Since 2011, Sandy Alderson has received a ton of heat for his picks in the first round of the draft (excluding 2013). Many criticize his willingness to pick players that have high risk in high school. Some fail to realize that the draft is a huge risk in and of itself and just because a [...]
The final two weeks of spring training are crucial for every team. This is when we start to see fewer split-squad games. This is when we see regular lineups on a regular basis. This is when pitchers are fully “stretched out,” in the modern parlance – close to any pitch count or innings limit. This [...]
Kris Medlen is a very good pitcher. You will be forgiven for not knowing that because he’s rarely on the field enough to display this talent. Last season he started 31 games for the first time in his career, and it seems like he was well on his way to fully recovering from his 2010 [...]