Should the M’s “Pay the Price”?
The Oakland Athletics have recently acquired Jason Hammel and Jeff Samardzija from the Chicago Cubs while the Los Angeles Angels have acquired Joe Thatcher from the Arizona Diamondbacks--is it now the Seattle M...
Cubs pick up three solid farm additions
On Friday, 4th of July the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics made a huge blockbuster deal. The Cubs sent RHP Jeff Samardzija and RHP Jason Hammel to the Athletics for prospects, Addison Russell, Billy McKinney...
Cubs deal Hammel and Samardzija to Athletics for prospects
Jeff Samardzija has been lights out for the Chicago Cubs this year even though record won’t show that, he’s 2-7 with a 2.58 ERA, Jason Hammel has been too, at 8-5 with a 2.98 ERA. With both pitchers having a su...
Instant Challenges and Protests
Instant replays equal instant challenges.
The moment you ask for an instant replay, you open yourself up to everyone's interpretation of what they have seen. You don't necessarily ask for different points of...
Sleeper Candidates for the American League All-Star team
You have your Trout’s, your Miggy’s, and your Bautista’s. Guys who absolutely deserve to be in Minneapolis on July 15th, and deserving of starting in the All-Star game. But, the roster does not just cater to th...
Jeremy Hellickson’s Road to Recovery
Back in early January 2014, the Tampa Bay Rays right handed starting pitcher, Jeremy Hellickson, had arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow. Earlier in the season, it was predicted that he would be back on the...
Manny Machado’s literal attempt at the Bat-Flip Royale concept
When I first started writing about the Bat-Flip Royale, detailing individual's attempts to gain entry into a (fictional) season-ending bracket of Bat-Flips, the winner of which would be granted the 2014 belt, i...
The Designated 15: AL Power Rankings – Week 10
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Throughout the season I’m separately assessing the fortunes of teams in the NL and AL, and ranking them accordingly. Standings aren't dependent on record alone and factor in such elements as injuries,...
Many Happy Returns: Finally, Some Players Make it Back!
If there has been one overarching theme to the 2014 MLB season so far, it's been players missing time. Whether it's been because of (asinine) draft pick compensation rules, attending the birth of one'...