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Week of 2-2-15

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Legend: They called him the “Fordham Flash”, because of his quickness at 2B to field grounders, which resulted in him producing a career range factor well above league average. His speedy legs did not only help him be a “stud” defensively, but also on the base pads offensively, as a total of 419 stolen bases helped him on his way to Cooperstown. The 3000-hit club, this player may not be a part of, and it may be due to the fact that he only appeared in 2311 games, but three 200+ hit seasons were produced throughout a wonderful. He was Continue reading Week of 2-2-15→

Replacing Molina

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

For 10 years now Yadier Molina has been one of the best defensive catchers in the league, and more importantly, one of the Cardinals leaders. But coming off of a two-injury season, Yadier is starting to wear down, despite only being 31-years of age. As the years have gone on, Yadier has been dwindling down on his games played. In the last 3 years, Molina has average to catch 128 games, while the 3 seasons before that his average was 140. The biggest problem, however, with Yadier’s injuries is that they have been in multiple places, which means that his Continue reading Replacing Molina→

How Good is the Mariners Rotation?

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — 5 Comments ↓

It has been 14 years since the Mariners last made the playoffs. The main reason is their lack of offense. Seattle has seen a few all-star caliber hitters on the Mariner’s roster the last 14 years, besides Ken Griffey and Ichiro, like Adrian Beltre or Raul Ibanez, but their lineup has been dull for years. Pitching, on the other hand, has been terrific since 2008, including having the lowest ERA in the AL in 2014 (3.17). Sure pitching wins championships, but enough run support is still needed, and the Mariner have not given much of that. This is due to Continue reading How Good is the Mariners Rotation?→

How Much Will Howie Kendrick be Missed?

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

During the Winter Meetings in San Diego, back in December, the Angles agreed to a trade with the Dodgers that sent Howie Kendrick to LA in exchange for top pitching prospect Andrew Heaney. Despite Heaney being heavily talked about becoming the next major league ace, losing Howie Kendrick could very well hurt the Angels in 2015. For 9 years, Howie was a big contributor to the Angels as the starting 2nd baseman, both with his bat and glove. For most of those years, losing Kendrick would not have been a huge loss, but coming off of his best season of Continue reading How Much Will Howie Kendrick be Missed?→