Category Archives: MLB/MiLB

  The Blue Jays in 2014 performed very well under the management of John Gibbons, who is now in his second stint with the team. It might be going a little too far as to say that the Jays in 2014 were a good team who could compete for a playoff spot, but they were sure fun to watch. During the times that Toronto was healthy during the 2014 season, they were very entertaining with their power game. Players like Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion, and Colby Rasmus could most certainly smack that ball out of Rogers Centre whenever they wanted Continue reading Toronto Blue Jays Not There Yet→

On Friday December 19th, the Giants traded away minor league pitchers Kendry Flores and Luis Castillo to the Miami Marlins in exchange for 3B Casey McGehee. After winning their 3rd WS title in 5 years, the San Francisco Giants were sure that they would be able to resign their star 3rd baseman, Pablo Sandoval, but they were wrong. “The Panda”, as they call him in San Fran, decided to sign with the Red Sox for 5 years. So that left the Giants with a gapping hole at 3rd base, where they used to have a superior player. For over a Continue reading Giants Find Pablo Sandoval Replacement→

On Friday December 19th, the Yankees trade a player that no one thought would ever get traded. Martin Prado is that player, as he had been marked down as the starting 2B for the 2015 season, for quite some time now. But he is no longer, because of a trade that sends him to the Marlins in a five-player deal. In return the highlight player that the Yankees get back is Nathan Eovaldi. In consideration of the consistent career and great 2015 second half, Prado was one of the “for sure” everyday players for the Yankees in the upcoming 2015 Continue reading The Yankees Only Permanent Infielder Gets Traded→

On Friday, December 19th the Braves finally traded Justin Upton, after all the rumors swirling around for over a month. Atlanta decided to send J. Upton and pitcher Aaron Northcraft to the Padres in exchange for left-hander top prospect Max Fried, Jace Peterson, Dustin Peterson, Mallex Smith and the Padres’ 4th international bonus pool slot. Justin Upton will now join the other newly required Padre outfielders in Matt Kemp and Wil Myers. As for Atlanta, they get a pretty nice group of prospects, in exchange for losing their star left fielder. But, was getting rid of Upton (upcoming 2015 free Continue reading Why Did the Braves Trade Justin Upton?→