Mike Stanton

8 posts

  1. MLB's 24 Under 24

    Some of you may have participated in a Major League Soccer promotion called 24 under 24 . As the name implies, MLS is highlighting 24 of their brightest young stars, under the age of 24. Fredy Montero is a beacon of…

  2. Foreshadowing: a Riddle

    Alright, let's be quick. This has nothing to do with our Baseball Managerial Trees post, which has hit a bit of a wall. I guess it's more of a steep incline. It's not wall, but it's a very big research project, and…

  3. Players in Their Primes

    Let's begin with what this is NOT. This is not a quasi mock fantasy draft. We're not ranking players with a view on fantasy baseball. We are not necessarily arguing that any of these players will be better in 2011 than…

  4. Rookie of the Year Ballots

    It occurred to us last night that at the conclusion of this year's regular season, we posted our picks for the Cy Young and MVP winners but failed to enter a ballot for the AL and NL Rookies of the Year. I guess R.O.Y.…

  5. The Bright Future of Logan Morrison

    We can't be the only ones who are beyond excited about the prospects of Logan Morrison's future. Can we? Sure, his friends and family are thrilled for him. There are probably about eleven thousand hard core Marlins fans…

  6. Pictures: NL Rookies

    We've been blessed with exciting rookies this year. Just the National League has a

  7. Irasshaimase, Jose Tabata

    This week may be remembered as the time the Blackhawks won their 4th Stanley Cup AND one of the great weeks of Major League debuts in history. We already celebrated everyone's All-American, Stephen Strasburg , demolish…

  8. It's Draft Day!

    Tonight's the night. Steven Strasburg, Dustin Ackley, and their peers will be getting drafted tonight and tomorrow based on their physical tools, statistics, projections, and signability . This past weekend, Peter…