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The 10 Best Available Rentals at the MLB Trade Deadline
For a lot of teams, making the playoffs is a big deal. For instance, the Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t been October-bound since 1992. But it sometimes takes more than just a team’s current roster to make the push and of course, succeed... More of this article »
MLB Trade Deadline: 8 Players Over 35 Who Could Be Traded
The major league trade deadline will go down 12 days from now (July 31). Contending teams usually covet players in their prime and sellers prefer acquiring prospects—but sometimes, aged veterans get traded too. With the All-Star... More of this article »
10 Least Likely 2014 MLB Hall of Fame Candidates
The 2014 MLB Hall of Fame class boasts some of the greatest modern day players. Greg Maddux will likely be an automatic addition, with Tom Glavine, Jeff Kent, Mike Mussina and Frank Thomas being very worthy in their own right. But... More of this article »
2013 Trade Deadline: 15 Players Under 30 Who Could Get Moved
With the trade deadline looming (July 31), it’s inevitable that players—both good and bad—will switch jerseys and play for different teams come August. For the most part, contending teams look to acquire seasoned veterans to... More of this article »
Relievers Who Could Be Closing After the Trade Deadline
With the trade deadline steadily approaching (on July 31st), several players will inevitably find themselves playing for new teams. The focus of the deadline–at least from an analytical perspective–is usually the high powered... More of this article »
Shawn Kelley: Most Dominant Yankees Reliever Not Named Rivera
His 4.78 ERA might look bruising. His 4.1 BB/9 is above the league-average. And he’s already surrendered the same amount of home runs in 26.3 innings this season as he did in 44.3 innings last season. Yet, Shawn Kelley is still... More of this article »
A’s Dan Straily Should Stay in the Major Leagues
The Oakland Athletics have been cultivating quality, homegrown pitchers since the late-1990s. The likes of Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito, Rich Harden, Joe Blanton, Huston Street, Trevor Cahill, Brett Anderson, and Andrew Bailey... More of this article »
Houston Astros: Will AL West Teams Have an Unfair Advantage?
Some teams don’t like to admit that they’re re-building. The New York Mets, for instance, dealt R.A. Dickey a month after he won the Cy Young award in exchange for prospects that likely won’t make a difference for... More of this article »
5 Top Prospects Headed for Minors, But For How Long
Promoting a Major League-ready prospect seems like a logical move for any organization looking to win. Yet, even the most consistently solid organizations are faced with a few hurdles that prevent the obvious from happening. Below... More of this article »
National League: Projected Platoons for 2013
With the ever rising cost of offense, more and more teams are looking to platoons as low-cost, high-reward options. The platoon is hardly a new managerial tool, but it seems as though there are more teams using the stat-heavy angle... More of this article »
Michael Bourn: Good Deal, But Not For Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians made a surprise splash on the free-agent market, inking speedy outfielder Michael Bourn to a four-year, $48MM deal (with a $12MM vesting option). While most organizations had been turned off by Bourn’s rejected-qualifying... More of this article »
American League: Projected Platoons for 2013
With the ever rising cost of offense, more and more teams are looking to platoons as a low-cost, high-reward alternative. Even though penny-pinching organizations like the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays have long been using the... More of this article »
Oakland A’s: How Valuable is Yoenis Cespedes?
Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics have long been known for acquiring undervalued players. Some recent examples of this are Chris Young (11.7 WAR, 103 OPS+ from 2010-12), John Jaso (6.1 WAR, 115 OPS+ from 2010-12), and Brandon Moss... More of this article »
5 Minor League Deals With Potential Major League Impact
There has been a lot of big splashes this off-season. The Dodgers signed Zack Greinke to a six-year, $147 million deal. The Angels inked Josh Hamilton to a $125 million contract. Heck, even Jeremy Guthrie turned 91.0 IP of 1.30 ERA+,... More of this article »
MLB Free Agent Pitchers: 4 Low Risk Options Coming Off Injured 2012 Seasons
The majority of the top free-agent pitchers are now off the market. In terms of starters, Zack Greinke signed with the Dodgers, Anibal Sanchez with the Tigers, Edwin Jackson with the Cubs, and Dan Haren with the Nationals. As for relievers,... More of this article »
MLB Free Agency: Why Has There Been No Interest in Kelly Johnson?
When it came to older infielders this off-season, both the free-agent market and team’s interest were flush. In fact, all of Marco Scutaro, Jeff Keppinger, and Maicer Izturis received surprising three-year, multi-million dollar... More of this article »
Do the 2013 Detroit Tigers Need a “Proven” Closer?
Bruce Rondon is considered the favorite to become the Tigers closer After closing for the Detroit Tigers for the past three seasons, Jose Valverde was granted his free-agency. The pitcher’s departure–perhaps not to-be-missed... More of this article »
Could the Atlanta Braves Sign B.J. Upton and Michael Bourn?
Is it possible the Braves could re-sign Michael Bourn? Going into the off-season there were nine players who declined their qualifying offers–thus forcing any prospective team without a protected first-round pick to surrender... More of this article »
Upton, Kubel: Which Outfielder Should the Diamondbacks Trade?
Arizona has five starting-caliber outfielders There have been a lot of rumors surrounding the Arizona Diamondbacks and their outfield depth. Especially now with the recent, [extremely] surprising signing of Cody Ross, the Snakes... More of this article »
Giancarlo Stanton: Five Possible and In-Depth Trade Scenarios
Marlins will listen to offers, but will they make a deal? It would be silly for the Miami Marlins to trade Giancarlo Stanton. At age 22, Stanton enjoyed his consecutive 30-plus homerun season–37 homeruns to be exact–and... More of this article »
Minnesota Twins’ Rotation: Has it Improved for 2013?
Scott Diamond is one of two remaining starters from 2012 In 2012, the Minnesota Twins endured their second straight ninety-plus loss season. While their hitting wasn’t spectacular (combined 99 OPS+, which was slightly below... More of this article »
Who is Going to Close for the Houston Astros?
Veras appears to be the favorite for the job heading into spring The Houston Astros are in complete rebuilding mode, as they should be. Since July 2010, the Astros have traded Roy Oswalt, Lance Berkman, Matt Lindstrom, Jeff... More of this article »
There’s Still Room for the Dodgers to Improve
Colletti said the Dodgers are never “going to be reckless with what we do.” Apparently no one told the Los Angeles Dodgers that other teams use a standard five-man rotation. But perhaps the Dodgers just aren’t like... More of this article »
Mets Should Sign Carlos Villanueva to Replace R.A. Dickey
Villanueva is one of the more versatile pitchers on the free agent market How does a team replace a starting pitcher who dazzled opposing batters with an almost un-hittable, floating pitch, won over fans with a quirky, folk-hero personality,... More of this article »