Pittsburgh Pirates shortstops where among some of the worst in baseball in 2011. Pirates shortstops combined to .241/.284/.326 with just two HR’s in 653 plate appearances. Their 1.3 WAR was good for 24th in baseball. Enter Clint Barmes. The Pirates signed Barmes to a two-year, $10.5 million contract on Thursday according to MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart. [...]
The Houston Astros are coming off of their worst season in franchise history (106 losses) and it doesn’t appear they will be getting better any time soon. Let’s see what is going on with the Astros so far this winter and if their is any hope for Astro fans. Jim Crane Is Set To Take [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies, behind Roy Halladay‘s eighth complete game of the season, became the first team to clinch a playoff berth in 2011 with their 1-0 victory over the Houston Astros. The Phillies clinched a playoff spot with what they do best — pitch. Halladay was masterful in his complete game performance. He allowed just [...]
Update: The Astros have chosen 19-year-old OF Domingo Santana as the player to be named later to complete the Hunter Pence trade that took place the day before the July 31 trade deadline. Santana was the 15th best prospect in the Phillies’ organization prior to the season according to Baseball Prospectus. Santana was hitting .269/.345/.434 [...]
Outside of October, in my humble opinion, July is the best baseball month of the year. We have the trade deadline, All Star Game, and for the most part, teams really find out if they are in or not. This past July was no exception as we saw a Theo Fleury of trades, the National [...]
In June of 2009, the Atlanta Braves thought they had acquired their center fielder of the future when they acquired Nate McLouth from the Pittsburgh Pirates. That move hasn’t worked out as McLouth has been a shell of the player he was in Pittsburgh. Three years later, the Braves hope their latest trade for a [...]
