Fall Report Walter Villa – December 28, 2024 In these days of baseball analytics, it’s time to create a new statistic for Dave Tollett, and, in his case, it’s 52 WA. In other words, Tollett – in 35 years of coaching – has attended the weddings (WA) of 52 of his former players. “When the … Read more
On the last day of the 2014 regular season, Jordan Zimmermann took the mound for the Nationals against the Miami Marlins. The Nationals had locked up the NL East crown, so there was not a whole lot to play for. However, this would be a special day at the ballpark. If you love offense, this … Read more
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We are nearing the end of 2024, and what a remarkable year it was for the Royals. I tried to be optimistic in my predictions a year ago, but I don’t think even the most positive Royals fan could have thought the team would improve by 30 games and make the playoffs. As for my … Read more
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The free agency market for first basemen was moving over the last week, and it has left Pete Alonso as the top remaining player without a home. It might make the most sense for him to end up re-signing with the New York Mets. Between Friday and Sunday, Christian Walker signed with the Houston Astros, … Read more
Fall Report Walter Villa – December 22, 2024 The Florida Atlantic Owls had some impressive wins last season, including over No. 6 Vanderbilt and No. 12 East Carolina. FAU also beat Miami – twice. But Owls coach John McCormack isn’t accepting praise. “We also lost a lot of games,” McCormack said. He’s right. The Owls … Read more
The acquisition of Nathaniel Lowe gives the Nationals a high end first baseman, something they haven’t had for years. Lowe has been an above average hitter every year he has been in the big leagues, giving the Nationals a high floor player. The only question is how high is Lowe’s ceiling. While he is not … Read more
Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Twas a long Christmas day, when all throughout baseball, not a GM was stirring, not even Jerry DiPoto or AJ Preller. MLB Trade Rumors did post some useful resources for the state of contracts around the league and free agents for this year … Read more
Wander Franco’s trial for his alleged involvement with a minor in the Domincan Republic has been postponed until June 2nd, 2025. The trial had been slated to begin earlier today. The reported reason for the postponement is that only three of the 36 witnessed called upon to testify in the case were present in the … Read more