by Bryan Smith | Jan 3, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on January 3, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine For much of the offseason, the Miami Marlins have had little doubt about the eight position players who are slated to start on opening day for them. Barring injury or an unexpected trade, Miami’s every day lineup in...
by Bryan Smith | Jan 3, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on January 3, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Outside of signing closer Mark Melancon, the San Francisco Giants haven’t made any noteworthy moves this offseason. Instead, they appear to be looking for minor moves they can make that could end up making a...
by Bryan Smith | Jan 2, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on January 2, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine It’s been a quiet offseason for the Texas Rangers. Outside of re-signing Carlos Gomez, the reigning AL West champs have yet to make any moves to address the holes on their roster, including the back end of their...
by Bryan Smith | Jan 2, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on January 2, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine It’s possible that the Chicago White Sox fire sale that has already seen Chris Sale and Adam Eaton traded away could continue before the end of the offseason. In addition to Jose Quintana, who comes with a high...
by Bryan Smith | Jan 2, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on January 2, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine It’s always a little surprising for a major league team to allow a manager to enter a season as a lame duck. It’s even more surprising when a team allows the person who led them to a playoff appearance last...
by Bryan Smith | Jan 1, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on January 1, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine It’s New Year’s Day, and that means spring training is just around the corner (okay, maybe two corners). As we all know, spring brings hope and optimism for all 30 major league teams, but there will certainly...