Yesterday, I sized up the National League Rookie of the Year race, so it’s only fitting that today I take a look at the American League Rookie of the Year race. As you will see, the American League doesn’t even come close to the NL in rookie performances in 2010. Best of the Rest Reid [...]
After I was done making a Staples run (no, I didn’t scream “WOW THAT’S A LOW PRICE!!!”), I ran into my friend Tom walking on Park Ave. South. One of the things we were talking about other than how awkward the pre-All Star Game mingle between the People All Stars and the MLB All Stars [...]
Let’s get right into it. Here are the fantasy studs, players who have me concerned and the potential pickups from the week of June 7th – 13th. Fantasy Studs Josh Hamilton – .370/4/13/.433. Very quietly Hamilton is having a very good season. He’s fourth in HR’s (15) and fifth in RBI (47). Jonny Gomes – [...]
When the Cleveland Indians traded 3B Casey Blake to the Los Angeles Dodgers back in the summer of 2008 for prospect Carlos Santana, I was really surprised. Santana was a rising prospect in the Dodgers’ organization and was hitting .323 with 14 home runs in High Single A at the time of the trade. The [...]
So far this baseball season we have seen top prospects like Jason Heyward, Ike Davis, Justin Smoak, and Mike Leake make an impact for their respective ball clubs. Over the next couple of months we should be seeing some more top prospects getting the call up to the major leagues. Of course, the most notable [...]
Considering the Cleveland Indians got off to a 4-8 start last year, a 6-6 start this year seems pretty good. Then again, anytime a team from the miserable sports city in America is .500 or better, I guess the people from Cleveland are happy. Let’s see what else is going on with the Indians. Michael [...]
