(Disclaimer: You can live without these players, it certainly doable.) Injuries happen. Trades happen. Prolonged, bench-worthy stints occur. Players might not be there. Whether that player is your everyday superstar or fourth outfielder, the loss means something. But in the…
Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder. Possibly the NL’s finest pair of first basemen last season now find themselves in the AL, who were already rich with first basemen. The Candidates- Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Maybe the best…
Would you rather have Chone Figgins and Adrian Beltre for the last five years or have A-Rod for that span? How about Jason Varetik over Guillermo Quiroz, Jeff Clement and Rene Rivera? Or Derek Lowe over Jeff Weaver and Cha…
Also start throwing out your “maybe next year” quotes for M’s and Nationals fans. (Also, incidentally the only two teams that have never been to the World Series.) The Tigers won 95 games last year and essentially replaced an injured…
If you ask a casual fan to name the four best teams in the American League you will probably get some combination of Texas, New York, Boston and the Angels. Yes, they probably have the biggest pay rolls in the…
Yu Darvish and Albert Pujols have joined the AL West. The Houston Astros will also join next year. Throw Houston out for a minute. Does this change you big east coast Boston-New-York-Philadelphia -are-the-only-teams-that-really-matter-mindset, east coast media persona? Does it surprise…
• Kansas City– The Royals are chock full of young talent with Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer, Alcedis Escobar and All-Star Aaron Crow leading a very exciting group of young guys, while more top prospects like Lorenzo Cain hone their skills in…
Boston– The Red Sox could use upgrades at shortstop and catcher respectively, as well as some answers in the rotation if they don’t get healthier. If Jed Lowrie comes back from injury, then shortstop probably is not a huge need. …