With baseball fans counting down the hours till Opening Day, it is time to predict how the 2011 MLB Season will look when it’s all said and done. Predictions divided per the six divisions, listed in order of finish and the eight postseason teams (including the wildcards) will be highlighted. If only I were a [...]
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2011 MLB Team Preview: Chicago White Sox
Don’t underestimate the Chicago White Sox heading into 2011, because this team is well-rounded enough to win ballgames. The White Sox lack the star power names that their division rival Twins and Tigers have with Joe Mauer and Miguel Tejada respectively, but they make up for this in depth. Led by one of my personal [...]
Who Said New York Has Pitching Problems? Projecting Yankees Starting Rotation
The critics have spoken, actually they haven’t shut-up about potential troubles facing the New York Yankees pitching heading into 2011. There are viable reasons behind the endless debating about the Yankees rotation following this off-season’s reality check. Does it justify such a dramatic stance that the Yankees might not contend in 2011? Absolutely not, but [...]
Yankees Dilemma: If You Were CC Sabathia What Would You Do?
The New York Yankees are never short of drama, and at the start of spring training, ace CC Sabathia became the latest headline. After finishing the 2008 season without making the playoffs, the Yankees went on an offseason spending spree. The team’s biggest purchase was ace Sabathia, who inked a monster contract worth $152 million [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: 4 Reasons Not To Trade For White Sox Edwin Jackson
With the New York Yankees state of mind fully focused on pitching, or lack there of, it is likely that GM Brian Cashman orchestrates a trade in the first half of the season. This all depends what substantial pitchers are available and at what it will cost the Yankees. Some things Cashman will look for [...]
New York Yankees: Without Risk There Is No Reward, So Get To Know Andruw Jones
Image via Wikipedia It is official: Ex-Atlanta Braves superstar Andruw Jones has officially signed with the New York Yankees. MLB Trade Rumors is reporting a one-year deal at $2MM bucks with performance incentives worth another $1.2MM for 2011. Jones has a career batting average of .256 with 407 home-runs and 1,222 RBIs. This is agent [...]
Andruw Jones: Another One of New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman’s Bad Ideas
The latest name spinning on the pinstripe rumor mill is five-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove winner Andruw Jones. Don’t get excited just yet Yankee fans, as Jones is far cry from the star he once was as an Atlanta Brave. Currently, Jones is a 33-year-old, washed-up center-fielder who sat atop the most elite of [...]
