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“When I was a player and you went into the clubhouse, you didn’t see ball players with curling irons.” Barber said this on his eightieth birthday surely referring to the long hair and no shave contests that began to trend in the 1980’s.
“I’m really humbled by this because I never considered myself a superstar like Williams, DiMaggio, or Aaron.” The shortstop on his induction into the Hall. But he was a superstar, finishing in the top 20 MVP voting 10 straight years (winning it once) during the second dead ball era.
The Tampa Bay Rays are a small market team looking to trade their ace pitcher. Clearly they aren’t expecting to be any better than .500 in 2017. However, signing all-star catcher Wilson Ramos sends an interesting signal. The Rays lack a starting catcher, so they went out and signed one. That’s how the Rays see it, but it may be more beneficial to their 2017 campaign then they think. According to reports, Ramos’ torn ACL will have him out until June 2017, so the Rays will have to find a solution at catcher until then. But, when Ramos is ready Continue reading Wilson Ramos Signing Makes Rays a 2017 Wild Card Contender
Injury concerns and the looming of a big contract are amongst the reasons Matt Wieters is unlikely to re-sign with the O’s. Caleb Joseph is only as good as his current role; a backup. So, the Orioles had to go out and get a starter. Welington Castillo is the new catcher in Baltimore coming from Arizona on a 1-year $6 million deal with a player option for 2018. He too has dealt with some injuries, but is decently productive when healthy. Considering his productivity, $6 million is a bargain. Castillo is worthy of saving around 5 runs a year defensively Continue reading Because Wieters is not Returning Castillo is a Good Sign