Painting The Corner: Harmon’s Hardball Notes 4.4
As I wrote in yesterday’s PTC, Carlos Marmol’s hold on the Chicago closer job is tenuous. His effort against the Pirates on Thursday afternoon didn’t do anything to help solidify things. Marmol inherited a 3-0 lead, but then surrendered two earned runs on three hits and a walk. The fact that he was able to […]
SD.com Updated OF Rankings: Final Preaseason Take 4.3
1 Matt Kemp 2 Ryan Braun 3 Jose Bautista 4 Jacoby Ellsbury 5 Justin Upton 6 Carlos Gonzalez 7 Giancarlo “Mike” Stanton 8 Curtis Granderson 9 Andrew McCutchen 10 Josh Hamilton 11 Nelson Cruz 12 Jay Bruce 13 Matt Holliday 14 Hunter Pence 15 Desmond Jennings 16 Shin-Soo Choo 17 Carl Crawford 18 Alex Gordon […]
SD.com Updated 3B Rankings: Final Preseason Take 4.3
1 Evan Longoria 2 Jose Bautista 3 Adrian Beltre 4 David Wright 5 Ryan Zimmerman 6 Alex Rodriguez 7 Aramis Ramirez 8 Pablo Sandoval 9 Brett Lawrie 10 Michael Young 11 David Freese 12 Kevin Youkilis 13 Ryan Roberts 14 Mark Reynolds 15 Mike Moustakas 16 Chase Headley 17 Martin Prado 18 Emilio Bonifacio 19 […]
Jose Bautista Signs a Huge Deal: Worth It?
Congratulations go out to Toronto third baseman Jose Bautista, who reportedly scored a monster 5-year, $65-million deal on the heels of his huge 2010 season. He slammed 92 extra-base hits, including 54 home runs, while driving in 124 runs with a .260 batting average (he’s a career .244 hitter). I applaud Bautista and his agent […]