Below we have destinations and contract terms for 15 free agents. None of us claim to be experts on the subject - some claim a lack of expertise here more vociferously than others - so the last thing you should do is use this as a betting guide. Instead this is an opportunity for us [...]
We’ve certainly had our share of surprises this week and it’s only Thursday. Was there some sort of political even earlier? I kid…I kid… That was a momentous event, no matter what your leanings are, a seismic shift in politics-as-usual. Not to draw any kind of comparison – there is none – but we are [...]
During the World Series one of the announcers stated something to the effect that Chicago Cub catcher David Ross liked to shadow manage along with the real Cub manager, Joe Maddon. Then after the play he would see if his pretend decision was the same as Maddon's real decision. The next day I had a [...]
To the surprise of no one, Yoenis Cespedes opted out of the final two years of his contact. He left somewhere around $48 million over two years on the table. Assuming he and his agent are rational individuals, they must feel good that he will surpass that on the open market. The reaction for the [...]
The Arizona Fall League has become a tool for the MLB. Teams evaluate their potential impact players for the next season, try new positions on for size and allow 29 year old former college football players to establish some credibility. David Roseboom - LHRP: In 2016 Roseboom spent all of his season pitching for AA [...]
There are a lot of moving parts in the Mets’ offseason. While a few things, such as picking up the options on Jay Bruce and Jose Reyes, and having Yoenis Cespedes opt out, have moved from the “likely” to “actual” column, there are still many unknowns. And a lot of these unknowns are inter-connected. Perhaps [...]
Utility baseball players, more formally known as multiposition players, have been in baseball for over a century. The immortal Flying Dutchman, Honus Wagner, one of the greatest players ever, played in the National League for 20 years starting in 1897. While he played nearly 1900 games at shortstop and is usually remembered for his work [...]
Among the many puzzles Sandy Alderson and the Mets' front office have to solve this off-season is a complicated outfield situation. Most teams carry five outfielders on their active roster. The Mets have eight worthy candidates but too many are left-handed, two are free agents, and about half of them are unproven. Can we find [...]
First of all congratulations to the – and I can’t believe I’m saying this; I can’t believe I have the opportunity to say this – World Series Champion Chicago Cubs. Your victory was tough, hard-fought and well-deserved. Game Seven was one for the ages and you guys have a great management team, a terrific system [...]
A right-handed pitcher has a long and successful career in MLB. Toward the end of his career he is acquired by an underdog New York club and eventually helps to propel his team to the World Series. He becomes very popular with the fans, despite the fact he packs a fair amount of weight on [...]
On Sunday we threw out some comps for Robert Gsellman, mentioning at the time that they were merely data points and that a full-blown comparison might show something else completely. So, what follows is an attempt to look for recent historical comps in a more vigorous manner. This is done with the understanding that Gsellman’s [...]
