Most Valuable Player American League- Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers National League- Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants Cy Young American League- David Price, Tampa Bay Rays National League- R.A. Dickey, New York Mets Rookie of the Year American League- Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels National League- Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals Manager of the Year American League- Bob Melvin, Oakland Athletics National League- Davey Johnson, Washington Nationals Comeback Players American ... Read More
NL Central Hot Stove
NL Central Hot Stove: 11/5 – 11/13 Not much in terms of major moves or trades over the last week in the NL Central with the exception of Kyle McClellan and Scott Baker, both who missed most or all of last season with injuries. Things should pick up in the coming weeks leading up to the winter meetings. Cincinnati Reds No moves St. Louis Cardinals Signed free agent C Rob Johnson (.207 AVG, 4 HR, 15 RBI in 45 G for AAA Buffalo - NYM) Released RHP Kyle McClellan (Was on DL most of year with ... Read More
Crazy year for the Miami Marlins continues after blockbuster trade
The Miami Marlins were the talk of the MLB heading into the 2012 regular season. A new stadium, new manager, and a couple of big pickups made the Marlins, who had the worst attendance in the league in prior years, one of the most anticipated teams in the MLB. The Los Angeles Angels and Detroit Tigers were also very highlighted teams throughout the 2011 offseason, but the Marlins were right up there with them. Jose Reyes finally got the money he wanted with a six year, 106 million dollar ... Read More
MLB top 50 free agents
25 - 1 Last week, MLB Trade Rumors came out with the top 50 free agents for the 2013 season. Here they are with their 2012 stat line and what they believe to be a good fit for that player. This doesn’t mean those are the teams that these players will go to, it’s only a prediction. 25) Joe Saunders (3 – 3, 3.63 ERA, 23 K’s, 7 G w/ Baltimore) - Orioles 24) Stephen Drew (.25 AVG, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 39 G w/ A’s) - Red Sox 23) Marco Scutaro (.362 AVG, 3 HR, 44 RBI, 61 G w/ Giants) - ... Read More
Why is Frank Coonelly Still Here?
The Pittsburgh Pirates made an interesting announcement last Tuesday, to put it mildly. Principal owner, Bob Nutting, announced that they would retain everyone from their staff for at least one more season. Everyone; President Frank Coonelly, GM Neal Huntington, Asst. GM Greg Smith and Kyle Stark a.k.a. "hoka hey." The Pirates website has an article titled "Pirates chairman intends to stay course." And that's exactly the problem. Once again, the front office sees a problem and does ... Read More
MLB Top 50 Free Agents
50-26 Last week, MLB Trade Rumors came out with the top 50 free agents for the 2013 season. Here they are with their 2012 stat line and what they believe to be a good fit for that player. This doesn’t mean those are the teams that these players will go to, it’s only a prediction. 50) Jeremy Affeldt (63 1/3 IP, 57 K’s, 2.70 ERA) – Giants 49) Eric Chavez (.281 AVG, 16 HR, 37 RBI, 113 G) – Yankees 48) Jeremy Guthrie (5 – 3, 3.16 ERA, 56 K’s, 14 G w/ Royals) – Pirates 47) Sean Burnett (56 2/3 ... Read More
Pirates Hire Jay Bell, Whoopty Doo
The Pittsburgh Pirates finished the 2012 season with the third lowest batting average in the National League. They also had the fourth lowest OBP in the majors and the third most strikeouts. So what did the Pirates do to remedy this problem? They went for nostalgia and hired Jay Bell. Surprise, surprise. Yes, nothing says "improve our hitting" like a former shortstop with a career .265 average. Never mind the fact that his last coaching gig was for the Arizona AA affiliate Mobile ... Read More
Pirates announce coaching changes
Coming off of the collapse part two, the Pirates front office made some changes. Before we go to far, no they aren't Frank Coonelly, Neal Huntington or Clint Hurdle, but they did make some changes at hitting coach, first base coach and Major League coach. The Pirates have brought on former player Jay Bell to take over as hitting coach as Gregg Ritchie left to take a coaching position at his alma mater. Bell, who played eight of his 18 seasons with the Pirates, has a career batting average of ... Read More
MLB 2012 Rawlings Gold Glove winners announced
American League Gold Glove Winners: Pitcher- Jake Peavy, Chicago White Sox. Jeremy Hellickson, Tampa Bay Rays. First career Gold Glove award for Peavy and Hellickson NOTE: First Gold Glove award split since 2007 (Aaron Rowand and Jeff Francoeur) Catcher- Matt Wieters, Baltimore Orioles Second career Gold Glove award for Wieters (2011) First Base- Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees Fifth career Gold Glove award for Teixeira (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010) Second Base- Robinson Cano, New York ... Read More
Giants one game from title
Giants 2 – Tigers 0 The Giants pitching staff is for real. They are the first team to post back-to-back shutouts since 1966. The Giants tandem of Ryan Vogelsong (5 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 3 K’s), Tim Lincecum, and Sergio Romo (Save) held the Tigers to no runs and only one scoring threat which came in the fifth inning when Alex Avila and Omar Infante singled before an Austin Jackson walk to load the bases with one out. Vogelsong, would then get Quintin Berry to strike out and Miguel Cabrera to pop out ... Read More