The Oakland Athletics (20–60) dropped their recent three game series against the Toronto Blue Jays (43–36). In this series, they took the honor of being the first team to reach 60 loses this season. The inequality with how the two organizations are run were on full display in this series. The Athletics were out manned, […]
Read MoreReliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — Week 13 (June 26 to July 2) Team Rankings We are in the 13th week of the season. The leader of the team bullpen/reliever/relief corps rankings has remained the same, but we have seen movement in nearly every other position in the rankings. One top performer had a dreadful […]
Read MoreThese Players Have a Realistic Chance at the 3000 Hit Club Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman notched his 2000th career hit with an eighth-inning double Sunday night against the Houston Astros. Naturally, this raises the question of whether he’ll reach the next major milestone — the 3000 Hit Club. The most recent addition […]
Read MoreA perplexing trend for Baltimore Orioles pitcher Tyler Wells has the coaches and Wells at a loss. He is currently second in the majors in home runs allowed with 18. In fact, 31 runs this season have been on home runs against Wells. It will be interesting to see whether this trend continues the rest […]
Read MoreThe emergence of Houston Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu was unpredictable, yet perhaps now more welcome than ever. With his high velocity fastball and a sharp breaking slider, he has become one of most effective relievers in the game. In those high-leverage situations, Abreu is the primary name called out of the bullpen. So Far this […]
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