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Brooks Robinson had a lot of help as he journeyed through college ball and the minors on his way to becoming the best third baseman of all-time, but there was one guy who everyone seems to forget when talking about the development of Brooks. From 1956-1957, the Orioles were trying to leverage Robinson into becoming the next O’s third baseman for years to come. It had been a while since Baltimore had a franchise man at the hot corner, so to make sure Brooks had all the resources he could get; they acquired George Kell from the Chicago White Sox. Continue reading How Good was Brooks’ Mentor at the Hot Corner?→

Harmon Killebrew lead the majors in home runs 6/11 seasons from 1959-1969 (the heart of the second dead ball era). During that period the league’s ERA was below 3.50, meanwhile Killebrew was slugging over .500 and getting on base some 37% of the time. Because of his tremendous power numbers, Killebrew was often called “killer.” He played 21 years of his career with the Washington Senators who became the Minnesota Twins in 1961; then went over to KC for one more season in 1975. He was born and raised in Idaho and grew up playing football and baseball, eventually standing Continue reading Harmon Killebrew: The Great Slugger of the 2nd Dead Ball ERA→

Fun Fact of the Day: Remember Carlos Delgado? He was one of the best sluggers in the majors for a good 10 years between 1998-2008……..well, despite playing over 15000 innings at first base in his career, that was never his main position before he put on the Toronto Blue Jay jersey. Signed out of Puerto Rico at 17-years-old, Delgado played as a catcher in the minors and developed as a feared hitting prospect, eventually being ranked #5 of 100 by Baseball America along with other rating systems. Most young players come into the minors usually having multiple positions they can Continue reading From Star Minor League Catcher to Major League First Baseman→

Baltimore Orioles: Ublado Jimenez is tabbed to start the Spring Training game opener on Tuesday for the O’s, can he prove that he is back to 2013 form? How do Manny Machado, Matt Weiters, and Chris Davis look? Left field and right field battles, who can replace Cruz-Markakis combo? New York Yankees: What will the atmosphere be like at camp without Jeter for the first time in 20 years? GM, Brian Cashman will have his eye on how mix of veterans and young guys will mesh with each other in camp. Does A-rod look good, back in shape, can he Continue reading AL East: 3 Keys to Each Teams’ Spring Training→