Yu Darvish is probably going to be a Texas Ranger for the 2012 season. The Texas Rangers won the right to negotiate with Darvish last night for $51 million. Yu Darvish is a pitching phenom in Japan. Posting a 1.44 era in 2011 and a 1.99 career era from the age of 18-25 Darvish has been dominate in his time in Japan.
The Rangers will absolutely be able to combat the angels now. The Angels signed Wilson and Pujols and now the Rangers will probably sign Darvish. Without a doubt the rangers have a blistering offense that will frighten any pitcher.
Neftali Feliz is said to move to the rotation since Joe Nathan was signed by the Rangers. With Darvish, Feliz, Ogando, and who ever else may fill in the positions the Rangers will be a definite force in the A.L. The only other thing I have to say is that the Angels-Rangers series' will be very entertaining.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Performance enhancing drugs
If you haven't already heard the 2011 national league MVP Ryan Braun tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. Ryan Braun claims he has never taken any performance enhancers, but the tests say he has. Not a lot of specifics have been released about the controversy yet, but i assume they will soon.
I was extremely disappointed to hear about this, because athletes who take performance enhancing drugs don't deserve the money, fame, or opportunities that they have abused. There are 25 athletes in Triple A that would love to have that position that you are taking away with your fake artificially produced talent.
Ryan Braun will have to serve a 50 game suspension, just like Manny Ramirez. I am a huge fan of the New York Yankees and I was astonished by the season Alex Rodriguez was having in 2007. When I found out he had taken steroids i was devastated. This is very similar to what Ryan Braun did to all those kids who look up to him in Milwaukee.
To discuss strategy now, the Brewers are pretty much screwed. If they don't sign Prince Fielder, which seems very unlikely, they will have lost their number three and four guys for 50 games. the N.L. central will be deprived of action without Fielder, Braun, and Pujols assuming Fielder signs with a team not in the central. I guess what the fans in the central have to look forward to is Joey Votto.
I was extremely disappointed to hear about this, because athletes who take performance enhancing drugs don't deserve the money, fame, or opportunities that they have abused. There are 25 athletes in Triple A that would love to have that position that you are taking away with your fake artificially produced talent.
Ryan Braun will have to serve a 50 game suspension, just like Manny Ramirez. I am a huge fan of the New York Yankees and I was astonished by the season Alex Rodriguez was having in 2007. When I found out he had taken steroids i was devastated. This is very similar to what Ryan Braun did to all those kids who look up to him in Milwaukee.
To discuss strategy now, the Brewers are pretty much screwed. If they don't sign Prince Fielder, which seems very unlikely, they will have lost their number three and four guys for 50 games. the N.L. central will be deprived of action without Fielder, Braun, and Pujols assuming Fielder signs with a team not in the central. I guess what the fans in the central have to look forward to is Joey Votto.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
MONEY! MONEY! MONEY!
Money, money, money is what the teams are spending on free agents. Today Albert Pujols signed with the Angels for $250-260 million over 10 years. Also the Angels signed CJ Wilson for about $77.5 million over 5 years. Where did the Angles come from all of a sudden. What does this mean?
The Angels have become even a bigger thorn in every team's side. The Angels are pesky and aggressive on the base pads They don't hit many home runs, but now with Big Albert they will be a huge force in the American League. The combination of speed, power, and high on base percentages could lead them to a division title.
CJ Wilson will strengthen that rotation to the status of the 2011 Phillies. With Jared Weaver, Dan Haren, Ervin Santana and now CJ Wilson, this is an explosive rotation. Playing in the huge Angels Stadium in Anaheim or what ever they call it this week that ERA could be microscopic. Not to mention the Angels' not perfect, but above average bullpen, their pitching will be close to lights out.
What if the Angels sign Yu Darvish. If he performs well in the MLB, that rotation will have no holes. The only other thing I can say is that those Angels-Rangers match ups will be fun to watch it.
The Angels have become even a bigger thorn in every team's side. The Angels are pesky and aggressive on the base pads They don't hit many home runs, but now with Big Albert they will be a huge force in the American League. The combination of speed, power, and high on base percentages could lead them to a division title.
CJ Wilson will strengthen that rotation to the status of the 2011 Phillies. With Jared Weaver, Dan Haren, Ervin Santana and now CJ Wilson, this is an explosive rotation. Playing in the huge Angels Stadium in Anaheim or what ever they call it this week that ERA could be microscopic. Not to mention the Angels' not perfect, but above average bullpen, their pitching will be close to lights out.
What if the Angels sign Yu Darvish. If he performs well in the MLB, that rotation will have no holes. The only other thing I can say is that those Angels-Rangers match ups will be fun to watch it.
Monday, December 5, 2011
The Winter Meetings Off With a Bang
With the winter meetings starting last night at 10 pm EST, we all knew that free agents would sign and trades would happen. Last night Jose Reyes signed with the Marlins for $106 Million over 6 years. I could only imagine having that much money. We all knew Jose Reyes wouldn't resign with the Mets, and the Marlins were the logical decision.
Now with Jose Reyes on the team, the Miami Marlins will have to make some changes. Hanley Ramirez agreed to moving to third base, but there has been rumors of him going to center field. For some reason i don't think he will be playing center field. The Marlins have now added a legitimate speed threat at the top of their line up and a high average hitter.
Their new line up will look a little bit like this: Reyes, Morrison, Ramirez, Stanton, Sanchez, Infante, Buck, Bonifacio, Pitcher.
I think this is a line up with one minor deficiency, a lefty power bat. instead of perusing a 31 year Albert Pujols, i think the Marlins should peruse a young and powerful Prince Fielder.
Fielder, who will be 28 next year will just be entering his prime, and is much cheaper than Albert Pujols. You would have to sacrifice some defense, but the power Fielder and Stanton would supply from the 3 and 4 spots in the line up would be immense. That line up would look something like this: Reyes, Ramirez, Fielder, Stanton, and that is all that matters.
The Marlins are making a definite bid for player this year, and i think they may be able to put up with the seemingly unstoppable Phillies. The Phillies are an aging team with a lot of pitching, but the Marlins may be able to out due them with their young power and speed.
Now with Jose Reyes on the team, the Miami Marlins will have to make some changes. Hanley Ramirez agreed to moving to third base, but there has been rumors of him going to center field. For some reason i don't think he will be playing center field. The Marlins have now added a legitimate speed threat at the top of their line up and a high average hitter.
Their new line up will look a little bit like this: Reyes, Morrison, Ramirez, Stanton, Sanchez, Infante, Buck, Bonifacio, Pitcher.
I think this is a line up with one minor deficiency, a lefty power bat. instead of perusing a 31 year Albert Pujols, i think the Marlins should peruse a young and powerful Prince Fielder.
Fielder, who will be 28 next year will just be entering his prime, and is much cheaper than Albert Pujols. You would have to sacrifice some defense, but the power Fielder and Stanton would supply from the 3 and 4 spots in the line up would be immense. That line up would look something like this: Reyes, Ramirez, Fielder, Stanton, and that is all that matters.
The Marlins are making a definite bid for player this year, and i think they may be able to put up with the seemingly unstoppable Phillies. The Phillies are an aging team with a lot of pitching, but the Marlins may be able to out due them with their young power and speed.
Friday, November 25, 2011
The Best Team That Could Be Assembled?
1. J.Reyes SS
2. J.Ellsbury CF
3. M.Cabrera DH
4. A.Gonzalez 1B
5. R.Braun LF
6. M.Kemp RF
7. R.Cano 2B
8. V.Martinez C
9. A.Ramirez 3B
1. J.Verlander R
2. C.Kershaw L
3. J.Weaver R
4. C.Lee L
5. R.Halladay R
Closer. M.Rivera R
8th inning. D.Robertson R
7th inning. M.Adams R
Middle Relief. E.O'Flaherty L
Middle Relief .T.Clippord R
Middle Relief. J.Venters L
Long Relief. J.Cueto R
2. J.Ellsbury CF
3. M.Cabrera DH
4. A.Gonzalez 1B
5. R.Braun LF
6. M.Kemp RF
7. R.Cano 2B
8. V.Martinez C
9. A.Ramirez 3B
1. J.Verlander R
2. C.Kershaw L
3. J.Weaver R
4. C.Lee L
5. R.Halladay R
Closer. M.Rivera R
8th inning. D.Robertson R
7th inning. M.Adams R
Middle Relief. E.O'Flaherty L
Middle Relief .T.Clippord R
Middle Relief. J.Venters L
Long Relief. J.Cueto R
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
I Agree
I agree with the choice of National League MVP. Ryan Braun was the right choice for the award. He had a fantastic season. Referring to my previous post he had a 29% RPP and lead his team to the playoffs. Also he is a good guy and a team player.
Although i have one question. If Verlander won American League MVP how did Kershaw not finish in the MVP voting. He only had 3 less wins than Verlander, probably from a not as successful offense, a better ERA and led the National League in strikeouts. He won the triple crown for pitching as did Verlander in their respective leagues.
You may say that the 3 wins is the main factor, but in 2010 cy young voting Felix Hernandez had 8 fewer wins than CC Sabathia. You may also say that the AL lacked a significant amount of Legitimate MVP candidates. Well Micguel Cabrera had a higher Avg and just a few less home runs and RBI's than Braun.
So why Verlander Win and Kershaw didn't? Why is ERA not a factor this year?I think a player who wins 25% of their teams games deserves to be the most valuable. Verlander won 25% as did Kershaw.
Although i have one question. If Verlander won American League MVP how did Kershaw not finish in the MVP voting. He only had 3 less wins than Verlander, probably from a not as successful offense, a better ERA and led the National League in strikeouts. He won the triple crown for pitching as did Verlander in their respective leagues.
You may say that the 3 wins is the main factor, but in 2010 cy young voting Felix Hernandez had 8 fewer wins than CC Sabathia. You may also say that the AL lacked a significant amount of Legitimate MVP candidates. Well Micguel Cabrera had a higher Avg and just a few less home runs and RBI's than Braun.
So why Verlander Win and Kershaw didn't? Why is ERA not a factor this year?I think a player who wins 25% of their teams games deserves to be the most valuable. Verlander won 25% as did Kershaw.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Upcoming Seasons. 2012 & 2013
I don't know exactly how I feel about the changes to occur in the upcoming seasons. The Astros are going to the American League West and there will be 2 wildcard spots for the playoffs per league.
Now there will be 5 teams in each division and each team will have an equal chance to win a playoff spot. But now every team will not play on the same day except during interleague play. If there are 15 teams and each team plays each other, one team will not be playing at all times. If opening day series is 3 games, then would one team play 3 days later?
The wildcard addition was a good idea. The two wildcard teams will play each other in a playoff round in a series of 3 or 5 games. The winner will move onto the alds.
I think baseball should make a 176 game season. To begin one week early and end one week later. Also scheduled double headeders should be scheduled on every Sunday and a scheduled off day every Monday. This will make room for make up games, give rookies and bench players a chance to play, and rest players efficiently.
Now there will be 5 teams in each division and each team will have an equal chance to win a playoff spot. But now every team will not play on the same day except during interleague play. If there are 15 teams and each team plays each other, one team will not be playing at all times. If opening day series is 3 games, then would one team play 3 days later?
The wildcard addition was a good idea. The two wildcard teams will play each other in a playoff round in a series of 3 or 5 games. The winner will move onto the alds.
I think baseball should make a 176 game season. To begin one week early and end one week later. Also scheduled double headeders should be scheduled on every Sunday and a scheduled off day every Monday. This will make room for make up games, give rookies and bench players a chance to play, and rest players efficiently.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Most Valuable Player
The announcement of Justin Verlander as MVP for the 2011 season upset me a bit. I believe the MVP should belong to an everyday player, a player who plays 162 games a season. I think Granderson on the New York Yankees should have been awarded MVP.
A new statistic that I have created have led me to believe that Granderson is the most valuable player in the A.L. I call this stat RPP (Run Production Probability). This stat determines a player's probability of producing a run per at bat.
To find this stat you calculate the following. (Runs scores - Home runs + Runs batted in /Total plate apearences) X 100. This will give you the chance (Percentage) of that player producing a run in that at bat.
Granderson's RPP was 32.1% for this season, meaning that if he would be given at least 3 at bats per game, he would be likely to score a least one run. Now everyone knows about The miraculous season Alex Rodriguez had in 2007. His RPP was 34.6%, just 2.5% more than Granderson's.
Finally runs win ballgames. The more runs you score, the higher chance you have to win. So if Granderson produced the most runs in the MLB how could he finish fouth in the voting. He provided the highest chance of his team to win.
A new statistic that I have created have led me to believe that Granderson is the most valuable player in the A.L. I call this stat RPP (Run Production Probability). This stat determines a player's probability of producing a run per at bat.
To find this stat you calculate the following. (Runs scores - Home runs + Runs batted in /Total plate apearences) X 100. This will give you the chance (Percentage) of that player producing a run in that at bat.
Granderson's RPP was 32.1% for this season, meaning that if he would be given at least 3 at bats per game, he would be likely to score a least one run. Now everyone knows about The miraculous season Alex Rodriguez had in 2007. His RPP was 34.6%, just 2.5% more than Granderson's.
Finally runs win ballgames. The more runs you score, the higher chance you have to win. So if Granderson produced the most runs in the MLB how could he finish fouth in the voting. He provided the highest chance of his team to win.
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