Monthly Archives: March 2008

The Chicago Cubs are the preseason favorites to take the NL Central, but they have a number of roster spots up in the air. First, they still haven’t acquired Brian Roberts, though a deal seems imminent — and Mark DeRosa’s … Continue reading →

As spring training winds down, more and more players will become available. A few somewhat interesting players have already hit the waiver wire, and can be had for a song. First, Javy Lopez has retired, rather than take a demotion … Continue reading →

The boxscore lies, so don’t worry too much about the 5 runs and 4 homers that Oliver Perez gave up in 5 innings of work. The key was that Ollie’s mechanics were extremely consistent — perhaps more consistent than I’ve … Continue reading →

A few days ago we wondered what Omar Minaya and Cleveland Indians GM Mark Shapiro might have been talking about in their face-to-face meeting. Would Shapiro trade Cliff Lee? Jason Michaels? Jeremy Sowers? At least one Indians blogger suggests that … Continue reading →

We’re not going to concern ourselves with the Mets’ Opening Day starter, who we presume will be Johan Santana. Rather, let’s take a look at the two teams in the Baltimore / DC area. There is a very good chance … Continue reading →

According to NJ.com, another Mets catcher is down for the count. This time it’s Robinson Cancel, who has a small tear in his knee that will require surgery. Not that Cancel was going to make the team, but, he actually … Continue reading →

If you have been watching the SNY broadcasts of the Mets spring training games, you likely have seen the TV commercial for 2K Sports MLB video game, featuring Jose Reyes (who happens to be on the cover of the game … Continue reading →

Only a week ago, many of us were excited by the hot hitting of Angel Pagan. He was scorching the ball, hitting close enough to .500 to remind us of spring training stars such as Butch Huskey and Darren Reed. … Continue reading →