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What Evan Gattis Brings to Minute Maid Park

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

A couple days ago the Atlanta Braves finally answer the offseason trade rumors on their slugger Evan Gattis, when they traded him to the Astros in exchange for three prospects. This trade makes it more confusing of the path that the Atlanta Braves are headed down, but for the Astros, the path is very clear; to compete in the very near future. Acquiring Gattis is the 5th big offseason move made by the men at Minute Maid Park so far, and it is a powerful one. Evan Gattis will be the 3rd head of the power hitting monster in Houston Continue reading What Evan Gattis Brings to Minute Maid Park→

A’s and Rays, Two Different Paths?

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

About a week after the Rays signed Asdrubal Cabrera to play 2B and complete the solid framework of the 2015 Rays team that had great potential to win 85 games, Mathew Silverman (Tampa’s GM), trades away two starters. A deal in which Yunel Escobar and Ben Zobrist were swapped for A’s catcher Jon Jaso along with two prospects, tears down the possible playoff script for the 2015 Tampa Bay Rays. Oakland, however, gains the depth they were looking for in the starting lineup, and GM, Billy Beane’s trade of Josh Donaldson earlier in the offseason, no longer looks so bad. According Continue reading A’s and Rays, Two Different Paths?→

Week of 12-5-15

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Legend of the Week: Thurman Munson sadly died in a plane crash at the age of 32 on August 2, 1979, which cut his brilliant career as the Yankee captain and catcher, short. Before his sudden death, he had won the AL MVP in 1976 for his tremendous hitting (.302 batting average with 105 RBI’s) and great arm behind the plate (35% caught-steeling percentage, while the league average was 34%). The plane crash ended Munson’s career with a total of 1558 hits, 701 RBI’s, and 2190 total bases all while batting .292 in just 1423 games played in. Thurman was Continue reading Week of 12-5-15→

3562 Games Played

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Fun Fact of the Day: Believe it or not, Cal Ripken Jr. is not the all-time leader in games played, even though he does have the longevity record for most consecutive games. Pete Rose, the all-time hit king, is also the leader in most games played with 3562. Over Rose’s 24-year career, he averaged to compete in 148 games/season, while also holding the record for career total plate appearances and at-bats. There have been numerous players to compete for over 20 years in the major leagues, but most of the time they fade away after about 16 years or so, Continue reading 3562 Games Played→