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Which MLB Teams Spend Smart? Part 2 (Teams 20-11)
MLB Click here to see teams ranked 30-21 and for an explanation of the Financial Responsibility Index. Click here for teams ranked 10-1.   20. Cincinnati Reds, 0.86 FRI (Financial Responsibi...
2 years ago by Scott Henry Tags: MLB, American League, National League, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

The Five Greatest College World Series Moments
MLB Rosenblatt Stadium produced myriad moments that will stick with Omaha residents. ...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Overtime, College World Series

Diamond Update
MLB Diamond Update AL Player of the Week Dustin Pedroia, Boston For the third week in a row a player from the Red Sox is our AL Player of the Week. Pedroia led the AL with a 1.405 OPS, a .474 b...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Ranking MLB Managers
MLB    1. Joe Maddon, Tampa Bay A master with youngsters and at convincing players to believe in themselves and their team.  2. Mike Scioscia, Los Angeles Angels His teams are aggress...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

MLB Draft History: The Best Pick at Each Slot 1-50
MLB With the 2011 Major League Draft final, let’s take a look back through history at the top picks at each slot 1-50. There are some Hall of Famers on the list, but some had to be left out. And ther...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

13th Round MLB Draft Picks Not So Bad
MLB Every year at draft time, we are reminded just how inexact the science of projecting major league really is. Mike Piazza was drafted in the 62 round by the Los Angels Dodgers, presumably as a favor...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Diamond Update
MLB Athlon Spotlight No Rule Change Needed After Injury On May 25 in San Francisco the Giants lived through their worst nightmare. Star catcher — and anchor of their lineup — Buster Posey broke...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Bubba Starling: Huskers or Royals?
MLB The Natural The story of Bubba Starling has evolved into a Midwestern myth over the course of his high school career at Edgerton (Kan.). To hear it told, the lanky 6’5”, 195-pound two-sport...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, MLB, Bubba Starling, Nebraska Cornhuskers

Diamond Update
MLB Around the Horn NL Races Going as Expected There are fewer surprises in the National League than in the AL. But one team we didn't expect to be on the north side of .500 is Arizona. On Friday t...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

There is Something Very Wrong with This, Google
MLB When you search for Ted Williams, you should get a lot more images of an American icon who was one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, and fewer images of the alcoholic guy with the funny ...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Overtime

Diamond Update
MLB Around the Horn Time to Assess A.L. races Now with the quarter pole comfortably behind us, it’s time to reassess the American League divisional races. Next week, we’ll examine the Nationa...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Ten Players We'd Like To Test For Steroids
MLB Depending on who you talk to, steroids either tarnished America’s Pastime or made it freakin’ awesome. (HOME RUNS!) Either way, that era is over now. According to Bud Selig, Congress and Rafael...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB

Diamond Update
MLB Around the Horn Jones’ Knees Take Toll Just as Chipper Jones’ career with the Atlanta Braves was getting underway, a spring training injury in 1994 cost Jones an entire season. The former N...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Jorge Posada: It's not your decision.
MLB Jorge Posada is batting .165. He’s a DH. Of the 13 DHs in the American League with enough plate appearances to qualify, he’s 13th in average and on-base, 10th in slugging and 12th in OPS. Has h...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Joe Girardi, Jorge Posada, Ken Griffey, Yankees

The Worst Hitter in Major League History
MLB Pitchers are notorious for being bad hitters. But Bob Buhl, the National League pitcher from the '50s and '60s who had a .089 career batting average, set the bar so low, you'd have to dig a pr...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Bob Buhl