Category Archives: MLB/MiLB

Many teams had a memorable offseason, including the Fish down in Miami. The only negative aspect to their time down in San Diego for the Winter Meetings was losing top pitching prospect, Andrew Heaney. The additions gave the Marlins one of the better teams on paper after Dee Gordon, Martin Prado, Michael Morse, Ichiro, Mat Latos, and Dan Haren all put on Marlins’ jerseys. With manager, Mike Redmond leading the charge, the Marlins were one of the favorites to get an NL Wild Card spot. Now, almost half way into the 2015 campaign, Miami is 15 games under .500, so Continue reading Marlins Were Already Not Looking Good→

After reshaping the offense to be competitive and give the pitching some support, new Padres GM, AJ Preller, sat back and watched the first 2 months/half go by. The Padres currently sit in 3rd place in the NL West with a record of 32-33, while their offense is only producing a team batting average of .246 and a slugging percentage of .373. Clearly the new revamped offense with Upton and Kemp is not working out, yet they are only 6 games out of first in their division. Despite being off to a rough start, a newly shaped team with tons Continue reading Padres Make Mistake in Firing Bud Black→

Since the Colorado Rockies have come into the majors back in 1993, they have only had 6 winning seasons; making the playoffs a mere 3 times. Their last appearance postseason appearance was in 2009, which was the 2nd time they made it out of 3 years. The team they had from 2007-2010 produced a record of 339-310 with guys like Todd Helton, Matt Holliday, and Jeff Francis leading the charge, but even that team wasn’t good enough to win the franchise’s first championship. The last four seasons they have not won more than 74 games; what happened to that 2007 Continue reading The Mystery of the Rockies’ Lack of Success→