by Bryan Smith | Apr 1, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on April 1, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It’s been a long road back for Cleveland Indians left fielder Michael Brantley, who missed most of 2016, including the team’s incredible run to the World Series, with a shoulder injury. But he is indeed back....
by Bryan Smith | Mar 31, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 31, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine One of the biggest acquisitions the Seattle Mariners made this offseason will not be with them when the season gets underway on Monday. The team announced on Friday that left-handed starter Drew Smyly has been diagnosed...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 31, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 31, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The St. Louis Cardinals have long been one of the kings of the National League. But with the Chicago Cubs usurping them as the dominant team in the NL Central, the Cardinals are suddenly underdogs. St. Louis has done its...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 31, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 31, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine By opening day, baseball will have a new highest paid catcher. Fittingly, it will be St. Louis Cardinals backstop Yadier Molina, who is likely to go down as one of the best catchers to ever play the game. According to...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 30, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
The Toronto Blue Jays had quite the complicated offseason, as the drama surrounding free agents Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista dragged on for much of the winter. In the end, Bautista returned and Encarnacion left. After all that, how do the Blue Jays look heading...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 30, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 30, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Blake Treinen has won one of the most intriguing spring training closer battles baseball has seen in quite some time. The Washington Nationals began spring training without a bona fide closer on their roster, an unusual...