by Bryan Smith | Jan 1, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on January 1, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Perhaps more than any other player, Jose Bautista has been the victim of a rather harsh market for free agent power hitters this offseason. For a multitude of reasons, the market for Bautista has not developed the way he...
by Bryan Smith | Jan 1, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on January 1, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine With January upon us, it’s inevitable with that many of the top free agents still available will start to sign with teams with spring training almost on the horizon. With Edwin Encarnacion off the board, top sluggers...
by Bryan Smith | Dec 31, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on December 31, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Coming within one game of a World Series title has been a game changer for the Cleveland Indians. Ownership is investing in the team and with ticket sales, the team is expecting a significant increase in revenue....
by Bryan Smith | Dec 31, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on December 31, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine It’s New Year’s Eve, and presumably there are a lot of people looking forward to flipping the calendar and staying goodbye to 2016. Of course, some will be more eager to do that than others, and that includes...
by Bryan Smith | Dec 31, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on December 31, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The free agent market has been very good to relief pitchers all winter, with multiple closers breaking the record for largest free agent contract signed by a relief pitcher. However, the same cannot be said for starting...
by Bryan Smith | Dec 30, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on December 30, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine After an injury plagued 2016 and much speculation and uncertainty about where he fits in defensively, Blake Swihart is staying behind the plate for the foreseeable future. A report from WEEI in Boston indicates that the...