Clik here to view.
Baltimore Orioles Acquire Michael Morse From Mariners
via http://www.sportsnetwork.com It was reported earlier in the week that the Baltimore Orioles claimed Seattle Mariners outfielder Michael Morse on revocable waivers. The two sides have come to an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Column: Orioles Must Respond To Productive AL East Offseasons
The two best free agents to sign so far this offseason, catcher Brian McCann and center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, have signed with the New York Yankees. Catcher A.J. Pierzynski is going to the Red Sox,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Return of “Spiderman”? Is Oakland’s Josh Reddick Already Having a Comeback Year?
It’s a Wednesday and the first game of the Cactus League between the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants has just ended. Oakland won the game 10-5 over their cross bay rivals. The high score...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Adopting The DH: Three National League Teams That Would Benefit The Most From...
Damian Strohmeyer/SI In 1973, the American League adopted the designated hitter, implementing the rule for the first time in MLB history, and making the National League inferior in terms of offensive...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Start thinking about 2016: Miami Marlins edition
This is the 15th installment in what will be a series of articles that will cover all 30 teams, going in alphabetical order. Baseball fans will remember the off-season leading up to the 2013 regular...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Start thinking about 2016: San Francisco Giants edition
This is the 24th installment in what will be a series of articles that will cover all 30 teams, going in alphabetical order. www.rumorsandrants.com The easy statement to make is that it’s an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Miami Marlins have suffered another great fall
The gravity of regular-season baseball has pulled the Miami Marlins to the ground even faster than it did three years ago. The current season has followed an off-season that featured the most hype...
View ArticleSan Francisco Giants’ Nori Aoki quietly one of MLB’s best outfielders
Entering June 13, San Francisco Giants left fielder Nori Aoki ranked first in hits (77), second in batting average (.330) and third in on-base percentage (.398) among major league outfielders. He is...
View ArticleJustin Bour is the Miami Marlins’ best option at first base
Christina De Nicola reports that Mike Morse should be returning to the Miami Marlins from the disabled list soon, and all indications point toward him resuming his role as Miami’s every day starter at...
View ArticleJustin Bour’s recent power surge is giving the Miami Marlins something to...
The Miami Marlins are 5-1 since Giancarlo Stanton was knocked out of the lineup with a broken bone in his hand. Clearly, there’s no way that kind of form is going to continue for the next four to six...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Los Angeles Dodgers-Atlanta Braves-Miami Marlins complete one of the most...
On Wednesday morning, everything about the Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers trade seemed to be business as usual. The Dodgers were going to receive Mat Latos and Michael Morse while sending three...
View ArticleOPSN: San Francisco Giants weekly news roundup
The San Francisco Giants had to be thinking they were entering an earlier Major League Baseball season, based on the moves they made this week. If that were the case, San Francisco would be having an...
View ArticleOPSN: San Francisco Giants weekly news roundup
Another week of Spring Training in the books, which means more clarity for the 25-man roster decisions the San Francisco Giants need to make before the start of the regular season. he Giants have won...
View ArticleOPSN: San Francisco Giants weekly news roundup
With a little over a week left of Spring Training, the San Francisco Giants are finding clarity in one of their more important position battles. Potential starting left fielder Jarrett Parker has been...
View ArticleInjuries plaguing the San Francisco Giants give clarity to position battles
Like any team, injuries can turn a ball club’s roster upside down. The injury bug has hit the San Francisco Giants in the second to last week of Spring Training. While the injuries have come extremely...
View ArticleOPSN: San Francisco Giants weekly news roundup
A lot can change in just a week’s time. That is the case for the San Francisco Giants. Entering last week, Michael Morse was beginning to heat up. He was more than making his case for a spot on the...
View ArticleOPSN: San Francisco Giants weekly news roundup
Another week in the books and the San Francisco Giants are still struggling to find ways to win games. After the first seven games of the year the Giants were 2-5. San Francisco then won three of the...
View ArticleSan Francisco Giants: Who should get the next chance to start in left field?
It’s not like the San Francisco Giants have had any sort of stability in left field the past ten years. Actually, it’s quite the opposite. Since Barry Bonds‘ retirement, the Giants have started a...
View Article