Category Archives: MLB/MiLB

After his former teammate Encarnacion got a sizeable contract, Jose Bautista goes back to the Jays on a slim 1-year deal. The contract also includes options for 18′ and 19′. After holding out for months for a big contract, Bautista is now back in Toronto with a fake smile. 2017 will have to be, and should be, another stat book breaking year for Bautista; maybe then he will get his big contract. Yes, as the days go by Bautista gets older, but his bat certainly doesn’t know Jose’s age. Playing in the AL should help anyone’s age by a couple Continue reading Jose Bautista Returns to Toronto with Head Hanging→

He’s Back!!! Mark Trumbo was the leading home run hitter in 2016, which kept the Orioles afloat in the playoff race. The Orioles let Nelson Cruz walk after the 2014 campaign, then had fans on the edge of their seats during the Chris Davis signing debacle in 2015. So, they had to lock up Mark Trumbo. If the Orioles had made 9 clones of Trumbo, and played with that lineup every game of the 2016 season, Baltimore would have won 95 games. The man who slugged .550 in 2016 was a big boost for all aspects of the Orioles franchise. Continue reading Orioles Bring Back Trumb-Bomb on a 3-year Pact→

The last few years left field has been the least productive position for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. But, LA has now fixed that. The club traded for Cameron Maybin then signed Ben Revere, so left field should be more productive in 2017. The other significant off-season transaction the Angels have made this Winter was a trade that brought over Danny Espinosa. In order to acquire the slick fielding infielder Los Angeles had to give up two minor league prospects. However, the Angels have arguably the worst farm system in the game currently. But, that doesn’t mean the major Continue reading Farm System is Pitiful, but Major League Roster Not So Bad for Angels→

The 2016 Cleveland Indians made it all the way to the 7th game of the World Series against the Cubs. This task was accomplished without their best hitter Michael Brantley, whom finished 3rd in the 2014 MVP race. But, what got the Indians to the Fall Classic was their brilliant pitching. Without their #2 and #3 starting pitchers Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar they shut down the Jays and Red Sox. 2017 will see the return of the 3 stars for Cleveland…….and a new first baseman by the name of Edwin Encarnacion. The premier slugger reportedly agreed to a $60 Continue reading Indians Just Got that Much Better→