Fifth Starter Battles

All across baseball there are teams with undecided fifth starters. I’m going to give a rundown of the battles to keep an eye on.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Last year’s NL West champs have a bunch of guys fighting for a spot in the rotation. Eric Stults, Charlie Haeger and Carlos Monasterios all pitched in the spring opener, [...]

The Orlando Myth

These two different Major League infielders share a few things in common, on top of the fact that they have the same first name.
Orlando Hudson is the newly-signed Twin; A second baseman with a very inflated defensive reputation.
Orlando Cabrera is the 35-year-old shortstop who has also been recently signed by a new team: The Cincinnati [...]

2010 MLB Off-Season Review: NL Central

Chicago Cubs
Key losses- Rich Harden, Milton Bradley, Kevin Gregg, Aaron Miles, Aaron Heilman. Jake Fox
Key additions- Carlos Silva, Marlon Byrd, John Grabow (re-signed)
Off-season grade- C
Justification- Considering the circumstances I think the Cubs have come out okay this off-season. Getting Silva for Bradley hurts, but getting $9 million from Seattle and getting Marlon Byrd to a [...]

Cincinnati Reds Top Ten Prospects 2010

1) Aroldis Chapman-SP
Everyone knows about the hype and the arm. Let’s see how he does this year.
2) Yonder Alonzo-1b
Big hitting first basemen. I don’t know what they’re gonna do with him with Joey Votto around. So your guess is as good as mine at this point. I don’t think he has the athleticism to play [...]

Breaking News: Aroldis Chapman Close to Deal With Reds

Jeff Blair of Toronto’s Globe and Mail is reporting that Chapman has signed with the Reds for a 5 year, $30 Million contract.
Chapman, a Cuban defector, can reportedly hit triple digits on the gun with his fastball. The 22 year old lefty will likely start in the minors, but could taste his first Major League [...]