Monthly Archives: July 2012

The best player on the planet under age 21 is undoubtedly Mike Trout of the Angels. The 20-year-old outfielder is hitting .354 with an OPS (on-base plus slugging) percentage of 1.013. The kid has good power (16 homers) and Mickey … Continue reading →

The Angels are soaring now after acquiring Zach Greinke, perhaps the most coveted of all available pitchers, just four days before the trading deadline. Greinke Makes Angels Great Greinke was 9-3 with the Brewers with a 3.44 ERA. The 28-year-old … Continue reading →

In a scene that could have come from “The Natural”, highly-heralded rookie Starling Marte hit one out of the park, on the very first pitch he saw in the Major Leagues. Rookie Rocks Marte became the first Pirates player to … Continue reading →

Adam Dunne has lots of fans and he fans a lot. The Chicago White Sox slugger has 142 strikeouts to lead the Majors. But he’s also tied for most home runs with Josh Hamilton at 28. By contrast Hamilton has … Continue reading →

Pop Quiz: Who’s the hottest team in baseball right now? Hint: It’s not the Yankees. Nor the White Sox or the Tigers. It’s actually the Oakland Athletics, who have won 9 out of the last 10 games, including a sweep … Continue reading →

Andrew McCutchen has done it again. The Pirates center fielder took an 0-2 pitch deep over the fence for his 20th home run on Saturday, to lead Pittsburgh to victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. McCutchen clears the deck The two-run … Continue reading →

I know it’s only the All-Star break, but it’s not too soon to start thinking about candidates for Rookie of the Year (ROY). In the American League, the top ROY prospect thus far is Mike Trout of the Los Angeles … Continue reading →

No one could have predicted it, but suddenly the Pittsburgh Pirates have become the hottest team in baseball. The Bucs have won four in a row and eight of their last ten games to lead the National League Central Division … Continue reading →

Buster Posey, Josh Hamilton, Derek Jeter and other popular fan faves have been selected as All-Stars and will be heading to Kansas City for the 2012 All-Star game. Josh Hamilton led all players with 11,073,744 votes, surpassing last year’s record … Continue reading →