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When the New York Yankees swapped Jesus Montero for Michael Pineda, I thought it was a clear win for the Yankees. My logic being that trading essentially a DH for a front-line starting pitcher is always a good deal. Nearly four months into the trade, what looked like a solid trade for the Yankees is [...]
Yu Darvish made his anticipated debut for the Texas Rangers on Monday night and I really don’t think it went the way Darvish had hoped. The first inning was a complete disaster for Darvish. He walked Chone Figgins on four pitches right out of the gate and none of the pitches to Figgins were even [...]
Today is Opening Day in baseball and every team starts out 0-0 and a dream. Well, every team starts out 0-0 except for the Seattle Mariners, Oakland A’s, Miami Marlins, and St. Louis Cardinals. Be it as it may, this year baseball is wide open. You could make the argument for at least 12 teams [...]
Last but not least in our “Key” player series is the American League West. This division is basically the haves vs. the have nots. Let’s take a look at some of the key players in this division. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – Vernon Wells: The Angels shocked baseball last winter when they took Wells [...]
As odd as it may be, the 2012 baseball officially began this morning as the Seattle Mariners took on the Oakland A’s in Tokyo, Japan. The Mariners beat the A’s in 11 innings, 3-1 thanks to the combination of Dustin Ackley and Ichiro Suzuki. Ackley went 2-for-5 with a HR and broke the 1-1 tie [...]
