The Jim Leyland managing today managed very differently from the pre-1997 models. Working for the Pirates, Leyland was comparable to Felipe Alou in his careful handling of starting pitchers, but in 1997 things changed. The first victim was Alex Fernandez, who went down with a torn rotator cuff after being repeatedly overworked late in the…
Recently, Rany Jazayerli had the opportunity to conduct a brief interview with Kansas City Royals General Manager Herk Robinson. Here is the complete transcript: RJ: Let’s start with the obvious: the trade situation with Kevin Appier. HR: There’s nothing specific with Appier yet; we haven’t discussed any particular players with any of the teams that…
BALTIMORE ORIOLES (1998: 817 runs, .276 Equivalent Average) Starters (with projected Equivalent Average) C Charles Johnson .256 1B Will Clark .281 2B Delino DeShields .266 3B Cal Ripken Jr. .234 SS Mike Bordick .226 LF B.J. Surhoff .265 CF Brady Anderson .276 RF Albert Belle .308 DH Harold Baines .267 Bench/Alternatives: DH Chris Hoiles .278,…