The St. Louis Cardinals are historically the most successful team in the National League. Unfortunately the 2016 season was not a great one for the history books for the team and their fans.The Cards finished in second place in the NL Central Division. But they were a distant 17.5 games behind the arch-rival and eventual … Continue reading Cardinals 2016 POY: Carlos Martinez
Phillies Fall 2016 Top Ten Prospects: #4 – Roman Quinn
The Philadelphia Phillies just completed what can be considered the second season of their rebuilding process.There are probably some who might trace that rebuild back to the 2012 “throw in the towel” deals of Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence.I think there was still a sense of denial in the organization at that point. For me, the real concerted … Continue reading Phillies Fall 2016 Top Ten Prospects: #4 – Roman Quinn
Phillies Fall 2016 Top Ten Prospects: #5 – Nick Williams
The Philadelphia Phillies minor league and prospect improvement resulted in a lot of winning throughout the organization this past season.That improvement included each of their minor league affiliates reaching the playoffs, and MiLB naming the Phillies as having the Best Farm System in 2016.With all of the success, there were a few high-profile disappointments this year among the organizations … Continue reading Phillies Fall 2016 Top Ten Prospects: #5 – Nick Williams
Ian Happ shines in AFL Fall Stars Game
The Chicago Cubs have experienced quite the year in 2016. The big league club won the World Series for the first time since 1908, ending the ‘Curse of the Billy Goat’ and freeing Steve Bartman from exile.There were many individual accolades for the players in the organization as well. Ben Zobrist was the World Series MVP, while Javier Baez and Jon Lester shared … Continue reading Ian Happ shines in AFL Fall Stars Game
Diamondbacks 2016 POY: Jean Segura
The Arizona Diamondbacks entered the 2016 season with some hope that the club could contend for an NL playoff berth for the first time in five years.In 2015 the Dbacks had gone 79-83, a 15 game improvement over the year before, and they had the National League Most Valuable Player runner-up in the middle of their … Continue reading Diamondbacks 2016 POY: Jean Segura
