Anyone who's listened to baseball for any length of time has surely heard the term, "five tool player." The general consensus these days is that the title is bestowed all too frequently—diluting its meaning—and that so-called five tool players are overvalued.
MLB.com's Jim Molony predicts that the baseball season will be full of drama. Here are the ten big stories he expects to see making the biggest splash: 1. This could be the Cubs' year!
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The Nationals' have just signed 2B Pokey Reese to Triple A Columbus. Does this mean that we'll see one Washington's infielders traded? Felipe Lopez, Ronnie Belliard or Cristian Guzman could be on their way of out town. Of the three, Guzman's got the most value as a trading chip. Lopez is consistently inconsistent, and Belliard [...]
With the World Series behind us (yet another less than seven series) it's time to turn our focus to the off-season trade market: the Hot Stove. Dayn Perry has a thorough article up that breaks down each teams' needs. Rather than read me echo Perry's thoughts, just go check it out. And no, the title [...]
Today's the day! As the non-waiver trade deadline quickly approaches rumors about players being sent packing are flying about furiously. I tend to refer to Ken Rosenthal and MLB Trade Rumors the most during the Hot Stove. Here are the latest and greatest trade rumors: Eric Gagne could be headed to the Mets, while his [...]
"Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire’s eye or on the ball." – Jim Murray
1957: Due to the start of coast to coast travel, major league baseball considers a plan creating a player pool to be used in the event of a plane crash. 1958: Driving home from his liquor store in Harlem, Roy Campanella breaks his neck when his car hit a telephone pole in an early morning auto accident on Long Island. The 36- year old Dodger catcher, who has […]
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