It’s amazing. There is no position more important than quarterback in the NFL. Yet, the play at the position has gotten so mediocre that player’s like Sam Bradford are commanding mega-deals, while unknown talents with small sample sizes like Brock Osweiler are doing the same.
Not everyone that heads to the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft in June is a household name. They come from all walks of life. Some are highly ranked on lists by Baseball America, others come straight out of high school. Some eagerly await three or four years in DII.
That’s why I love working for NCAA.com and covering DII Sports. Over the past few weeks, I have met some coaches that have pumped out big leaguer after big leaguer, and have talked to a few players that you will hear called this June in the draft.
NFL’s free agency period opened yesterday and almost immediately, many of the big names were taken off the board. The Houston Texans revamped their offense with three big moves of their own, signing Brock Osweiler, Lamar Miller and Jeff Allen.
Of course, my Twitter and text messages blew up instantly wanting to know how I felt about this. I had to sleep on it, but I think that overall, the Texans had a good day.
Earlier this offseason, we took a look at the top ten rotations heading into the 2016 MLB season. There were two teams that weren’t mentioned in the top ten, but were debated about back and forth several times.
One of those rotations is the Seattle Mariners. Any rotation anchored by Felix Hernandez immediately deserves top ten consideration, and Hisashi Iwakuma is about as much the model of consistency that you will find, although I am weary of his injuries last season. I like the young arms of Walker and Paxton, but Wade Miley as the No. 3 kept them right outside of the top ten.
The other rotation was the New York Yankees. Is it completely outlandish to think that this team can be a top ten rotation? It really isn’t.
The first week of Spring Training is in the books and the Atlanta Braves are sitting pretty much exactly where people thought they would be. They are currently 1-4 in Grapefruit League action, but as we all know, what happens in Orlando isn’t necessarily about the wins and the losses, it’s about getting better.
Kristaps Porzingis feel bad for him. New Yorkers are starting to get over him. Throughout his entire career, Carmelo Anthony has seemingly been expected to do so much more.
But at the end of the day, he simply hasn’t. As his 14-year career turns the corner into his twilight years, it’s time to wonder how he will be remembered.
One of two things will be said in September in the case of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The first may be, “Dave Stewart is a genius.” The other may be, “What a moron.”
Stewart had a very busy offseason, and his moves were questioned by many. That being said, the Diamondbacks’ GM clearly went for a win-now mentality, trading away two big pieces of their future to create some stability in the current pitching rotation.
As everyone knows by now, the newest Yankees bullpen toy Aroldis Chapman has been suspended by Major League Baseball for 30 games without pay. While the decision seems to be split amongst Yankees fans, it appears to be heralded by the baseball community.
It’s hard to argue with Rob Manfred. He definitely got it right.
This past week sports’ fans were subject to three huge stories. Dexter Fowler signed on with the Baltimore Orioles. Peyton Manning was set to announce his retirement. The San Francisco 49ers were set to trade Colin Kaepernick, and both the Houston Texans and Cleveland Browns were highly interested.
All reports were according to “sources”. None of the three proved to be true.
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