My preseason NL MVP pick: Albert Pujols NL MVP winner: Albert Pujols I am shocked that St. Louis Cardinals 1B won the National League MVP award unanimously. The way the voting has been going, I am surprised James Loney didn’t get a first-place vote. Pujols received all 32 first-place votes to win his second consecutive [...]
The Kansas City Royals made a minor move today, but the player they signed will have an impact on baseball’s amateur draft for years to come. The Royals signed RHP and the former No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 draft Bryan Bullington to a minor-league contract today. Bullington was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates [...]
I love when teams make good personnel decisions. It makes me giddy. Today, the Chicago White Sox signed SS and future Hall of Famer Omar Vizquel to a one-year, $1.375 million deal. Vizquel, who is 43-years-old hit .266 with a .660 OPS in 2009 with the Texas Rangers. I really like this move for the [...]
My preseason AL MVP pick: Grady Sizemore AL MVP winner: Joe Mauer Two nights before the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, I had the opportunity to hang out with Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, and Joe Nathan at an pre-All-Star Game party at a bar in New York City. It was by far and away [...]
On January 13, 2009, the Atlanta Braves signed Derek Lowe to a four-year, $60 million deal. The Braves signed Lowe after they failed to sign AJ Burnett, who signed with the New York Yankees. Now less than one year later, the Braves are looking to trade 6’6” righty. Why would the Braves look to trade [...]
Well, if the New York Mets couldn’t win in Citi Field, the three American League ballparks, and the other 15 National League ballparks in 2010, why not try somewhere new in 2011? According to Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News, the Mets are working on playing some regular-season games in Puerto Rico. The [...]
