The Modern Era Committee selected two of the 10 finalists: Marvin Miller and Ted Simmons. Frankly, I was stunned they finally are giving Miller his due. To get selected, a person has to appear on 12 of the 16 committee … Continue reading
Anthony Rendon’s set for his payday, signing a 245 million deal over the next 7 years. The start third-baseman will make his way over to the Angels on a deal which includes a full no-trade clause, no opt-outs, and no … Continue reading
The New York Yankees have signed 29 year old, Gerrit Cole to a 9 year, 324 million dollar contract, which feels like what entire baseball teams were bought and sold for not that long ago. According to this website, The … Continue reading
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Last summer Rays’ owner Stuart Sternberg announced a novel idea—for the team to split their seasons between St Petersburg and Montreal. The proposal was for each city to build a $500M outdoor stadium, and to play the first half of … Continue reading
Okay, bad pun, but I’m not ashamed; I love bad puns. Yesterday was the deadline to offer contracts to arbitration eligible players. Those players who did not receive an offer have become the latest entries into the free agent market. … Continue reading
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The O’s have put Jonathan Villar on outright waivers. You know, a guy who hit .273/.339/.453 with 24 homers, who stole 40 bases, and was worth 4.0 bWAR. You know, one of the few guys on the team who was … Continue reading
Recently I posted articles reviewing this year’s BBWAA ballot for the Hall of Fame. Today I decided to look ahead to who will be on future ballots through 2024, and to play Nostradamus (Nostradumbass?) about who will get in each … Continue reading
Give beisbol a break for a moment. I was too old to have watched Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood as a child. My heroes were Godzilla, Rodan, Moe, Larry, Curly and Bela Lugosi. However, I was a somewhat older dad, my daughter … Continue reading
Word at the end of the season was that the Rays wanted to re-sign catcher d’Arnaud. It was understandable too, as he played well in his partial season as a Ray. He hit 16 homers and slashed .263/.323/.459 in 92 … Continue reading
The White Sox have signed Jose Abreu to a 3 year, $50M deal. Last week he signed the $17.8M QO, then parlayed that this week into the extension. Good for him. Good for the ChiSox too; the 32-year-old has played … Continue reading
Let’s not talk about how insanely stupid it would be to bring a third team to the state that already has the lowest two attended stadiums in MLB. Let’s talk about who ever the hell designed this logo? 1999 … Continue reading
in my last post, I reviewed the returning players on the ballot. This will discuss the players on their first HoF ballot. The obvious headliner is, of course, Derek Jeter—to whom I will give proper re2pect of course. However, it … Continue reading
Glue guy. Good guy to have in the clubhouse. Chemistry guy. Mentor to the young Latino players. Whatever you want to call him, Gerardo Parra’s impact on the Nationals in 2019 was measured more in intangibles than actual on-field performance, … Continue reading
