On Friday, we took a very early look at some National League postseason predictions, so it’s only fitting that we take a look at some early American League postseason predictions. American League East 1. Z – Tampa Bay Rays: A full year of Matt Moore and Desmond Jennings and Evan Longoria, B.J. Upton, and David [...]
When the news broke that Detroit Tigers’ C/DH Victor Martinez was out for the year with a knee injury, we speculated that the Tigers would pursue a veteran DH on a one-year deal. Names like Carlos Pena, Johnny Damon, and Raul Ibanez came up. However, Tigers’ GM Dave Dombrowski wasn’t having any of that veteran [...]
That sound you heard in your office today around 3:30 est was the collective groan from the state of Michigan when they found out Victor Martinez tore his ACL during a winter workout. There is a good chance Martinez could miss the entire 2012 season if the injury requires surgery. Martinez is entering the second [...]
Last week for MLB Daily Dish I took a look at the remaining “Buy-low” free agents. One of those buy-low free agents was former Detroit Tiger flame thrower, Joel Zumaya. Despite his litany of elbow injuries, I thought a team would be wise to take a chance on him. Reports had a number of teams [...]
Late Friday afternoon, the Detroit Tigers and Washington Washington Nationals swapped once promising relief pitchers in what I like to call a classic “Change of scenery” trade. The Tigers sent RHP Ryan Perry to the Nationals for RHP Collin Balester. Perry, who was the Tigers’ first-round pick in the 2008 June Draft, really struggled in [...]
My Preseason American League MVP Pick: Robinson Cano 2011 American League MVP: Justin Verlander One of the biggest debates that goes on with fans, writers, baseball pundits, etc… is whether or not a pitcher should win the MVP award? Old school fans believe that a pitcher can win the award and new school fans don’t [...]
