Jay hates your favourite team. Here’s why.
Jason Heyward takes a step forward, while Mat Latos and Gio Gonzalez are looking to get the ball rolling with their new clubs.
Though they’re down two stars, the Phillies believe they have the support they need to make it through the season.
Kevin’s stroll around the big league divisions stops in the NL East, featuring a lot of high-profile talent that could move early.
Spring training is nearly over, but each team still has some nagging questions to answer.
Tommy John surgery claims several more pitchers, and Joba Chamberlain suffers an extremely gruesome ankle dislocation.
Which teams have the strongest starting rotations in the senior circuit?
Legendary scout Bill Wight’s legacy lives on in Atlanta’s pitching-rich rotation, but should the Braves trade from strength to address a weakness?
Pinpointing the positions with the worst projections on this season’s likely contending clubs.
How will a change in mechanics affect Tommy Hanson, and a new playing venue affect Ryan Ludwick?
The 17th installment of Joe Sheehan’s excellent newsletter appeared in my inbox last night, and it featured analysis of the big, weird Rockies-Marlins-Braves deal that was hinted at last week and finally agreed upon–pending approval from the commissioner’s office–this weekend. In analyzing the deal, Joe puts the Rockies in the winner’s column and gives the Marlins a goose egg.
From your Transaction Analysis page:
Anaheim Angels – purchased the contract of RHP Francisco Rodriguez from Salt Lake. [9/15]
I thought a player had to be on the active roster (or disabled list) as of August 31 to be eligible for post-season play. Does this mean that the Angels have to forfeit his 5 wins?
–PG
The Angels pulled the oldest roster trick in the book to make this work: They placed someone from their 60-day DL (Steve Green) on their postseason roster, effectively leaving a roster spot open for somebody else, or in this case, Francisco Rodriguez.
Unstoppable force, immovable object, best hitter of all time versus…well, if not exactly the best, one of the game’s best rotations.
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