Last year I predicted that Zack Greinke would win the American League Cy Young award and I nailed that one. I thought Cole Hamels would win the National League version of the award and well, that didn’t turn out quite like I expected. The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to [...]
Next up in my “Key” player series is the “Key” player for each National League West team. Remember, my definition of a “Key” player is a player who might have been injured or had a down year last year and if they can come back to normal or exceed expectations, their team would be much [...]
Apparently the Detroit Tigers and Florida Marlins really enjoy trading with each other. A couple of years ago, these two teams got together in the blockbuster trade that sent Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to the Tigers and Cameron Maybin and Andrew Miller to the Marlins. Now these two teams have gotten together again. The [...]
The last rotations I will look at are the updated starting rotations of the National League West. It’s no surprise that nine out of the last 11 NL Cy Young award winners have come from the West. With the divisions big ballparks and offensively challenged lineups, the NL West is a pitcher’s dream. Any pitcher [...]
Last but least in our National League Starting Nine series, is the National League West. Usually known as being the worst offensive division in baseball, the NL West has improved offensively this offseason. The San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks have added offensive pieces this offseason and as long as the young Colorado Rockie hitters [...]
Let’s take a quick look at what is going on with the defending National League Central champions, the St. Louis Cardinals. Jamie Garcia wins fifth starter spot. The Cardinals held an open competition for the fifth starter spot in their rotation and LHP Jaime Garcia came out on top. Garcia, who is the Cardinals’ No. [...]
