January 2014

  1. MLB's Most Underrated Team

    In response to Brian Kenny... 2013 All-Underrated Team: 1b: Belt 2b: Infante SS: Lowrie 3b: Seager C: Lucroy LF: Nava CF: Rasmus RF: Venable — Brian Kenny (@MrBrianKenny) January 27, 2014 ... below are some thoughts on…

  2. Yankee Third Base Options

    As soon as Alex Rodriguez 's 162-game suspension was announced, baseball writers and bloggers speculated as to who'd play 3rd base for the Yankees. Jay Jaffe summarized internal and free agent candidates to replace…

  3. Rambling On, Revisited

    Buster Olney reported in his column today that, contrary to trade speculation earlier in the season, David Price will likely stay with the Rays this season. " Ninety percent chance he stays ," one rival executive said.…

  4. Walking from Philly to Oakland

    Have you ever heard of a ballplayer from the 1920s and '30s named Max Bishop ? More than likely, you have heard of the '27 Yankees, with their menacing nickname: Murderers' Row . Max Bishop was not a member of…

  5. Of Win Shares and WAR

    Does it mean anything if WAR does not align with Win Shares? Working on a project for another site, had me doing an analysis of Orel Hershiser , Bret Saberhagen , and Steve Garvey . avWAR * Bret Saberhagen 59 (4.6 per…