Baseball Historians

The Pirates offseason started at MIDSEASON as GM Neil Huntington traded 3 veteran players in LF Jason Bay, RP Damaso Marte and RF Xavier Nady mid summer. The team has some veterans that are still marketable in 2b Freddy Sanchez,SS Jack Wilson and 1b Adam Laroche. All star CF Nate McLouth is also asked about [...]

Team Needs:
Top Priorities:
1- Starting Pitching-After RHY Jeremy Guthrie(10-12,3.63), who has posted 2 sub 4 eras in the past two seasons, the team is filled with questions in the rotation. Daniel Cabrera(8-10,5.25) had a bad 2nd half and after 5 seasons, the Os look to be heading in another direction. Youngsters LH Brian Burress(7-10,6.65), RH Radhames [...]

After consecutive years where Tigers walked away with two gold glove awards, no Tigers won the award in 2008.  No surprise, as the Tigers were below average as a team in defensive efficiency.  Former Tiger first baseman Carlos Pena, often heralded as a slick fielder in his time with Detroit, won his first award this [...]

The Tigers look like they’re going to start near the top in their search for a new shortstop and as reported by Billfer, they’re going to at least talk to Rafael Furcal.  What’s ironic is, the Tigers old shortstop, Edgar Renteria, eventually replaced Furcal in Atlanta when Furcal went to the Dodgers in a three [...]

Where have you gone Colby Rasmus.  If you ask Cardinals fans, you think the guy was done but that’s hardly the case.  The Cardinals had one of the top prospects in all of baseball in Rasmus and he fell flat and was hurt most of the year.  Still, the Cardinals had some great succes in [...]

The Astros have been gutted as far as minor league talent is concerned.  Trades and some spotty drafting have done them in, but the Astros picked up a stud in the draft and there’s some light at the end of the tunnell. 
Drew Sutton was the organizations top hitter.  He hit .317 and he scored 24 [...]

The Twins just can’t seem to get over the hump.   Making the playoffs isn’t the problem, but winning a playoff series is.  Still, the Twins had some help this year from the minor league system and even more help is on the way. In fact the Tigers thought so much of their pitching development that [...]

NL Post Season Awards-
NL MVP-
Ryan Howard-Phillies-48 Homers and a big presence for the World Champs…. Greats stats on a winning team and carried the O with 2b Chase Utley slumping power numbers wise…. GREAT Subway ads!!!
NL CY YOUNG-
Brad Lidge- Phillies-Those laughing check his stat line…You trying pitching in that ball park and go 54 [...]

Jason Beck provided us with a pretty general “state of the Tigers” piece and while there’s nothing earth shattering in here, it’s a great summary of what the team is facing as things head into the Winter Meetings.  The Tigers have holes at shortstop and catcher and they could use some work both in the [...]