Cease your cries for a salary cap

With the winning of their 27th World Series title—and a 2009 payroll just over $215M—the New York Yankees have brought the issue of whether or not success can be purchased back to light this offseason. The lack of a salary cap in professional baseball is quintessentially the most significant difference it has between the major [...]

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 [...]

Pittsburgh Pirates Top Ten Prospects 2010

1) Pedro Alvarez-3B
I obviously think the world of this guy as I had him on this decades “all decade team” and with that prediction comes responsibility. I love this guy. He has some outrageous power, he’s got an average glove, but below average range. I think eventually he’ll move across the diamond. Sky is the [...]