Jake Hasan, Author at Baseball Essential

Cleveland Indians Wish List for 2017

Nov 8, 2016

What a game. What a series. Baseball fans everywhere just witnessed maybe one of the single greatest games to be recorded in postseason history. If nothing else, we know it was definitely the greatest postseaso...

Mike Matheny Given Three-Year Extension

Jake Hasan

Nov 4, 2016

Features, Offseason

As the playoffs come to a close and the Winter Meetings approach, teams have already started making moves. One team we surprisingly didn't see this postseason was the St. Louis Cardinals. It was actually the fi...

Let the Players Commentate the Home Run Derby

Jake Hasan

Jul 12, 2016

Features, Opinions & Predictions

The 2016 Home Run Derby brought us another night of ridiculous power and a show of absolute dominance from Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton, the eventual winner. The new bracket format with timed rounds ...

Kolten Wong Moonlighting as an Outfielder at Triple-A Memphis

Jake Hasan

Jun 14, 2016

Features, Opinions & Predictions, St. Louis Cardinals

Prior to the 2016 season the St. Louis Cardinals handed second baseman Kolten Wong a five-year $25 million-dollar deal. The move was seen as one for the future, as although Wong had slashed just .262/.321/.386 ...

Does Randal Grichuk Need Time At Triple-A?

Jake Hasan

May 6, 2016

Features, Headlines, National League Central, St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals' record currently stands at 15-14, far below what is expected of a team fresh off a 100-win 2015. Some of the blame can go to the sub-par pitching, especially that of Mike Leake and Adam...

St. Louis Cardinals: April Report Card

Jake Hasan

May 3, 2016

Features, National League Central, St. Louis Cardinals

One month into the 162-game grind that is the MLB season is hardly a long enough amount of time to make judgements about a team or a player for the rest of the year. However, a month of play does give fans a go...

Imagining the Return of the Montreal Expos

Jake Hasan

Apr 11, 2016

Major League Baseball, Rumors

In 2014 baseball returned to Montreal for the first time since the beloved Expos became the Washington Nationals, and while it was only exhibition games played in Olympic Stadium, hordes of fans came out to see...

The Tampa Bay Rays Are Ready to Shock the World

Jake Hasan

Mar 16, 2016

American League East, Features, Tampa Bay Rays

When someone thinks of the American League East, they usually think about the Yankees. Then the Red Sox. Then, thanks to their recent success, they think of the Blue Jays. Then they move on with their day. Poin...

Toronto Blue Jays: Offseason Report Card

Jake Hasan

Feb 18, 2016

Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

Ed Zurga/Getty Images North America The Blue Jays struggled through most of the first half of 2015, but after acquiring David Price at the trade deadline the team's performance improved vastly and the Blue ...

Colorado Rockies: Offseason Report Card

Jake Hasan

Feb 16, 2016

Colorado Rockies, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball

Justin Edmonds/Getty Images North America Perennially one of the worst teams in baseball, the Colorado Rockies once again had an offseason where they made a few intriguing moves, but then failed to build up...

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