The trade deadline is one of the most exciting times of the baseball season. It forces teams to make decisions and trades, and it outlines the future for many teams. The Cubs and Phillies are both dealing some of their best players, looking to rebuild. The Giants are acquiring players for the now. Whatever the strategy mayContinue reading “The Trade Deadline”
Baseball has migrated from the days of McGwire and Bonds, with players swinging for the fences and trading 10 homers for 30 batting average points. Now, you see more teams playing small ball, advancing runners, sac flies, bunts. (Shhh. Don’t tell Adam Dunn or Mark Reynolds.) With contact hitting emerging as the way to win ballgames inContinue reading “The Best Contact Hitters of 2012”
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