Archive for MLB Team News
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Kansas City Royals: Second Wave of Talent Is on Its Way
Come this time next year, the bulk of the Kansas City Royals’ roster will be made up of some of the best young talent that Major League Baseball has to offer. The Royals’ Minor League system has been ranked at or near the top in all of baseball over the last few years and beginning last ...
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Miguel Sano: 8 Reasons Twins Fans Should Be Ecstatic
Right now in Beloit, Wisc., a 19-year-old holds the future of the Minnesota Twins franchise in his hands and, more importantly, in his bat. Miguel Sano is the Twins top prospect and is dominating Low-A ball, raising the question if he should be promoted up to high-A Fort Myers.Here's why Twins fans ...
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Oakland Athletics: Manny Ramirez and Six Reasons to Watch the Team Right Now
The A's are far exceeding expectations early in 2012, in what many deemed to be a rebuilding year for Billy Beane's squad the A's have managed to remain in contention so far through the season.Big names like Manny Ramirez and Yoenis Cespedes have garnered most of the headlines in Oakland throug...
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Jurickson Profar: Will Hot Prospect Find Role with Rangers This Season?
Jurickson Profar is already making life pleasantly challenging for Nolan Ryan and the Texas Rangers. This highly-touted, 19-year-old shortstop prospect from Curacao has rudely offended Double-A Texas League pitching so far this season. A sweet-swinging switch hitter with surprising power, Profar is ...
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Seattle Mariners: 5 Solutions to Jump Start Sputtering Offense
With the season approaching its one-quarter mark and the Seattle Mariners finding themselves once again in last place one can't help but break out some comparisons to the 2011 team. Both teams were enjoying nearly identical records at this point in the season. Both teams' batting averages hover arou...
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Angels Fire Mickey Hatcher: Just Poor Hitting or Did Albert Pujols Play a Role?
The Angels aren’t hitting, so they fire the hitting coach. Seems logical, right? Yes, that was sarcasm. Mickey Hatcher has been the Angels’ hitting coach since 2000, the only hitting coach that his former Dodger teammate Mike Scioscia has worked with as a major league manager. ...
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Why a Hot, Healthy Giancarlo Stanton Can Get the Marlins Back to the Playoffs
Coming into the 2012 MLB season, one of the Marlins main keys to success was battling injuries and unsure how effective a certain player would be.This player is not Jose Reyes or Hanley Ramirez, it's Giancarlo, formerly Mike, Stanton.He makes nearly the league minimum in salary, but he's making his ...
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Why It’s Time for Julio Teheran to Replace Mike Minor in the Braves Rotation
With the recent struggles of starting pitcher Mike Minor there are many who believe that the Braves should option him to the minors and bring up one of their two talented options sitting in Triple-A. Those options would be veteran, and All-Star, Jair Jurrjens as well as promising youngster ...
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Kansas City Royals: Danny Duffy Injury Is Pivotal Point in Franchise’s Future
It is being reported that Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy could need Tommy John Surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow, becoming the second prized pitching prospect within the organization in as many seasons to require the procedure (John Lamb in 2011). After...
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Minnesota Twins Need to Trade for Red Sox Ace Josh Beckett
It is mid-May, but the Minnesota Twins' season is on the brink of catastrophe once again. They barely have their 10 wins, the lowest win total in the majors. The problems are plenty in Minnesota, but the biggest gaping hole is with the starting pitching. Minnesota is the worst pitching team in ...
