Hot Stove
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Warming Up the Hot Stove
For fans of teams that didn't partake in serious contention of a title, and that's most teams, this is their favorite time of year. They say Opening Day brings optimism, but it's really the hot stove league that can…
The Under-.300 OBP / Over-.500 SLG Club
Recent Scott Hairston rumors have him deciding between the Braves, Phillies, Cubs, or either New York team any day now. I took a quick glimpse at his stats and thought "The under-.300 OBP and over-.500 SLG Scott…
Rumors, Transactions, and Winter Ball
Here's what's been happening lately in the world of baseball... Julio Teheran gave up 1 hit & 1 walk in 5 2/3 innings two nights ago for Tigres del Licey. licey.com/archivos/Boxsc… #Braves — Bobby Aguilera…
Prepping the Hot Stove
At this time of year, baseball fans of leading teams spend a few minutes now and then daydreaming of postseason possibilities. Summer is easier to let go of when Autumn strikes if your baseball team is in contention.…
Prince and his Power
One of my stranger collections are the undeveloped ideas, explorations, and arguments that lay in the tenuous existence of this blog's nebulous Saved Drafts folder. Archived like time capsules, these drafts may house a…
Coal for the Hot Stove
We did this 367 days ago . It was so much; we had to do it again. Below is our suggestion for a 25-man roster comprised solely of current free agents, as of Dec 31, 2011. Pos: Player SP: Edwin Jackson Roy-O PHOTO…
Last Year's Best Roster Additions
The final days of December are just a bit past the midpoint of baseball's hot stove season. Many big purchases have been made, while a few marquee prizes still shine in the sales brochures produced by their agents. This…
Shopping for a Hitter
A few numbers on a couple of free agents: Over the past 11 years (since 2001) Player A: .272/.343/.451, 141 HR, 415 xBH Player B: .285/.367/.510, 273 HR, 675 xBH Player A: 111 OPS+, .345 wOBA, 111 wRC+ Player B: 127…
Royals Add Broxton, Fail to Improve
This past summer, the inside scoop from of LA was that Jonathan Broxton was a country bumpkin. He hated it in LA and would embrace free agency as a chance to relocate to more comfortable surroundings. You know you're a…
AL East Notes
We shared our droning on the NL East a couple of weeks ago. Springing forth in spite of a remarkable lack of creativity, below are a few quick thoughts on recent developments in the AL East. Unlike last time, these will…
Options for the Yankee Rotation
As we learned from Ben Nicholson-Smith's engaging summary of the NYY portions of Joel Sherman's column from Friday : The Yankees have “looked into” Matt Garza, but a Cubs official downplayed the likelihood of any deal…
Thoughts on the NL East
On an evening subway ride and a couple lonely bar stools, recently, I wrote about my feelings (about the NL East)... Philadelphia Phillies do not like In light of Jonathan Papelbon 's record-setting deal with the…
Random Thoughts, Early November
Theo Epstein and Ben Cherington discussed potential new managers for the Red Sox before Theo left for Chicago. So, they're working off similar lists of candidates. For sure, I'm biased, but why in the world would…
All Free Agent Team
It's that time of year again. Warming up the hot stove, it's time for the All Free Agent Team. Since the end of the World Series, the only transaction that may have affected this roster was CC Sabathia re-signing with…
Obsessed with Yu
For Cubs fans, the 2012 Hot Stove season began about two years ago. It's actually been a bit more of the 2009-2012 hot stove season for the starving franchise. Many of us have been fixated on Japanese standout Yu…
Masato Watanabe Hit an Inside-the-Park Homerun off Yu Darvish Today
Once again, thank you to Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker for keeping us informed about Japanese baseball. Regular readers of this space know we are enamored with Yu Darvish. We hope the Cubs eschew the desire to take…
Last-Minute Team Off the Street
The last time we brought in some coal for the hot stove was December 29th. It's even colder here in New York the last week of January. When we discussed the hot stove late last year, we were able to put together a…
Coal for the Hot Stove
The frigid weather around the northern part of Earth has been so cold lately that we feel it's only right to huddle around the hot stove. To open the discussion, here are a few players recently recently rumored to be…
Quick Hot Stove Thoughts
The baseball Free Agent spending economy looks healthy again with the Tigers recent signings and this ludicrous 3 year / 21 million dollar contract from the Dodgers for Juan Uribe . I knew Uribe was making millions with…
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