Howard For Pujols

Okay, so if you haven’t heard, there is a rumor from an “inside” source in the Phillies organization that there have been front office talks about trying to trade Ryan Howard for Albert Pujols. These talks are rumored to only be only taking place in the Phillies front office, and they apparently haven’t approached the [...]

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, [...]

How Does Felipe Lopez Fit?

Last week, the Cardinals finally signed Felipe Lopez to a 1 year deal worth 2.2 Million dollars if he achieves all of the required incentives. This move is a logical, if unspectacular one for the Cards who now have a plethora of middle infielders. Lopez joins Brendan Ryan, Skip Schumaker, and Julio Lugo. With Ryan’s [...]

Fluke or Fact: Adam Wainwright

Adam Wainwright had an amazing 2009 campaign, posting a 19-8 record and a 2.63 ERA. His peripheral stats were also outstanding. He had an 8.19 K/9, and a 2.55 BB/9 along with a fantastic 1.21 WHIP. His sabermetric DIPS statistics uphold what the more basic numbers tell us: a 3.11 FIP and a 3.28 tERA [...]

St. Louis Cardinals Top Ten Prospects 2010

1) Shelby Miller-SP
Has the stuff to be an ace. Does he have the makeup?
2) Lance Lynn-SP
Probably a 3 at his best. His stuff isn’t as good as a lot of pitchers, but he gets outs by knowing how to pitch. That will come in handy against experienced hitters.
3) Eduardo Sanchez-SP
Power arm and future replacement for [...]

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 [...]

Mark McGwire Admits Past

In not so break news, Mark McGwire has finally come clean.
After breaking the home run record more than a decade ago, McGwire admitted his steroid usage during his playing career which went on for more than a decade, including his recording breaking season.
“It’s very emotional, it’s telling family members, friends and coaches, you know, it’s [...]

Cards lock up Holliday

Matt Holliday and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a 7 year 120 million dollar contracts according to numerous sources like ESPN and Yahoo! Sports. I think it was a good sign that didn’t mean they traded Brett Wallace for a half year rental, but questions are going to loom in terms of extensions [...]

St. Louis Luring Penny

According to some sources, Brad Penny’s agent is deep in negotiations with the St. Louis Cardinals who are prepared to lose Joel Piniero this winter and are looking for another arm. San Francisco has recently made contact with Penny’s agent to discuss a return, so let the bidding wars begin.

Jermaine Dye headed down I55 South to St. Louis?

Jermaine Dye has been one of the more underrated players in the last 10-15 years. He consistently produces at the plate and does it without much flair for the dramatic. That’s why I think Jermaine Dye could end up as a St. Louis Cardinal this offseason WHEN, not IF they miss out on Matt Holliday. [...]