02 Nov 16
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Trea Turner Most Likely Be The Game’s Next Super Star
In 2015, AJ Pollock established himself as a Major League star. He was never a huge prospect, but with a first round pedigree and a (…)
27 Oct 16
Updates 27 Oct 16
The Indians Have Roberto Perez; So Now Let's Trade Yan Gomes
Two nights ago, the Cleveland Indians took the lead in the World Series behind a dominant performance from Corey Kluber Roberto Perez. (…)
24 Oct 16
MLB 24 Oct 16
How the Cubs and Indians Overcame Injuries to Kyle Schwarber and Michael Brantley
The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians will meet tomorrow in a World Series matchup that nobody thought possible. If it weren’t actually (…)
20 Oct 16
Updates 20 Oct 16
The Top 10 OPS Leaders From Double-A in 2016
Don’t scout the stat line. It’s a common mantra repeated by real life scouts given the modern era of amateur baseball scouting and the (…)
13 Oct 16
Updates 13 Oct 16
How an International MLB Draft Would Be Good for (German) Baseball
Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Player’s Association are set to barter this offseason on the next Collective (…)
12 Oct 16
Updates 12 Oct 16
Adam Eaton: Underrated or Just Good
The Chicago White Sox ended the season with a 78 and 84 record and really lost pace in the second half to finish 16 games behind the (…)
09 Oct 16
Updates 09 Oct 16
Aroldis Chapman's Best Pitch Ever
Last night, the Chicago Cubs took a commanding 2-0 lead over the San Francisco Giants. The last pitch of the night was thrown by Cubs (…)
03 Oct 16
Updates 03 Oct 16
From Walk-On to AA: Astros Outfielder Drew Ferguson Still Working
In my senior year of high school, my baseball team went on an extraordinary run to finish as the runner-up in the state. We set a (…)
30 Sep 16
Updates 30 Sep 16
Revisiting My Preseason MLB Sleepers
Blogging. Putting your thoughts out there for everyone to see. Also: dedicating possibly undue energy to the consideration of obscure (…)
28 Sep 16
Updates 28 Sep 16
On Jose Fernandez and The 2016 Cy Young
You all know what happened this past Sunday. One of my– and the game’s– favorite players died. Selfishly, I was upset. I never knew (…)
15 Sep 16
Updates 15 Sep 16
People - Albert Pujols Is Still Really Good
Last week, we published a piece that looked back on our 2016 Lynchpin players and how their performance has impacted their respective teams’ (…)
14 Sep 16
Updates 14 Sep 16
Ivan Nova: The Latest Pirates’ Prosperous Project
Ivan Nova’s trade to the Pittsburgh Pirates at this year’s deadline failed to attract many headlines among the deluge of (…)
09 Sep 16
Updates 09 Sep 16
Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Mike Scioscia, Rest Days, And The Future Of Baseball
The Angels and their manager Mike Scioscia have rested Mike Trout and Albert Pujols on the same day in back-to-back weeks, yesterday being (…)
30 Aug 16
Updates 30 Aug 16
The Rockies Future Hinges on DJ LeMahieu
Last year, our editor at Off the Bench was selling the parts of his fantasy baseball team in a tank-job that would make the Braves proud, (…)
26 Aug 16
Updates 26 Aug 16
Yasmany Tomas Is Better Than You Think
When the Arizona Diamondbacks signed Yasmany Tomas to a $60 Million dollar deal, many thought the Cuban “third-baseman” would be an (…)
24 Aug 16
Updates 24 Aug 16
Adjusting to Adjustments: Kyle Hendricks, Jacob deGrom, and What You Might Not Know About Good Young Pitchers
I have long been a fan of Chicago Cubs invisible Ace, Kyle Hendricks. I wrote about him last October, in an article that looks prescient (…)
16 Aug 16
Updates 16 Aug 16
Will The Padres Learn From Gyorko? The Ryan Schimpf Story
The San Diego Padres have themselves a power hitting infielder who seems to have come out of nowhere with a funny sounding last name, in (…)
09 Aug 16
Updates 09 Aug 16
The Astros Still Contenders Built for the Long Haul
At last week’s Trade Deadline, the Astros remained very quiet, the large acquisition that would push them over the edge never really (…)
02 Aug 16
Updates 02 Aug 16
Jay Bruce and Matt Kemp Prove Once Again That Perception Is Greater than Reality
On Sunday, the Atlanta Braves swapped their woman-beating bad baseball player, Hector Olivera, for nice-guy outfielder Matt Kemp. The deal (…)
29 Jul 16
Updates 29 Jul 16
Chris Archer's Very Good, Straight Fastball
The Tampa Bay Rays have reportedly been shopping their starting pitching, a move that I called for back in May. The Rays have more (…)
26 Jul 16
Updates 26 Jul 16
5 Big Trades the Braves Should Make That Aren't For Chris Sale
Over the weekend, the Atlanta Braves were linked to the White Sox in regards to a Chris Sale trade. As a Braves fan, I was immediately (…)
19 Jul 16
Updates 19 Jul 16
Remembering the Top Home Run Derby Memories
The Home Run Derby is made for the fans, specifically it’s ideal for kids. As we become a jaded society drowning in overexposure to (…)
12 Jul 16
Updates 12 Jul 16
How The Braves Front Office Was Worth 3 Wins on Draft Day
The MLB Rule 4 draft was last week, and with it came a new crop of prospects, with their fun radar gun readings and YouTube channels full (…)
07 Jul 16
Updates 07 Jul 16
MLB Bans Red Sox From Signing Fat, Bad Players
Straight off the heels of their scandal of signing international amateur prospects against Major League Baseball rules, the (…)
27 Jun 16
Updates 27 Jun 16
We're in a Golden Age of the Lefty Fastball
The 2016 baseball season is well underway and we’re seeing an even more drastic version of the trends that we saw last year: There are (…)
