Marlins fans — and yes we are sure there’s a few — are feeling what Mets fans felt last season and Rays fans felt earlier this year. Like Matt Harvey and Matt Moore before him, Miami‘s young stud pitcher Jose Fernandez is expected to undergo
During yesterday’s game between the Dodgers and the Nationals at Nationals Park the wind was blowing in from center at 5 MPH. Although that hardly enough explains what transpired during Yasiel Puig‘s at-bat in the top of the eighth inning against Nat’s reliever Tyler Clippard.
Yu Darvish and Masahiro Tanaka have each lived up to their NPB reputations and more. That hasn’t always been the case with high-priced Japanese imports. Who could forget the late Hideka Irabu, George Steinbrenner’s least favorite “fat toad.” Then there was Daisuke Matsuzaka. The $103
Whenever a hitter emerges from the batters box or a pitcher is called to the mound during a home game they have the opportunity to request walk up or entrance music. We’ve compiled a list of our 25 favorite walk up songs from over the
When a baseball player wins a championship or switches teams fans are more likely to buy his jersey. That’s the lesson we can take away from the list of bestselling jerseys at MLB.com from this offseason, which is measured from October 31, 2013 to March
10a. Jonathan Papelbon 33 2012 – 2015, 4 yrs/$50M, 2016 option for 13 million vests with 100 games finished between 14-15 or 55 finished in 15. Paying big money for closer has become passe, but Ruben Amaro didn’t get the message when he signed Papelbon
American League MVP: Mike Trout After being bested twice by a great player who actually had an inferior year, Trout wins one (and wins one for sabermetrics) in 2014 Projected stats for 2014: R:126 HR:32 BA:311 RBI:106 SB:34 For top fantasy first baseman click here. Second baseman
Here is the latest in Fantasy relevant spring training injuries with timetables for return. Arizona Diamondbacks P. Patrick Corbin — out for the season, likely Tommy John surgery P. Daniel Hudson — to miss at least a couple months. OF. Cody Ross — On DL, may return in
1. Craig Kimbrel Simply the best and no reason to think he won’t continue to be. Handcuff: Jordan Walden Projected stats for 2014: W:3 S:47 K:101 ERA:1.32 WHIP: .85 For top fantasy first baseman click here. Second baseman here. Shortstops here. Third baseman here. Catchers here. Outfielders here.
Some baseball manager are tacticians, whereas others are ego-juggling players’ coaches. Some skippers turned to managing after successful baseball careers, whereas others never even made the major league. There is no formula for what makes a successful baseball manager. We can, however, analyze results and