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MLB (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Well, it's been almost a full year since my last post..and I don't really have any excuse for the considerable lacuna, but then again, I'm not sure I need one. I mean, aren't blogs supposed to be casual and haphazard? Anyway, now that baseball season is officially over, things have settled down considerably. I'm back in Atlanta for the off season with my older brother Dan, watching Steeler football...
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RandBall (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... to the point that you could at least consider them stars or close to it. Al Jefferson. Joe Nathan. Kevin Williams. Jared Allen. Mikko Koivu. Eric Decker. Perhaps we missed a couple. Correct us if you think so. (There are certainly very good players that we think are, for whatever reason, missing star power in the eyes of large groups of fans. Guys like Brent Burns, Niklas Backstrom, Antoine...
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Sports2Debate (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
... a veteran pitcher to anchor their starting rotation and create competition between Glen Perkins, Kevin Slowey and Nick Blackburn. Although, I like the staff exactly the way it is. A little bit of a power upgrade could be used for the Twins and shortstop is also a position need. One report had Minnesota going after Orlando Cabrera, which would be an interesting sign. I think thirdbase...
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Baseball Digest Daily (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Going into 2008, it was clear that Minnesota’s starting rotation was going to be either its biggest liability or its trump card in the AL Central. Pessimists could point to the fact that four of their starters—Scott Baker, Kevin Slowey, Nick Blackburn and Boof Bonser—had combined for just 632 career innings pitched, none before 2005. By comparison, 163 individual pitchers had thrown...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 26/10/2008
... Handbook. Minnesota had ten players in the top 150: Joe Mauer , Delmon Young , Justin Morneau , Kevin Slowey , Scott Baker , Carlos Gomez , Nick Blackburn , Jason Kubel , Denard Span , and Glen Perkins . The article includes a Q&A with Tom Gordon , who has high praise for the Phillies, particularly Brad Lidge . Gordon says that having avoided Tommy John Surgery, he feels he can continue...
