There are new, ugly accusations about Pete Rose floating around, but rather than deal with them I’m going to look at how the story has developed. Rose’s camp initially said they weren’t going to comment on the situation, but as it grew, they did, and Rose has now given an interview to a sympathetic ear….
Andy Pratt is a young left-handed starter in an organization that’s in desperate need of big-league pitching help. Pratt pitched well in middle-A and high-A ball in 1999 and 2000, posting ERAs under 3.00 with very good peripheral numbers, including a 195 to 42 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 164 1/3 innings. He struggled in making the…
Contrary to appearances, the Chicago White Sox may be closer to a World Series appearance than they were in 2000. They won’t make the playoffs this season, and they’ll win far fewer games than they did last year, but the team they are developing has a better shot of someday making it through October than…
Last week, I asked people to put themselves into the Johnston-Murphys of either Allard Baird or David Glass, prior to the trades of Jermaine Dye and Rey Sanchez, and come up with a plan of action for the Kansas City Royals. I had no idea of the scope of solutions from which people would choose…