California’s Best Baseball Players For a lot of people where we are from is a point of pride. When we meet someone who hales from the same place as us there is often a sense of comradery. Below is a list of the best players born in the state of California. Barry Bonds – Riverside,…
DetailsBrian Cashman turned job he didn’t want into a Yankees dream Part 30 in a series analyzing the New York Yankees. There was a time when Brian Cashman wanted no part of being George Steinbrenner’s general manager. “Early on I was with [GM] Woody Woodward, whose nickname was ‘The Pharmacist’ because his office drawer was…
Details2010 Top 10: Any Future Hall Of Famers? How Many Busts? Even the very top of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft is a crapshoot. Looking back at the top 10 picks from 2010, you’ll see some players who have evolved into superstars, some who have turned into decent contributors, some who didn’t sign with their…
DetailsMLB’s divide-and-conquer pitch to union a non-starter If this was the best that Major League Baseball could do to kick off Hell Week, then let’s just defer the players’ prorated payments and live to fight another day. There will be more fights, naturally. There might not be much living for baseball, though, if the players…
DetailsRays’ Blake Snell is now Scott Boras’ client Blake Snell is taking the best route to get every dollar he can. The Rays’ 2018 Cy Young Award winner, who recently vowed to sit out the 2020 season if forced to take another pay cut, confirmed to The Athletic that he has become a client of…
DetailsWhite Sox Release 25 Minor Leaguers The White Sox are the latest team to make significant cuts in the minors, per The Athletic’s James Fegan, who reports that they have let go of 25 players (Fegan provides the entire list in his tweet). The White Sox will pay all of their minor leaguers, including those…
DetailsMets’ Marcus Stroman: 2020 MLB season ‘not looking promising’ Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman is losing hope that baseball will be back this summer. “This season is not looking promising,” Stroman tweeted Tuesday after the players union was left disappointed by MLB’s latest financial proposal, which entails the highest-paid players taking greater pay cuts than their…
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How The Mets Acquired A Breakout Hitter Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has come under fire at times since the team hired the former agent after the 2018 season, but BVW has nonetheless had his high points atop their front office. One of his best decisions in New York came in January 2019, when…
DetailsHow MLB’s new economic plan will affect Yankees and Mets On Tuesday, Major League Baseball presented the players association with a sliding-scale economic plan for the pandemic-shortened 2020 season by which the highest-paid players would take the biggest pay cut. For instance, the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole, who earns the highest salary in the majors at…
DetailsHow Brian Cashman has ruled the Yankees for so long Brian Cashman has always made it easy to underestimate him, if that was your inclination. He has always looked like a history teacher. He has always had a self-deprecating air about him. He has never been about bluster. He has never been about outward self-promotion.…
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