Like yesterday's evaluation of the National League Most Valuable Player candidates, and the selection of my own Top 10 vote, there is a hitter-pitcher element in the AL this season.The starting pitcher candidate in this case is Seattle Mariners righthander "King Felix" Hernandez. Like his NL counterpart, Clayton Kershaw, the King is most certainly the … Continue reading American League Most Valuable Player
National League Most Valuable Player
As the 2014 Major League Baseball season sprints into it's stretch run, each week separates post-season wheat from chaff. Time runs out on some clubs, and the words "Magic Number" once again emerge into the game's vocabulary for others.As teams push for the pennant, they are often driven forward by one man, one lead character … Continue reading National League Most Valuable Player
MLB Mid-August 2014 Power Ranking
Bearded closer Sean Doolittle and the A's remain on topThe Oakland A's were on top of the first Power Rankings back in June, slipped just a notch to 2nd in July behind Kansas City, and were tied at the top with the Angels on August 1st. Here in the middle of August, they move back … Continue reading MLB Mid-August 2014 Power Ranking
MLB August 2014 Power Ranking
Mike Trout leads Halos in battle with A's for AL supremacyIt's the 2/3 mark of the MLB regular season, and the 2014 non-waiver trade deadline has just passed. There are clear leaders across all 6 divisions, but none with more than a 5-game lead.In the American League Wildcard race there are 6 teams within 5 … Continue reading MLB August 2014 Power Ranking
MLB July 2014 Power Ranking
You don't know them, but KC is baseball's best teamWe're officially halfway through the 2014 Major League Baseball regular season, and while some teams are getting hot, such as the new team atop the rankings, others are collapsing, such as my hometown Philadelphia Phillies.Thanks go out to the folks at the Fangraphs website, whose statistical … Continue reading MLB July 2014 Power Ranking
MATT VEASEY 