Prospects of the Week: Greg Bird (Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre) Bird had a rough start to his Triple-A career, going 11 for his first 47 at-bats (.234 average). Luckily, his talent won out, and the first baseman has a .375 average over his past 10 games, with three home runs and a double. The jump from Double-A to Triple-A is a […]
Day: July 24, 2015
Chasen Shreve Riding a Dynamite Splitter to a Quietly Excellent Season
Baseball games are won with depth, not stars. That’s a gross simplification, but that doesn’t mean it’s inaccurate. Because of the way players are deployed in the sport, it is very difficult to put your best players in specifically for the most important situations. Therefore your sixth-best hitter needs to be passable because he could come […]
One Very Good Year: Randy Johnson’s Yankees Career
Randy Johnson’s impending enshrinement in Cooperstown has caused baseballs fans to look back in sheer awe at his remarkable run in pinstripes. The purple and teal (or aqua?) pinstripes of the Arizona Diamondbacks, that is. The left-hander with an incredible resume—five Cy Youngs Awards, 10 All-Star Games, 303 wins, 4,875 strikeouts (second all-time)—will wear a […]