The Dodgers Asian Connection

December 14, 2022

I started to think about this after Yoshida was signed by the Red Sox. The Dodgers were one of the first teams to dive into the Asian market. The Giants were the first team to ever have an Asian player when they signed Masanori Murakami back in 1964. He saw some success as a reliever. His last season with SF was 1965, It would be 30 years before another would…

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First-Year Players 1990-1999

March 17, 2021

Gibson, Hatcher, Dempsey, Samuel, and Valenzuela all became free agents in November, but on the 8th of November, Claire signed FA outfielder Darryl Strawberry. He signed Kevin Gross and Brett Butler. Traded Vizcaino to the Cubs for Greg Smith. Then he sent Brooks to the Mets for Greg Hansell and Bob Ojeda. They also re-signed Samuel, Valenzuela and Hatcher. They traded Holmes to the Brewers for a minor leaguer and did the same with Poole.

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Let The Games Begin

November 16, 2019

Well the first domino fell on Thursday when Atlanta signed LHRP Will Smith for 3 years and $40MM.  It is a little less than Craig Kimbrel $$$, but not much.  The Braves are in a position to sign multiple FA and still be well south of the CBT threshold.  I expect them to make a run at MadBum and Yasmani Grandal, and maybe Josh Donaldson.  Some prognosticators have suggested with…

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Chicks (and FAZ) Dig the Long Ball

July 21, 2018

There has been a lot of discussion about the state of the game with respect to Home Runs and Strikeouts. Many of us remember when hitting wasn’t so much hit or miss as it is today, and for many of us remember the game was more enjoyable when teams were “producing” runs.  But the HR has always been the attention grabber.  The first and arguably the most prodigious HR hitter…

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