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All-Star Worthy Position Players: American League
Fan voting in the All-Star Game has been a largely controversial topic this season. Kansas City Royals fans have stuffed the ballot box for their players and their efforts will earn them as many as...
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Is Jimmy Paredes an All-Star?
The Jimmy Paredes show rolled on in Baltimore last night. The Orioles’ designated hitter, in the midst of a breakout season at 26, went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. He drove in the first two...
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Seattle Mariners Face The Impossibility Of Preseason Predictions
Hey Mariners’ fans, any of you remember the preseason hype and hope? Remember how everybody was picking them to win the American League West division title? How about when ESPN looked into their...
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Nelly Cruz booming in Seattle
Some in the Seattle Mariners organization wanted Nelson Cruz before the 2014 season. Cruz was coming off a PED suspension and that likely played a major role in why the M’s didn’t sign him and the...
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Why Nelson Cruz Should Be The AL MVP
Safeco Field is known as one of the best pitcher parks in the big leagues, which is one reason why the Seattle Mariners are one of the most offensively-challenged teams in baseball. Camden Yards in...
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Where does Seattle go from here?
It was October 2008, the Seattle Mariners had just finished off the first 100-plus loss season of a ball club with a $100 million dollar payroll in Major League Baseball history. Bill Bavasi had just...
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2016 wish list: Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners new General Manager, Jerry Dipoto, has a plan and I’m hoping it is a World Series contender blueprint. It seems Dipoto is zeroing in on a new manager in Seattle. Several reports...
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Mariners proving SafeCo Field is just another ballpark
For years it was said that free agents shied away from Seattle and SafeCo Field. But is that starting to change because of hitters having success or the Mariners fielding a better team? It always helps...
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What the Royals can Learn from the Orioles
The Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles are fairly similar Major League Baseball clubs. Both play in mid-sized markets. Both endured lengthy postseason droughts that covered much of the Nineties...
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Deriving Benefit from a One Year Contract
The list of higher profile free agents has not dwindled as expected as we exit 2015 and start the new year. Several big name players are still available, many that most pundits thought would have...
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Five Major Questions for the Seattle Mariners in 2016
(Sept. 29, 2015 – Source: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images North America) The 2015 season was one full of disappointment for the Seattle Mariners. They went into the year with some experts predicting them...
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Seattle Mariners Facing a Crossroads
The American League West has been the home for hot teams this month. The Texas Rangers are trying to run away with the division with a record of 47-26 and hold a 10-game lead going into Thursday. The...
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Seattle Mariners Sign Nelson Cruz to Four-Year Deal
According to reports, Nelson Cruz has agreed to a 4-year deal with the Seattle Mariners. Roch Kubatko, who covers the Baltimore Orioles, Cruz’s now former team, tweeted the deal and the fact the...
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Following Cruz’s signing, M’s seek more OF help
With the recent signing of Nelson Cruz to a 4-year, $57-million deal, the Seattle Mariners don’t believe they are finished. According to Bob Dutton of The News Tribune, Nelson Cruz could be their...
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How will the O’s address the loss of Nelson Cruz?
When the Baltimore Orioles signed Nelson Cruz to a one-year, $8-million contract, they didn’t know what they were getting, and the question marks surrounding the 34-year old were the reasons for such a...
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Melky Cabrera Aims for 5-Year Deal
Melky Cabrera might be the next outfielder to find a home this offseason. The ‘Melk Man’ is reportedly looking for a guaranteed 5th year on his next contract, as reported by Ken Rosenthal: Melky wants...
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Orioles Can Add Two Birds With One Move
Well, Baltimore Orioles GM Dan Duquette didn’t get much time to enjoy his 2014 Executive of the Year award. Maybe it was a good thing that Duquette was able to re-sign shortstop J.J. Hardy before the...
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Mariners’ pursuit for Melky Cabrera is “serious”
After signing right-handed slugger Nelson Cruz to a 4-year deal, the Mariners have hopped right back into the free agency market, expressing “serious” interest in outfielder Melky Cabrera. The news was...
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Orioles Re-sign Delmon Young
Delmon Young will not sign with the sixth different organization of his career, as the 29-year-old outfielder/designated hitter was re-signed by the Baltimore Orioles. Delmon Young deal is 1 year for...
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Why the White Sox Should Wait to Trade Dayan Viciedo
Rick Hahn has been very busy before the new year, as he has added bullpen pieces Zach Duke and David Robertson, traded for Jeff Samardzija, and added key pieces Adam LaRoche and Melky Cabrera. Dayan...
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