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AL East Beat: 5 Things, Week Three
Injuries. Every team has them and over the course of a 162 game schedule no team goes unscathed. Every organization will be challenged and will have to produce solutions that still allow for contention. No team can replace a superstar, but a quality organization can...
AL East Beat: 5 Things, Week Two
The season is still fresh enough to have that feeling of newness and it doesn’t quite have the grind quality just yet. As teams are completing their second full week of action, the reality of the Major League Baseball season has set in. Pitching injuries are popping...
AL East Preview: Toronto Blue Jays
It has been a contrast in winters for the Toronto Blue Jays. A year ago, the Blue Jays were the talk of Major League Baseball as they were “going for it” by bringing in Jose Reyes, RA Dickey, Mark Buehrle, Melky Cabrera, Josh Johnson, and Emilio Bonifacio. The names...
The Need for Home Runs
In nearly every conversation regarding free agent acquisitions and trades during this offseason, I've said the same thing: "The Orioles don't need to add power. They're a team full of homer-happy hitters from both sides of the plate. Sure, trading for Giancarlo...
AL East Preview: Boston Red Sox
The Tampa Bay Rays may win the award for Major League Baseball’s smartest organization. But, the Boston Red Sox have another business model that has proven even more successful. While the Rays have to depend on player development and value spending, the Red Sox are...
AL East Preview: New York Yankees
The narrative for the New York Yankees is already written. They are too old. They overspent on the free agent market and brought in a group of guys who have a high risk of injury and produce in 2014. The narrative is easier to write after a season in which the Yankees...
AL East Preview: Tampa Bay Rays
The franchise has become the model of Major League Baseball. While the Oakland A’s three year run has received its fair share of deserved attention, it has been the Tampa Bay Rays who have been the most successful small market team in the sport. Since the start of the...
The World Outside of Baltimore: AL East Questions
With the opening of Spring Training down to days rather than weeks, most teams are transitioning from adding players to solving problems with the players in camp. The American League East Division has always been one of the toughest divisions in the sport, but the...