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After their disastrous season in 2000 (65-97), the Phillies brought up baseball’s #31 rated prospect, shortstop Jimmy Rollins, to the big leagues. The Phillies’ front office also hired a new manager in Larry Bowa. The future was bright when Rollins and Bowa joined the Phillies’ squad in 2001, and they didn’t disappoint. Despite the fact that Philadelphia had 3 other mangers for the next 14 years besides Bowa, it didn’t stop the team from averaging 89 wins/season from 2001-2011, while capturing 5 NL East titles (2007-2011) and winning 1 WS title out of 2 appearances on the way. This great Continue reading Tearing Down the Team that Rollins Built→

Over the years, the baseball fan base has seen teams dump their star players during the offseason in order to rebuild, because of the current team not quite performing well enough to bring home a WS trophy. This offseason (2014), has seen a few teams head in the rebuilding or remodeling direction, such as the D-backs, A’s, Braves, Red Sox, Phillies, and the Reds. There are multiple ways this process could go; dumping all-stars for top-rated prospects, letting franchise players walk in free agency, trading stars for established rookie players, etc. The road the Reds decided to take in the Continue reading Are the Reds rebuilding? Or are they just renovating?→

Multiple teams so far this offseason have made a lot of moves towards either rebuilding/reshaping their team or to build the talent already in the locker room. One team though, however, who has not done anything, is the Baltimore Orioles. Since the beginning of the offseason, the O’s have been dead quiet, while sitting by the fire, as other teams, including ones in their division, have gone outside in the cold and been aggressive in pursuing free agents or trade targets. Some O’s fans may argue that the team does not need to do much this winter, which is true Continue reading Orioles Dead Quiet in Offseason, Not to Worry→