Despite always being overshadowed in the American League East by the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox and recently the Tampa Bay Rays, the Toronto Blue Jays have done a lot of good things in 2011. The Jays will probably finish around the .500 mark this season, but more importantly, they have started to [...]
If the Toronto Blue Jays are going to take the next step in the American League East, I think they need a couple of things. First, I think they need another bat to go along with Jose Bautista (Prince Fielder perhaps?) and second, I think they need a couple of their young starters to step [...]
There are very few organizations in Major League Baseball that have legit catching prospects, let alone two legit catching prospects. The Cincinnati Reds are the rare organization that has two legit catching prospects in Devin Mesoraco and Yesmani Grandel. The Reds will showcase one of those top catching prospects in September as they will call [...]
While I was looking up Stephen Strasburg‘s performance last night for the Syracuse Chiefs, I came across an impressive performance in the South Atlantic League. Corey Dickerson of the Asheville Tourists (Colorado Rockies Single-A affiliate), hit three home runs in the Tourists’ 21-11 win over the Hagerstown Suns. Hitting three HR’s in a game is [...]
The Atlanta Braves already had the best bullpen in baseball with a 5.4 WAR on the season, so the last thing opposing teams needed to see was their bullpen getting some help. The Braves called up RHP Arodys Vizcaino on Wednesday and he will pitch out of the bullpen moving forward. The 20-year-old, who was [...]
Cleveland Indians prospect Jason Kipnis first gained some National recognition when he hit a home run off of Atlanta Braves super prospect Julio Teheran in the Futures Game. That HR led many to question why Kipnis, a second baseman, wasn’t on the big league roster. After all, Orlando Cabrera, who was starting for the Indians [...]
