Monthly Archives: November 2016

Braves preempt market on innings-eaters

In case you missed the news, the Atlanta Braves just made two player acquisition moves. News broke on Thursday that they had signed R.A. Dickey and on Friday that they had signed Bartolo Colon. I think it’s a huge whiff … Continue reading

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If Hillary Clinton Were A Baseball Team….

…she’d be the 2007 New York Mets! Remember the 2007 Mets? They sure had a lot of assets. Five All-Stars on their roster, including at least one future Hall of Famer. Power galore up and down their batting order and … Continue reading

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Constructing the 2017 Mets

2017 finds the Mets roster in an awkward place, with enough strengths that contention is within reach but enough weaknesses that standing pat could prove fatal to the team’s chances. Alderson and co. have their work cut out for them. … Continue reading

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