Breaking Down the Top Run Producing Teams in Major League Baseball
We take a break from evaluating player performances, apropos to stolen bases this season, and take a look at the more, successful run producing ball clubs in the 2013 campaign. We will try to figure out the impact of stolen bases on overall team production in this piece. So without further ado, here are the […]
MLB Trade Deadline: Boston Red Sox Looking for Help
At 59-40, the Boston Red Sox are perhaps the best team in all of baseball. Boston ranks first in the majors in runs and on base percentage, second in slugging percentage, and third in batting average. With those numbers, they clearly have one of the most explosive teams in the majors. Designated hitter David Ortiz […]
2013 MLB Trade Deadline: Brewers Could Find it Difficult to Trade Aramis Ramirez
For years, Aramis Ramirez has been one of the top power-hitting third basemen in the National League. Since bursting onto the scene in 2001 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ramirez has been slugging home runs at a consistent pace. From that season early in his career through 2012, he has hit at least 25 home runs […]
2013 MLB Power Rankings – Week 16
The first half of the MLB season has come to an end and, with it, 10 teams have staked their claims to playoff spots. While that is a good position for those teams to hold, it is hardly a guarantee the landscape will look the same come October. Last year, four of the teams that […]
Boston Red Sox Acquire Matt Thornton From Chicago
Boston Red Sox General Manager Ben Cherington didn’t want to wait until the trade deadline to make a move that would make his roster better. So he went out and pulled the plug on a deal before the All-Star break. On Friday, Cherington reached a deal with the Chicago White Sox to send reliever Matt […]
MLB Trade Rumors: Could Jonathan Papelbon End Up Back With the Red Sox?
Before the season, many thought the Red Sox would be active at the trade deadline at the end of July. Chances are those people will be right. Sort of. There are very few who would have thought the Red Sox would be buyers, rather than sellers, in July. But, as the team with the American […]
MLB Week 13: A Look Ahead at Key Storylines and Matchups
We are embarking on the last full week of June and, when we hit July, the contenders will start to separate themselves from the pretenders and teams will determine whether they want to be buyers or sellers at the trading deadline. One team, in particular, is reshaping its season now and a couple others will […]
The Questionable Legacy of Josh Beckett
Things just keeping getting better for Josh Beckett. There was a time when he was one of the most clutch pitchers in baseball, but, more recently, he became the poster boy for a Red Sox team’s downward spiral and was a burden the Dodgers were forced to absorb in order to acquire Adrian Gonzalez. Now, […]