Marshall Hastings, Author at Baseball Essential

New York Yankees’ Quiet Offseason Could Mean Big Things

Feb 8, 2016

New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

It’s been an offseason that may seem a little out of sorts for the New York Yankees. A team that we’ve all grown so accustomed to seeing spend major money on free agents has been dormant, yet to sign a single f...

What to Expect in the MLB Offseason

Marshall Hastings

Nov 12, 2015

American League, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, Offseason, Rumors, Transactions

Kathy Willens/ Associated Press Here we are. Just weeks removed from crowning a World Champion and we’re already fast approaching the excitement of the MLB offseason. No longer can we sit back and enjoy the...

The End is Inevitable for the Toronto Blue Jays

Marshall Hastings

Sep 28, 2015

American League, American League East, Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

When the Toronto Blue Jays acquired Troy Tulowitzki and David Price, they effectively thrust their name into the American League conversation. As they reeled off a 22-6 record in the month of August, they becam...

Vermont Squanders Lead, Tri-City Avoids Sweep

Marshall Hastings

Aug 30, 2015

Minor League Baseball, Oakland Athletics

The Vermont Lake Monsters squandered a 5-0, seventh-inning lead over the Tri-City Valley Cats, as the Cats rallied with five runs in the top of the seventh before adding a pair in the ninth en route to a 7-5 vi...

Like Father, Like Son: Brett Siddall Joins the Family Business

Marshall Hastings

Aug 28, 2015

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Oakland Athletics

Detroit, Michigan. 2005. The site of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Seventy-seven of the game's most dominant baseball players have converged at Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers. Manny Ram...

Bubba Derby Continues to Baffle

Marshall Hastings

Aug 20, 2015

Features, Minor League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Prospect Reports

In a season full of inconsistencies for the Vermont Lake Monsters, there have been few bright spots. The offense has struggled to put together explosive performances on consecutive nights while the pitching sta...

Kansas City’s World Series Hopes Ride on Lorenzo Cain

Marshall Hastings

Aug 13, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

In just 0.30 seconds, Lorenzo Cain is off. Tracking quickly, Cain is into the alley in left center field. At a dead sprint, Cain extends his glove, turning a gap shot double into a long fly ball out. Amid an...

Yankees outlast Vermont in Extras

Marshall Hastings

Aug 5, 2015

Minor League Baseball

Locked in a pitchers duel, the Vermont Lake Monsters struggled to gain the advantage. And as Vermont struggled, the Staten Island Yankees took advantage. Jeff Hendrix laced a leadoff double in the top of the...

Acevedo Shuts Down Vermont

Marshall Hastings

Aug 4, 2015

Minor League Baseball

The radar gun in center field flashed double zeroes as the baseball zipped past the catcher to the backstop. Uncatchable and borderline unhittable. Domingo Acevedo was more of the latter, baffling Vermont La...

Richie Martin’s Journey Begins

Marshall Hastings

Aug 1, 2015

Features, Headlines, Interviews, Minor League Baseball

Don’t panic. A sharp ground ball is laced by the pitchers mound at Centennial Field. Richie Martin is a half step behind, not getting the best jump on the ball. Don’t panic. Using his explosive speed, ...

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