Hot Stove Week in Review Jan 22-28
NEWS The BBWAA elected three new Hall of Famers, Adrian Beltre (95.1), Todd Helton (79.7) and Joe Mauer (76.1). The next closest were Billy Wagner (73.8), Gary Sheffield (63.9), Andruw…
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NEWS The BBWAA elected three new Hall of Famers, Adrian Beltre (95.1), Todd Helton (79.7) and Joe Mauer (76.1). The next closest were Billy Wagner (73.8), Gary Sheffield (63.9), Andruw…
By: Kelly Byrnes And then there were eight teams. Some of the old dogs like the Dodgers, Braves and Astros. Liter in a few up in coming teams like the…
By: Mike Carter Here goes nothing. American League Wild Card Round Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays I think Tampa Bay wins this series over Texas. Tampa Bay is built…
By: Kelly Byrnes Another postseason is upon us with 12 teams still alive for that ultimate prize. I still miss the 1 game Wild Card format but this is what…
By: Dave Funnell We have officially made it through a 162-game regular season and into the playoffs. We began with 30 teams vying for a World Series and are now…
NEWS Ronald Acuna Jr. is hoping to return in May from his torn right ACL last July. The Padres have announced that Fernando Tatis Jr. is out up to 3…
NEWS The Golden Days Era veteran committee elected 4 people into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Gil Hodges (12 votes), Jim Kaat (12 votes), Minnie Minoso (14 votes) and Tony…
By: Kelly Byrnes First of all let me say this, I am not a fan of 16 teams being in the postseason for MLB. Since it is 2020 I’ll deal…
NEWS The Pirates have hired Derek Shelton to be their next manager. Sheldon has 15 seasons of experience as an MLB coach including being a bench coachfor the Twins the…
AWARDS NL Rookie of the Year: Pete Alonso (Mets) AL Rookie of the Year: Yordan Alvarez (Astros) NL Manager of the Year: Mike Shildt (Cardinals) AL Manager of the Year:…