When the news broke Sunday afternoon that the Atlanta Braves traded their young second baseman Tommy La Stella to the Chicago Cubs for international signee Arodys Vizcaino and international bonus slots, the move came as a bit of a surprise. Why would the GM Jed Hoyer and the Cubs, a team already with a glut [...]
Rafael Montero signed very late compared to most players out of the Dominican Republic. Most kids sign around the age of 16 or 17, but Montero did not sign with the Mets until he was 20 years old. In his first year with the Mets organization he posted a 5-4 record to a tune of [...]