There is a new sheriff in town and it has been a long time coming. The Cubs have gone out and gotten themselves a brain trust. They went from having one of the worst GMs in baseball (Jim Hendry) to Theo Espstein and Jed Hoyer. They will need every last brain cell and IQ point to move the team into the first division.Hendry saddled the team with a ton of bad contracts. In the short-term, that means they will have to let players like Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena go. At least, they will have to to if they want ...
We continue with our fifth team in the team fielding series. Like I've said before, it is very important to read the original "Team Fielding Series" before looking at the individual team reports. In the case of the Orioles, I already had a few comments that showed that previous reading had not been done. If you read the original piece, you will definitely know where everything is coming from.The comments so far have centered on players fans think are Gold Glove performers, but really aren't. You cannot judge fielding based on web gems, highlights or anything else that might be ...
Jim Hendry has already gotten the pink slip, so a lot of the venom Cubs fans may have felt is gone. Now, it is time to pick up the pieces and move on. Unfortunately, there are a lot of pieces to pick up. The Cubs have a top-five payroll and stand in fifth place in their division. That alone tells you the kind of analysis that has been done. Furthermore, they haven’t been a factor in the division for several years.Interestingly enough, this team is not devoid of good players. Quite the contrary, when you look of the number of ...
