Manager Swap: Twins, Angels, and Dodgers Should Trade Gardenhire, Scioscia, and Mattingly
Before I lay out my grand plan for an unprecedented three team...
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Nationals Acquire Denard Span, Look Pretty Damn Good
After years of trying to get Denard Span off the Twins, the Nationals have finally got their man. My first thoughts: Span give the Nats a legitimate leadoff hitter and lets them put...
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Trade Proposal: Angels’ Jordan Walden To The Tigers
The Los Angeles Angels just finalized the signing of closer Ryan Madson to a one year deal. It was good move by the Halos for a variety of reasons. First, they get...
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B.J. Upton Agrees To Terms With The Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves had a hole in center field and they just filled it. For the next five years–and $75 million–one of the more physically talented baseball players in the game, BJ...
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Giancarlo Stanton To The Pittsburgh Pirates, We Hope
The Miami Marlins have all but burned every bridge in Miami, simultaneously ruining any remaining chance to sign Giancarlo Stanton to a long term deal. Buster Olney, along with numerous other...
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Baseball Players Who Have Taken Up The Game Of Poker
Off The Bench is proud to cross single-sport boundaries in a Post in collaboration with Daniel Smith, a fellow poker and baseball fan. For many years, the recreational sport of choice...
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Tampa Bay Rays: Smartest Team In Baseball, Make NY Mets Look Even Worse
Ok, I’ll be honest, I had a really good idea for a post as soon as I heard about Evan Longoria’s new $100 million contract extension. However, I had to go...
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Shaun Marcum: Jewel Of Free Agent Class, Good Fit For Royals, Yankees, Angels, Red Sox, Orioles, Tigers And Others
Did you know Shaun Marcum was a free agent? When I realized he was, I also realized that people aren’t making a big enough deal about his potential landing spot. Shaun...
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Off The Bench in Our Own Words
Sean and Max were recently interviewed on the radio. We think it came out really well. Give it a listen: Off The Bench Radio Interview Special thanks to our interviewer Kyle Casey.
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Orioles Swap Robert Andino for Mariners’ Trayvon Robinson: A Solid Deal For Both
In a minor trade today, the Baltimore Orioles traded utility infielder Robert Andino to the Seattle Mariners for backup outfielder Trayvon Robinson. I guess the O’s decided that if Jon Papelbon...
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World Meet Trayvon Robinson
It’s funny how sometimes people can go completely unnoticed until something happens they had nothing to do with. Today, Trayvon Robinson got traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Robert Andino. Most...
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Emilio Bonifacio Is The Biggest Deal In The MegaDeal
The Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly decided to move a whole bunch of players up and down the east coast. Old news, I know, but among them is a guy...
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Hot Stove: Thus Far Indicative Of Sanity In Baseball
So far this offseason, Melky Cabrera, Miacer Iztures, and Bartolo Colon have gotten contracts while Anibal Sanchez, Kyle Lohse, Zach Greinke, and Josh Hamilton have not. I’m going to argue that...
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On Favorite Players
Last night the Mariners beat down Phil Hughes and knocked him out...
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Manny Machado for MVP?
Manny Machado, the Baltimore Orioles 20 year old third basemen, has thrust...
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Cashman Says Yankees Likely Done For Winter… Uh Oh
On a radio interview on New York’s WFAN radio yesterday, Yankees’ General...
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Ranking the Current MLB Managers
Managers don’t throw a single pitch. They don’t take a single grounder,...
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The Baltimore Orioles Are NOT For Real
Baseball is a game of consistency. Over the course of a grueling 162...
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plombier 75007 says:
Magnificent website. A lot of useful informat...
Bryce Harper On The MVP Ballot Is OK
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nagurski says:
Now LA fans are going to beat down Padre fans...
How Carlos Quentin's Temper Changed The Entire National League
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Steve says:
This article is beyond ridiculous....
How Carlos Quentin's Temper Changed The Entire National League
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Lorenzo says:
Well, YOU may think it was an errant pitch, B...
How Carlos Quentin's Temper Changed The Entire National League
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Manager Swap: Twins, Angels, and Dodgers Should Trade Gardenhire, Scioscia, and Mattingly
Before I lay out my grand plan for an unprecedented three team...
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Manny Machado for MVP?
Manny Machado, the Baltimore Orioles 20 year old third basemen, has thrust...
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A New Take On Prospect Evaluation
I know I know, I’ve been missing from action for the past...
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Estimating Final Batting Average From Small Samples
I frequently read about projections and computer simulations designed to predict how...
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Who’s Awesome And Who’s Not Awesome
Every so often, when I don’t have any other ideas, I revert...
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Manager Swap: Twins, Angels, and Dodgers Should Trade Gardenhire, Scioscia, and Mattingly
Before I lay out my grand plan for an unprecedented three team...
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Who’s Awesome And Who’s Not Awesome
Every so often, when I don’t have any other ideas, I revert...
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Justin Upton, Dexter Fowler Impress As April’s SPP Leaders
Atlanta Braves slugger Justin Upton won April handily, while an outfielder...
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The Colorado Rockies Must Deal For Some Pitching
The Colorado Rockies have started out hot this year. They’re 15-10 and...
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The Active All-Throwing Arm Team
Last year, I did the all-time defense team and I really enjoyed...