyped all offseason as the next big thing in baseball. The outfielder …
Jan
16
This article is courtesy of our friends FishStripes Written by: Michael Jong As you will recall, I have previously written about the idea that Mike Stanton should receive a contract extension this season in the midst of the Marlins‘ significant spending spree. It seems the Marlins have that idea in mind as well, but …
Jan
05
This article is courtesy of our friends at Fish Stripes Written by: Brian Mati Its January and you know what that means? Only 2 months until the beginning of Spring Training (March 5 against the Cards). The world champs will play a totally different team. A winning team for sure. And as an added …
Dec
07
The AL East has been the power division in baseball for over a decade. They have had the epic battles between Red Sox and Yankees, with the Rays getting into the mix in recent years. In the last fourteen years, a team from the AL East has been in the ALCS ten times, represented the …
Jan
05
Dan Uggla recently inked a 5 year/$62 million extension with the Braves. The contract now makes him the highest paid second basemen in Major League Baseball. His $12,400,000 annual salary narrowly edges Chase Utley’s $12,000,000 salary. I began to wonder if Uggla really is worth being the highest paid at his position. I ran some …
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