Escobar lost in translation?
JUPITER, Fla. — I wrote a story about Yunel Escobar on Friday — about how his brash temperament and seemingly rebellious attitude has led to negative perceptions, and about how some of that may be...
View Article6 Divisions in 6 Days: NL East
With this being the final week of Spring Training (crazy, right?), I figured it’d be justified to take a look at all 30 clubs and examine where they stand, what they need and where it looks like...
View ArticleCuban influence in the Majors is on the rise again
MIAMI — I wrote last week about how Aroldis Chapman‘s success could go a long way in impacting Cuba’s presence in the Major Leagues. Successful Chapman or not, though, it seems Cuban players are...
View ArticleBautista a 1-man show —& no 1-hit wonder
NEW YORK – Somehow, Jose Bautista has become a bit of a traveling one-man show. That show marched into the Bronx this week, where Bautista and the team he is now the unquestioned face of – the Toronto...
View Article6 Divisions in 6 Days, Day 2 …
Leading up to Opening Day, I’ll roll out an All-Star team for each of the six divisions in baseball — that includes a manager, a starting nine (with a DH also for the National League), three starters...
View ArticleGame 27: Blue Jays-Angels …
Blue Jays (15-11) Kelly Johnson, 2B Yunel Escobar, SS Jose Bautista, RF Adam Lind, 1B Edwin Encarnacion, DH Eric Thames, LF Brett Lawrie, 3B Colby Rasmus, CF Jeff Mathis, C Pitching: RH Henderson...
View ArticleGame 76: Blue Jays-Angels
Greetings from Toronto, where the Angels will look to build on a three-game winning streak, capture their 14th road victory in their last 15 games and (no doubt) drink milk out of a bag … Angels...
View ArticleDecisions, decisions …
I wrote earlier today about first-year GM Billy Eppler keeping his options open and why he’ll probably rely heavily on a loaded free-agent class. The Angels enter the offseason with up to six needs for...
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