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History lesson: These call-ups set the bar for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Funny how that word “history” tends to set an outrageously high bar for a rookie’s expectations. Often, it’s set far too high. As Guerrero begins his quest for a rookie year for the ages — not to mention a predicted Hall of Fame career — we asked: Just what might an all-time-great Guerrero rookie season […]
Continue readingIs Ellsbury a top-10 player in fantasy?
It just might not be Robinson Cano. According to ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick, the Yankees and Jacoby Ellsbury reached agreement late Tuesday on a seven-year, $153 million contract. Ellsbury is fantasy baseball’s top free agent, going by the 2013 Player Rater. Ellsbury was the No. 7 player in the game, per the Player Rater, Cano 13th. […]
Continue readingHamilton lifts new teammates’ values
Exactly one year and five days after swooping in unexpectedly to sign last winter’s highest-profile free agent hitter, Albert Pujols, the Angels did it again on Thursday, agreeing to a deal with this winter’s highest-profile free agent hitter, Josh Hamilton, who signed a reported five-year, $125 million contract. That’s right, Hamilton will remain a member […]
Continue readingThe All-2017 fantasy team
For a second consecutive season, youngsters have dominated the fantasy baseball landscape. A quick glance at our Player Rater shows that five of the top 18 players are under the age of 25, significant in that the popular belief is that a player’s prime tends to reside somewhere between the ages of 25 and 30. […]
Continue readingA better way to treat athletes
Now this young man looked like someone out of a Norman Rockwell painting: jet black hair with a rogue curl, work shirt and work-worn jeans and a toddler of about 3 balanced on his hip. It was as if America itself was asking the question, or so it seemed to me. The three of us […]
Continue readingAdrian Griffin joins club of coaches who won and still got fired
More Teams. More Games. Kendrick Perkins says the Bucks’ defensive struggles contributed to Adrian Griffin’s dismissal as Milwaukee’s head coach. (1:35) The second-best record in the NBA this season couldn’t save Adrian Griffin from getting the pink slip from the Milwaukee Bucks. Griffin, a first-year coach, was 30-13 with the Bucks before being fired Tuesday, […]
Continue readingMLB suspends Trevor Bauer 324 games: What we know and don’t know about the two-season ban
MLB handed out a 324-game suspension to Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer on Friday. The ban — which covers two full seasons — is the longest punishment under the sport’s domestic violence policy since it was instituted in August of 2015. Bauer released a statement that he will appeal the suspension, making him the […]
Continue readingMilwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun announces retirement
Ryan Braun, the 2011 National League MVP and franchise home run king for the Milwaukee Brewers, announced his retirement Tuesday. The six-time All-Star selection has not played this season after becoming a free agent when the Brewers declined to exercise a $15 million mutual option in his contract last October. “I have weighed this decision […]
Continue readingAugust in MLB brings sibling rivalry, a 33-6-3(!) play and the kind of no-hitter no pitcher wants
August was in august company when it comes to The Quirkjians. The month gave us, as always, plenty of home runs, including three in a game and those by pinch hitters, plenty of strikeouts, including 10 in a row and five in a game, and plenty of walks, several with the bases loaded. The month […]
Continue readingWill Trevor Bauer ever pitch again? What’s next for him, the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB
Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault allegations. In the two months since Trevor Bauer last appeared in a game for the Los Angeles Dodgers, his future — legally and professionally — has been the source of great speculation around Major League Baseball. With a California judge rejecting a woman’s request for […]
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