With spring training right around the corner and all of the major free agents signed and ready to go with their respective teams, I thought it would be interesting to see which teams have positioned themselves for a playoff run in 2012. Obviously things are going to change from now to Opening Day, but it’s [...]
The Chicago Cubs have signed LHP Paul Maholm to a one-year, $4.25 million contract according to Bruce Levine via Twitter. The contract also includes a $6.25 million option for 2013. Maholm is very familiar with the National League Central as he spent the last seven years with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Maholm went 6-14 with the [...]
Here is the latest and greatest from Day 3 of baseball’s Winter Meetings… Pittsburgh Pirates Sign Nate McLouth: McLouth couldn’t handle being part of a successful team in Atlanta, so he is going back to the place where he had the most success and is guaranteed to lose — Pittsburgh. The Pirates signed McLouth to [...]
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. [...]
A couple of weeks ago, we took a look at the Minnesota Twins’ lineup as it was constructed at that time. What we saw was pretty ugly. Outside of Denard Span, Joe Mauer, and Justin Morneau(and who knows if the later two will be healthy all season), the Twins didn’t have much. As a matter [...]
In an interview with Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh Pirates’ OF Jose Tabata said he would like to honor Roberto Clemente by wearing his number 21 for just one game as well as play right field. No Pirates player has worn 21 since 1973. The Pirates retired the number four months after Clemente [...]
