The Hill that rose in the desert
Aaron Hill’s stock was at an ultimate low when he was dealt from the Toronto Blue Jays to the contending Arizona Diamondbacks last season. Was it the pressure of joining a team in the middle of a playoff run, the NL West ballparks and pitchers, or simply just a change of scenery that helped him rebound? Regardless, the strong performance has revitalized the second basemen’s career.
The delivery that saved Charlie Morton
Charlie Morton isn’t going to win the Cy Young. That much, we know for sure. The numbers for the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander are mediocre at best, and he’s the third-best pitcher on a team that’s more than 20-games out of first place. Even the most obscure of advanced metrics fail miserably to make a case […]
The value of ‘W’
In a late-August game at Target Field, Minnesota Twins catcher Drew Butera hit a foul pop-up to Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera. It was the Twins’ final out in a losing effort, and their deficit against division-leading Detroit grew to an insurmountable 18 games. Why is this game, a matchup between a playoff-bound Tigers […]
Alex Gordon finally playing like a No. 2 pick
Calling Alex Gordon a bust is tempting, but ultimately false. The second-overall pick by the Royals in the 2005 MLB Draft, Gordon’s professional career has been littered with lofty expectations and unfortunate injuries. The third baseman was compared to George Brett upon his arrival in Kansas City, which probably wasn’t the best way to introduce a prospect to a […]
Jered Weaver: Getting better with age
Jered Weaver has the look of somebody that should be a star in Southern California. His 6’7″ frame and flowing blonde hair look perfectly in place on the cover of Surfer Magazine, a common publication that litters the sandy shores of the California coastline. But luckily for Angels fans, Weaver decided that he’d enjoy hanging curveballs […]
The torn tendon: Jake Peavy’s return from an unprecedented injury
Both the life and baseball career of Chicago White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy have been all about finding and claiming new, rare territory. He is one of just 10 pitchers in National League history to win the Cy Young Award with a unanimous vote, one of two players to ever win a Cy Young Award without pitching […]
