This may not come as a surprise to many of you, but the Cincinnati Reds are not going to make the playoffs this season. Here’s what may come as a surprise, the Reds farm system is not as bad as it used to be.
Sure, most of the Reds faithful are excited for the depth of pitching prospects in the system with names like Amir Garrett, Cody Reed and Rookie Davis tearing it up, but they do have some offense. In fact, it may be time to hand over left field to their top prospect Jesse Winker.
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Last Updated – May 13, 2016 09:11 EDT
It’s hard to believe that five years ago, the University of Mount Olive didn’t even have a men’s lacrosse team. It’s even harder to believe that in the four years since the team’s inception, they are a combined 44-19 and have quickly embedded themselves in the nation’s elite of DII men’s lacrosse.
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1. Scherzer’s historic night. Nationals’ ace Max Scherzer tied the Major League record with 20 strikeouts against the Tigers on Wednesday night. @TheBallIsOrange shared a video of all 20 strikeouts, while More Talk, Less Walk agreed with the hurler’s self-assessment of the feat. Dodger Insider looks at some of the greatest strike-throwing performances throughout history, and the overseas fan at The Pastime writes about sleeping through it all.
2. Syndergaard’s power display. Perhaps inspired by Bartolo Colon’s turn as a home run hitter, Noah Syndergaard blasted not one, but two home runs off Kenta Maeda at Dodger Stadium last night, supplying all four of his team’s runs in the process. The Metssiah hailed Syndergaard almost singlehandedly winning the game for the Mets, while 60 Rows Up and Behind a Pole pays graphical tribute. Even as an opposing fan, cat loves the dodgers couldn’t help but be impressed by the display.
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It seems like the Detroit Tigers have been waiting forever for Steven Moya to develop into their everyday right fielder. Actually, in baseball years they have, as it has been seven full seasons now since Moya was signed out of Puerto Rico. The paradox of course is that now that Moya seems ready, they seemingly have no room for him.
Yesterday, we discussed how there seems to be a changing of the guard when it comes to All Star voting. Where it once was very difficult to pick the right first baseman or three of a bevy of stud outfielders from each league, there is now entirely too much depth at the middle infield positions.
Yesterday, I dissected the difficulty in picking the right All Star at second base in the American League. Today, let’s take a look at the National League.
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Last Updated – May 11, 2016 09:05 EDT
Rollins head coach Michelle Frew is no stranger to a winning program. She has over 600 wins in her illustrious 20-year coaching career at Rollins, eclipsing 700 over the course of her 24 years altogether. Her Tars have been to Regionals eight times in the past ten years alone. Rollins simply hasn’t been able to capture that all too elusive South Regional title.
I recently went to MLB.com to start to conjure whom I will give my votes to for this season’s All Star Game. It was not as easy as I thought, but for an entirely new reason.
There is no denying that past All Star Games have had many snubs. Most of them revolve around the fact that there has been an abundance of exciting sluggers at first base and a bevy of exciting “five-tool” superstars in the outfield. Occasionally the hot corner would provide some depth that would prove difficult in selecting the right player for the Midsummer Classic.
Not anymore. Now, the depth at shortstop and second base, two of baseball’s traditionally light hitting, unattractive positions has changed the All Star ballot game.
Today, we take a look at the American League second basemen.
The St. Louis Cardinals may have struck gold yet again. While they have become more known for having a keen eye for young pitching, they have been successful with some nice offensive pieces along the way. Harrison Bader is starting to look like a third-round steal in Double-A, as he could very well be raising his stock in St. Louis.
The Cincinnati Reds currently have a trio of young guns atop their top ten prospect list. While Robert Stephenson has shown success already as big leaguer and Cody Reed is lighting up Louisville in Triple-A nearing a promotion to The Show himself, neither may be as exciting as Amir Garrett.
Another week rolls by, and yet another series of missed opportunites. A painful two games to one series loss at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles — when the two losses were very winnable games — have them on the cusp of sweeping the Boston Red Sox. Sitting at 11-17, the truth is… it could be a lot worse.
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