by Bryan Smith | Feb 22, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on February 22, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine It’s been seven years since the Colorado Rockies last made an appearance in the postseason, and six years since they last had a winning season. But heading into the 2017 season, there is a belief within the...
by Bryan Smith | Feb 21, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on February 21, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Major League Baseball will not be instituting any significant rule changes for the 2017 season, and that does not make commissioner Rob Manfred a happy camper. Earlier this month, there were reports that the league had...
by Bryan Smith | Feb 21, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on February 21, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine One of the longest, most complicated, and most befuddling free agent sagas in recent memory has finally come to an end. More than a week into the start of spring training, catcher Matt Wieters has reportedly agreed to...
by Bryan Smith | Feb 21, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on February 21, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine It’s never easy for a player to come back from a long-term injury, especially when that player has barely had time to establish himself in the big leagues. But that’s exactly the position that New York...
by Bryan Smith | Feb 20, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on February 20, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine For the past two years, the Atlanta Braves have been hard at work on a massive rebuilding project, trading away assets and collecting young talent. Heading into 2017, the Braves finally appear to be ready to start...
by Bryan Smith | Feb 20, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on February 20, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine As recently as Sunday, there appeared to be great promise in the New York Mets working out an extension with second baseman Neil Walker. Mets GM Sandy Alderson reportedly had discussions with Walker’s...