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Kyle Schwarber and Jason Hammel: Better Together?

Mar 18, 2016

It's no secret that Jason Hammel finished the 2015 season on a low note. He couldn't get past the fourth inning of a game, and you could see the frustration taking hold. At the beginning of the 2015 season, tho...

Starting Pitcher Preseason Power Rankings

John Kocsis

Mar 18, 2016

Features, Opinions & Predictions

Over the course of the marathon that is a season in Major League Baseball, a pretty good indicator of how successful a team has been is starting pitching. In fact, last season, the league leader in quality star...

Jason Hammel 2.0 – A New Outlook for 2016

David N. Wilson

Feb 19, 2016

Chicago Cubs, Features, Opinions & Predictions

It will come as no surprise to Cubs fans that one of the topics that kept me up at night in 2015 was Jason Hammel's decline in the second half of the season. I'm a much more upbeat fan than most, but even I was...

Jake Arrieta and Chicago Cubs Avoid Arbitration

David N. Wilson

Feb 6, 2016

Breaking News, Chicago Cubs, Contract, National League, National League Central

Jake Arrieta and the Chicago Cubs will not be going into arbitration next week, according to the Associated Press. They have come to terms on a salary of $10.7 Million for the 2016 season. This breaks the recor...

Why is Yovani Gallardo Still a Free Agent?

David Marcillo

Feb 2, 2016

Major League Baseball, Offseason

Long-time Milwaukee Brewers and recent Texas Rangers starting pitcher, Yovani Gallardo, is still a free agent, despite the calendar already showing February. As teams are getting ready for spring training, Gall...

Power Ranking the MLB Rotations Division-by-Division

Matthew J. Kozlowski

Dec 24, 2015

American League, American League Central, American League East, American League West, Features, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, National League East, National League West, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Source: Elsa/Getty Images North America) *All statistics are regular season only* National League East: 1. New York Mets Projected Rotation: (with 2015 statistics) Matt Harvey (13-8, 2.71 ERA) ...

What should the Mets do with Zack Wheeler?

Adam Piede

Dec 23, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

The bittersweet run to the World Series is still fresh on the minds of the New York Mets and their fans. The Mets acquired just enough offense at the trade deadline and rode a tidal wave of outstanding pitching...

Evaluating the Giants’ Rotation

Ben Diamond

Dec 22, 2015

Features, Headlines, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

Since the start of the San Francisco Giants’ remarkable World Series run, the team has boasted a strong rotation. From 2010 to 2014, when three championships were won, the rotation had the seventh best ERA in t...

Buyer Beware: Doug Fister Edition

David Marcillo

Nov 6, 2015

Major League Baseball, Offseason

Thirty-one year-old right-handed starting pitcher Doug Fister made $11.4 million in 2015 in the last year of a contract with the Washington Nationals. He's now a free agent for the first time in his career and ...

‘Baseball as It Was’ Episode #38: Frank Tanana

Brian Wright

Oct 7, 2015

American League, American League Central, American League West, Baseball History, Detroit Tigers, Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Media, Podcasts, Postseason, Radio, Toronto Blue Jays

The story of Frank Tanana's major league career can be divided into two acts. He quickly rose to stardom with the California Angels as a strikeout pitcher – fanning as many as 269 in 1975. But a shoulder inj...

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