The Cy Young awards winners will be announced today. These are always filled with controversy and second-guessing. In the American League, there are two perennial candidates in Corey Kluber and Justin Verlander, and one newcomer in Blake Snell. Cleveland’s Kluber won the award last year, and followed that up with […]
Yesterday Ronald Acuna Jr won the Rookie of the Year award in the National League. And in a PR move, Shohei Ohtani was named the American League Roookie of the Year. Nobody has won the Rookie of the Year Award twice. Next up is Manager of the Year. In the […]
It’s MBL Awards week. And the first to be announced today is the award for Rookie of the Year in each league. Here are the finalists: American League Rookie of the Year: Miguel Andujar, 3B, Yankees: To go with his 27 homers, which tied the White Sox outfielder Daniel Palka for the Major […]
MLB.com, in yet another article to fill the void between now and opening day, did a list of the player most likely to be traded by each team. For the Rangers: Texas Rangers: Joey Gallo. Shin-Soo Choo had a terrific year, but with $42 million due to him over the next […]
MLB.com, in yet another article to fill the void between now and opening day, did a list of the player most likely to be traded by each team. For the Rangers: Texas Rangers: Joey Gallo. Shin-Soo Choo had a terrific year, but with $42 million due to him over the next […]
“We think he is a Major Leaguer who will perform at well-above-average Major League levels,” agent Scott Boras said Wednesday at the GM Meetings in Carlsbad, Calif. “That means teams are interested in him. His leadership dynamic is documented and extraordinary. We fully expect Major League teams to reach out […]
As reported yesterday, Bryce Harper turned down a ten-year contract offer worth $300 million from the Washington Nationals on the last day of the season. That was most likely leaked by his agent Scott Boras to gin up his price now. That sets the starting point. Borsa appeared on MLB […]
Yesterday an article from Mark Feinsand on MLB.com listed the one free agent each team is most likely to target. At this point, it’s just pie-in-the-sky thinking and having to say something in order to file an article. But it is interesting. For the Rangers, Feinsand figures it’s Hyun-Jin Ryu, […]
Singing the praises of his new managerial hire, Rangers general manager Jon Daniels noted that he “really impressed us across the board.” Daniels researched far and wide and deep and found a consistent opinion across everyone he talked to. “From people that he works with now, the people that used […]
A player to be named later went each way in the deal with the Cubs for Drew Smyly. Usually, the only time you will ever hear that player’s name is when he is finally announced. It’s a procedural thing. Paperwork. The guy’s name is logged in, he is sent to […]