Kris Bryant is about as sure of a prospect there has been in the last 5 years. Will the Cubs let him start the year in 2015, or will they send him down until the middle of April to save service time?. The young slugger had 43 HRs in the Minor League’s last year – and has also smacked 6 big fly’s in Spring Training so far. But there are things to suggest that starting him off in the Minors is not such a bad idea. The 23 Year Old is not the slickest fielder, has already experienced shoulder fatigue, and the team will play its 1st 9 games in cold weather too. (Hosting 6 games at home, and playing the other 3 in Coors Field.) But really. he might have sealed his fate for the opener by having Scott Boras as his agent.
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So the talks continue to mount on the Kris Bryant Opening Day watch. With each passing day he hits a HR, or shows himself ready for the big leagues, the question will become even more serious. But if he is ultimately not pulled up to Wrigley Field on Sunday Apr.5th vs Division Rival Cards, he has no one to blame by himself.
By having Scott Boras as his Agent, it has pretty much implanted in the Cubs brass, that the prize prospect will never sign an extension, and when his service time has him approaching Free Agency, he will indeed hit the open market and look for the top bidder.
I don’t even blame Boras for this. He is a phenomenal representative of his players, and always seems to get the max dollar for the highest percentage of the time compared to other agents.
Perhaps it will serve as a deterrent to future awesome young studs, that Boras has been sticking it to team owners for years. Maybe they should opt for a different agent, as this man has shown his playing cards on too many occasions. The executives all know Boras will lead his client to the open market.
Even having said this, if the man was not under the direction of the Boras Corporation, the Cubs should not start the clock on him anyway. The talk of the Cubs contending in 2015 is much over-hyped in my view. Read the rest of this entry →
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What are your best Over/Under Bets for player performances in the upcoming campaign. We delve deep into the numbers and have given you our selections. Its time to throw down some cabbage!
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Fantasy Playes are dusting off their notes, and getting ready for the 2015 year. If we did not accompany a guys total with a picture and quick blurb, it means we think the total is fair. Injuries may play a factor, as a guys age and surrounding teammates, or the Division he plays in.
Some guys have contracts to play for, or have shown up out of shape.
Total by Cole Hamels (PHI)
Over 11½ Wins +100
Under 11½ Wins -130
Total by Adam Wainwright (STL)
Over 14½ Wins +100
Under 14½ Wins -130
Total by Andrew Cashner (SD)
Over 10½ Wins +105
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Ben Cherington pulled off the biggest salary dump in MLB History in 2012, with his clearing the deck of Gonzalez, Crawford and Beckett. He replaced them with savvy, playoff tested Veterans – on lower value, and year contracts. His club won the 2013 AL East (and the World Series of course) with the revamped squad – that improved almost 30 Wins from 2012. Last season, the club suffered another last place finish, however he dealt away Jon Lester for Yoenis Cespedes, and then turned that asset into Rick Porcello. The club also was able to sign Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval for this year, and have also inked Rusney Castillo and Yoan Moncada to long-term deals since last summer. The Red Sox are showing the way to handle a roster year to year. If you are in it, spend the money, and when you are out, trade anybody of value not in your long term plans.
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The terrible news of Marcus Stroman‘s ACL earlier this week has dampened the chances the Toronto Blue Jays chances to really take a shot at the Division.
Let me qualify this more….
I think the Jays will compete all season, and may take a run at one of the Wild Card Spots for sure, it just at this time of the year, losing any pitching hurts big time.
Toronto is already lacking an ace, but that is not a cause for grave concern in this Division, with the AL East possessing exactly zero of them now, following the departures of Jon Lester and David Price in the last 9 months. But they are in trouble when it comes to depth versus the other clubs. Read the rest of this entry →
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For the 2015 season, the staff will not cost much more money than this campaign, with the highest monies going to Kazmir ($13 MIL) the Bullpen doesn’t make much money, while only losing Gregerson, and most of the SP are on entry-level deals or 1st year Arbitration. The A’s payroll is slated to be right around $80 MIL in 2015 (down about $10 MIL from 2014), and the club should still be competitive, and if not, they have plenty of assets to trade near the deadline and reload for another run of success.
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MoneyBall 1..MoneyBall 2… So we all have seen the movie or at least read the book – or heard about somebody referencing it all the time on the Baseball airwaves. Beane does it a different way, and he keeps the rest of the landscape second guessing.
This website has been one of the frontrunners of dissecting his moves over the last few years, and have accurately predicted a lot of what would happen with the terms of the club.
As much as the MLB Reports has loved the movements the team has done, we have not picked them to advance in the postseason in any prognostications, but we have continuously marveled on how the GM keeps wheeling and dealing.
Chuck Booth likened him to a “Baseball Rounder”, using a nice analogy from the world of poker.
The A’s GM is the best at creating value to his team but exercising all of the freebies in the league, coupled with knowing how to maneuver when the time is right.
Trading Josh Donaldson may come back to haunt him, but he did receive a plethora of young talented throwers, and perhaps Brett Lawrie will emerge into his talent after all.
Being a “Baseball Rounder” is being the smartest guy in the room, and knowing your opponents moves before even they do.
For a Year to Year Breakdown For all of the A’s players salaries please visit here
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Scherzer’s 7 Year/$210 MIL deal is actually worth $185 against the cap, and we are giving him the same for the ALL-Time Contracts. This sum puts him just behind Derek Jeter for 11th in MLB History. Jon Lester and he are the only 2 men to enter the top 50 this year after 7 players made the cut last off year. Cabrera, Cano, Kershaw, Tanaka, Ellsbury, Trout and Choo all have made the chart since the end of the 2013 World Series. The deal called for a $50 MIL signing bonus. The 2013 former AL Cy Young winner, will make $15 MIL in deferred salary for the next 14 seasons. The 30 Year Old, will join the NL’s best club of 2014, as far as wins are concerned, bringing in a 96 – 66 record. The RHP has led the AL in wins the last 2 years (21 Wins and 18 Wins respectively), and has compiled a 55 – 15 (.786 Winning Percentage) since the start of the 2012 campaign.
The highest contracts in MLB history (Red means Active Contract)
*** With A-Rod’s suspension in 2014, he forfeited $22.13 MIL bucks, so it will now end up 10 YRs/$252.87 MIL for the duration of his deal. You can’t tell me he will be worth 40% of what the Yankees will be paying him next year, and all the way till the end of 2017.
3. Alex Rodriguez, $252,000,000 (2001-10)
*4. Miguel Cabrera $248,000, 000 (2016 – 2023)
Go see #25. He has the 4th and 25th top contracts of ALL – Time. This contract doesn’t start until 2016.
*5. Albert Pujols, $250,000,000 (2012-21)
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Russell Martin is a great game caller – and has been on teams making the playoffs in 6 of the last 7 years between LAD/NYY and Pit. He will turn 32 before next season, and has logged 1163 Games in the Majors as a backstopper. Signing him to a 5 Year deal, at $16.5 MIL per annum is not wise..
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I get it, the guy may help you for the next 2 years, but to spend $82 MIL on a 5 year contract for a Catcher north of 30, who doesn’t have 20 HRs per year is beyond stupid.
Keep in mind, you are now paying him more cash than you pay Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, Those were steals for deals on signings, but that will be now trumped by Martin.
I will say the man will help the Pitching Staff in the future years. Honestly though, this team needed to sign an ace pitcher like Max Scherzer or Jon Lester, and at the least, a proven innings eater like James Shields. Now you have effectively killed that chance.
The Blue Jays better hope that Justin Smoak can fill the bill at DH in a tandem with Dioner Navarro or Juan Francisco in the upcoming year, because as it stands right now, they are very heavy at the Right Handed side of their lineup.
Bautista, Encarnacion and Lawrie are all right handed, as is the newly acquired Catcher.
They still don’t have a bonafide LF yet, with Melky Cabrera as a Free Agent, and Dalton Pompey is just 22, to be given the reigns as a permanent CF is not 100% ironclad. Read the rest of this entry →
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With almost $100 MIL tied up in contracts for Sabathia, A-Rod, Teixeira and a potential Tommy John Surgery candidate in Masahiro Tanaka, this New York squad is in some deep trouble for next season. Despite the recent playoff misses, and injury prone players brought in by Brian Cashman, the club saw fit to grant him a 3 year extension last month. It may take a small miracle for them to make a playoff spot next campaign.
The Evil Empire Is About To Crumble In The Bronx!
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The Yankees have long used the prolong success of the “core four” to drive them to go far in the playoffs. They then surrounded them by free agents and other homegrown players.
Today the Yankees are in some trouble and if they aren’t smart this offseason they will remain hampered by large contracts for a long time instead of a quick retool to be VERY competitive in two years.
Let me show you what I’m talking about
Here is their Starting lineup and their ages:
LF Brett Gardner 31
3B/2B Martin Prado 31
CF Jacoby Ellsbury 31
C Brian McCann 30
RF Carlos Beltran 37
1B Mark Teixeira 34
DH Alex Rodriguez 39
2B Robert Refsnyder 23 (Or acquisition at 3B, Prado plays 2B)
SS Brendan Ryan 32
Not exactly Spring chickens over there. The only player under 30 is one that will almost absolutely be replaced by someone who is most likely over 30. This at this moment isn’t exactly a star studded lineup, but the way that their being paid might make it seem that way. Read the rest of this entry →
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Pablo Sandoval is a hitter out of his mind for his playoff career. How does a 3 Slash Line of .344/.389/.545 sound? His OPS of .935 is 124 PTS higher than his totals in the regular season. “Kung-Fu Panda” has added 6 HRs and 20 RBI in his 154 AB. Included in his numbers, were a historical Game #1 of the 2012 World Series, where he clubbed 3 HRs en route to sweeping the Tigers can roll out. This latest World Series triumph, the rotund 3B set a playoff record with 26 base knocks (hitting .366 – with a .423 OBP for the October season). There is no doubt that when the game is on the line he has been proven clutch. Boston should think of him as a possible long-term DH replacement for Ortiz, meanwhile he would be a big jolt out for the 3B position on Boston right now. Signing him would free the franchise up with several infielders if they were so inclined to pull off a trade with the likes of Mookie Betts, Will Middlebrooks and Brock Holt. Perhaps they could receive a Starting Pitcher for these guys.
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Picture the year 2017 when David Ortiz may finally retire,, Who will be the Designated Hitter for the Boston Red Sox? They will be huge shoes to fill, for what has been a great advantage over the rest of the American League for the last dozen years.
There is no coincidence that Boston finally kicked their 86 year drought, and have enjoyed 3 World Series Titles since “Big Papi” entered the scene.
If you think about it for a second, Kung-Fu Panda and Ortiz have a lot in common. Both have won 3 World Series, and have been integral parts of the offenses that brought home the titles.
Both don’t look like they are athletes considering their body frames, however these guys have provided the most clutch hits in the sport for the last 10 years.
The Boston Red Sox need to add hitters to their lineup for sure. Yes right now they have Yoenis Cespedes to hit behind Ortiz, however he will be taking his talents to Free Agency after this next campaign.
Can the Beantowners count on a comeback year for Allen Craig or Shane Victorino?
Inking the 3B would create even more tradeable pieces to add in a deal to acquire another Starting Pitcher ace. Read the rest of this entry →
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Even with some key players being out of the lineup for long periods of time (due to injuries/suspensions), the Baltimore Orioles still found a way to win 96 games during the 2014 regular season, and advanced to the ALCS after sweeping the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS.
Unfortunately, the Orioles’ World Series hopes were crushed by the Kansas City Royals in the Final Four, as the O’s struggled mightily against this year’s “Cinderella story.”
It turned out to be an ugly end for a great season, but the Orioles now need to look forward to the off-season.
With some key players heading towards free agency and arbitration, the Orioles need to make some moves in order to put themselves in contention to compete once again come 2015.
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The Giants won the World Series in 2010 and 2012, and now are in the 2014 World Series – with a great chance to win 3 titles in 5 years against Kansas City. The best teams for the last several years include the Red Sox from 2004 – 2007, the Phillies from 2008 – 2009, and then you would have to place the Giants as the best overall team from 2010 – 2014. Can they keep up the format of winning a World Series every 2 years again this year? The Red Sox (3 Titles), plus the Giants and Cards each having 2 Fall Classics, are the only 3 teams to have multiple World Series Trophies since the 2004 year.
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There is only so much one can read in an article, otherwise I would make these lists up from the turn of the 20th century.
If you gave me enough time as a reader, I promise to backdate this topic with another article featuring the best teams dating back further in years.
Eventually, all of the years may be dissected and we can have a healthy debate on some of my selections. I really started watching baseball in the early 1980’s.
As I became older and discovered ways to research the history of the game, my knowledge and curious mind grew for more information.
I have studied and read baseball stat books and breezed through the odd Bill James novel.
If I ever take a break from writing or baseball park chasing, I may find some time down the road to watch the 9 part PBS documentary that Ken Burns did on baseball’s history.
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With almost $100 MIL tied up in contracts for Sabathia, A-Rod, Teixeira and a potential Tommy John Surgery candidate in Masahiro Tanaka, this New York squad is in some deep trouble for next season. Despite the recent playoff misses, and injury prone players brought in by Brian Cashman, the club saw fit to grant him a 3 year extension last week
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Let me get this straight…The ‘Bronx Bombers’ have missed the playoff for 2 years straight and no one has lost their jobs? Man how times have changed in Yankees land.
If George Steinbrenner were alive still right now, the twitter and social media world would be trending his name for all of October.
Since when is it acceptable to miss the playoffs, underachieve and spend to the best payroll in the American League?
Firing Kevin Long is not going to solve the hit crisis the club has.
Before any of you throw daggers at our site, we have had this stance for a couple of years now.
The 1st mistake was to not get under the Luxury Tax Threshold this season. That was soon followed by inking Brett Gardner to a 4 Year Deal, when you have such a similar player in the Outfield like Jacoby Ellsbury. Read the rest of this entry →
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It’s all about the Pennants in the LCS Round, The Cards are competing in their 4th straight NLCS, and 9th out of 14 years, while the GIants are in the series for the 3rd time in 5 years, and have never lost a playoff series under head coach Bruce Bochy.
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I am not going to preview this from an analyst angle because our “Lead Podcast Personality” Paul Francis Sullivan ‘AKA Sully’ does a brilliant 20 minute podcast that he does daily, and he has described this matchup beautifully.
I will post the podcast at the end of the article.
Instead, I am looking at this series as a professional handicapper sense.
Opening Odds
STL -135
SF, +115
I have to give the nod to the Giants for value on this one. If you go down the rosters, the St. Louis franchise is a smidge better on the talent level, however how can you bet against San Francisco when they have won 8 straight playoff series from 2010 – 2014.
The Giants have also won 4 of 5 games in this year’s playoff. Read the rest of this entry →
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The Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos franchise still has never appeared in the World Series. That didn’t stop the oddsmakers from giving them the #1 favorite status heading into the playoffs today. They are the deepest team on both offense and defense, and only lack postseason experience. The Stephen Strasburg ‘decision’ of a few years back, will never be put to rest until this club wins a title. Despite them being favored, I am not sure the ranking is justified, as the Dodgers reside in the same league.
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It is time to place your bets on the World Series. The Washington Nationals are your favorites to win the whole thing at +450. The Tigers, Angels and Dodgers are both next at all tied for +500.
To round out the teams in sequence…5 – Baltimore is at +700, 6 – St. Louis at +900, 7 – Oakland at +1100, 8 – San Fran at +1400, and the Royals and the Bucs are the biggest odds on the board at +1600 for 9th.
At first glance I see the pattern. The Nationals are the most deep team across the board, with having all 4 starters as potential aces in Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann, Gio Gonzalez and Doug Fister.
Each one of the players in the positional lineup, were over right near of plus.400 for Slugging Percentage, and this doesn’t even include Ryan Zimmerman – who will be an awesome bat off the bench at least to start. Read the rest of this entry →
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Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates… Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers… Mike Trout of the Angels… Felix Hernandez of the Mariners.
They all owned baseball in 2014.
After a full year of checking each game and determining which player owned the game for that day, there were 4 winners.
McCutchen beat out Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman by a 9 to 7 1/2 final.
Kershaw had the highest overall WOB total, 14 1/2, topping Johnny Cueto‘s 11.
The American League races were razor thin.
Trout beat Oakland’s Josh Donaldson by a final of 9 1/2 to 9. Meanwhile King Felix squeaked past Corey Kluber of the Indians 11 to 10 1/2 (with Chris Sale close by at 9)
If I turned in a ballot with McCutchen winning NL MVP, Kershaw winning NL Cy Young, Trout winning AL MVP and Hernandez winning the AL Cy Young, could anyone protest?
Sure I could make valid arguments for Giancarlo Stanton winning the NL MVP. (His WOB total was a surprisingly low 4.) And of course Kluber and Hernandez is basically a coin toss right now. But the above ballot would certainly be acceptable.
WOB works. Adding the 1/2 WOB dynamic made it more accurate than last year.
Thanks for following it for the year. For the post season, I will have new tallies for “Who Owned October?” (WOO) and “Who Owned the World Series?” (WOWS.)
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Hank Conger, chris davis, chris denorfia, chris johnson, Chris Owings, Chris Parmelee, chris sale, chris tillman, chris young, christian yelich, clay buchholz, clayton kershaw, cliff lee, cliff pennington, coco crisp, Cody Asche, colby lewis, colby rasmus, cole hamels, collin cowgill, collin mchugh, Conor Gillaspie, Corey Dickerson, Corey Kluber, curtis granderson, dallas keuchel, Dalton Pompey, dan haren, dan straily, dan uggla, Daniel Descalso, daniel murphy, Danny Duffy, Danny Salazar, danny santana, danny valencia, david Dejesus, David Holmberg, david murphy, david ortiz, David Peralta, david phelps, david price, david wright, dayan viciedo, dee gordon, delmon young, denard span, Derek Holland, derek jeter, derek norris, desmond jennings, devin mesoraco, Dexter Fowler, didi gregorius, dillon gee, dilson herrera, Donnie Murphy, doug fister, drew hutchison, drew pomeranz, Drew Smyly, Dustin Ackley, dustin pedroia, edinson volquez, eduardo escobar, eduardo nunez, edwin encarnacion, edwin jackson, emilio bonifacio, Ender Inciarte, eric hosmer, eric stults, Eric Young Jr. Guys Who Owned Earned 1/2 A WOB 2014 MLB, erick aybar, ervin santana, eugenio suarez, evan gattis, evan longoria, felix hernandez, francisco cervelli, francisco liriano, freddie freeman, Freddy Galvis, gaby sanchez, garrett richards, gavin floyd, george kottaras, george springer, gerardo parra, gerrit cole, giancarlo stanton, gio gonzalez, glen perkins, gordon beckham, grady sizemore, Gregor Blanco, Gregory Polanco, Guys Who Owned Baseball For One Day In 2014 MLB, hanley ramirez, hector noesi, Hector Sanchez, hector santiago, henderson alvarez, hiroki kuroda, hisashi iwakuma, homer bailey, howie kendrick, hunter pence, Hyun-Jin Ryu, ian desmond, ian kennedy, ian kinsler, ike davis, j.a. happ, j.d. martinez, j.p. arencibia, J.T. 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The playoffs are upon us, and since we had such a great year predicting a lot of stuff, both Chuck Booth and I are putting our postseason prognostications up.
In other blogs we will take a look at the series and everything, but this is just pure bets.
American League
American League Wild Card Game
Oakland -104 @ Kansas City -106 (Jon Lester @ James Shields)
Chuck – Oakland, Hunter, Oakland
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Jordan Zimmermann threw the first no hitter in Washington Nationals history (and the franchise’s first since Dennis Martinez‘s perfect game for the Expos in 1991). He allowed only 1 walk while striking out 10 Miami hitters en route to his 1-0 masterpiece.
Sonny Gray provided relief for 2 months of Oakland frustration with a post season clinching 6 hit complete game shutout of the Rangers, striking out 5 and walking none.
Anthony Rizzo went 3-4 with a homer and 2 RBI, helping the Cubs win against Milwaukee 5-2.
Ian Kinsler homered, hit an RBI single and added another hit to lead the Tigers to the Division Title with a 3-0 victory over Minnesota.
They all owned baseball on Sept 28, 2014.
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The first Washington No Hitter since 1931!
No Washington Nationals pitcher has ever thrown a no hitter. The last one thrown representing Washington? Bobby Burke, who no hit the Red Sox in August of 1931.
That’s all over now!
Jordan Zimmermann threw the first Washington Nationals no hitter (and the first in Franchise History since Dennis Martinez‘s perfect game as a member of the Montreal Expos.)
9 complete, 1 walk and 10 strikeouts of the Marlins, who for the second straight year end the season on a no hitter. Last year Henderson Alvarez won 1-0 over Detroit. This year the Marlins LOST 1-0.
Odd symmetry.
Safe to say, Jordan Zimmermann looks solid for this post season.
It is time to update my list!
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Eduardo Escobar got 4 hits, including a 3 run homer, and drove in 6 runs, helping the Twins spoil the Tigers hopes of clinching with a 12-3 blow out.
Mark Trumbo got on base 3 times and drove in 4, including a tie breaking 3 run homer in the 7th that was the difference in Arizona’s 5-2 win against the Cardinals.
John Danks gave the White Sox 7 strong innings, scattering 5 hits and allowing just 2 runs, earning the 5-4 decision over Kansas City.
Wily Peralta finished his season with 17 wins following his 7 innings, 1 run and 13 strikeout performance against the Cubs for a 2-1 final.
They all owned baseball on Sept 27, 2014.
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Realmuto, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacob DeGrom, jacoby ellsbury, jake arrieta, jake diekman, jake odorizzi, jake peavy, james loney, james paxton, james shields, jarred cosart, jarrod saltalamacchia, jason castro, jason hammel, jason heyward, jason kipnis, jason kubel, Jason Vargas, Javier Baez, jay bruce, jayson werth, jean segura, jedd gyorko, Jeff Baker, jeff locke, jeff samardzija, jered weaver, Jeremy guthrie, jeremy hellickson, jerome williams, jesse chavez, Jesse Hahn, jhonny peralta, Jimmy Nelson, jimmy paredes, jimmy rollins, joe mauer, joey votto, john danks, john jaso, john lackey, john mayberry Jr., johnny cueto, jon lester, jonathan lucroy, jonathan papelbon, Jonathan Schoop, Jonathan Villar, Jonathon Niese, jonny gomes, jordan lyles, jordan schafer, jordan zimmermann, Jordy Mercer, jorge de la rosa, jorge soler, jose abreu, jose altuve, jose bautista, jose fernandez, jose quintana, Jose Ramirez, jose reyes, josh beckett, josh collmenter, josh donaldson, josh harrison, josh reddick, Josh Tomlin, josh willingham, juan lagares, juan nicasio, juan uribe, julio teheran, justin masterson, justin morneau, justin ruggiano, justin smoak, justin turner, justin upton, justin verlander, Ken Giles, kendrys morales, Kennys Vargas, kevin correia, kevin frandsen, Kevin Kiermaier, Khris Davis, kole calhoun, kurt suzuki, kyle gibson, kyle lohse, kyle seager, lance lynn, leonys martin, logan morrison, lonnie chisenhall, lorenzo cain, lucas duda, luis valbuena, lyle overbay, madison bumgarner, manny machado, marcell ozuna, mark buehrle, mark reynolds, mark trumbo, marlon byrd, martin perez, martin prado, masahiro tanaka, mat latos, Matt Adams, matt cain, matt carpenter, matt dominguez, matt garza, matt holliday, matt kemp, Matt Shoemaker, max scherzer, melky cabrera, michael brantley, michael cuddyer, Michael Morse, michael pineda, Michael Saunders, michael wacha, miguel cabrera, miguel gonzalez, miguel montero, mike aviles, Mike Bolsinger, mike fiers, Mike Leake, mike minor, Mike Trout, mike zunino, miles mikolas, nate freiman, nate mcclouth, nathan eovaldi, neil walker, nelson cruz, nick castellanos, nick hundley, nick markakis, nick swisher, Nick Tepesch., nolan arenado, nori aoki, Odrisamer Despaigne, omar infante, oswaldo arcia, pablo sandoval, paul goldschmidt, pedro alvarez, peter bourjos, phil hughes, r.a. dickey, Rafael Montero, rajai davis, randall delgado, raul ibanez, Rene Rivera, rick porcello, ricky nolasco, Robbie Ross Jr., roberto hernandez, robinson cano, Roenis Elias, Rougned Odor, rubby de la rosa, russell martin, ryan braun, ryan doumit, ryan flaherty, ryan howard, ryan ludwick, Ryan Volgelsong, ryan wheeler, ryan zimmerman, salvador perez, sam fuld, santiago casilla, scooter gennett, scott baker, Scott Carroll, scott feldman, scott kazmir, scott van slyke, sean doolittle, seth smith, Shane Robinson, shelby miller, shin-soo choo, Skip Schumaker, sonny gray, starlin castro, starling marte, Stefen Romero, stephen strasburg, steve pearce, Tanner Roark, tim hudson, tim lincecum, todd frazier, todd redmond, tom koehler, tom wilhelmsen, tommy millone, tony watson, Torii Hunter, travis d'arnaud, travis snider, travis wood, trevor bauer, trevor plouffe, troy tulowitzki, tsuyoshi wada, Tyler Flowers, Tyler Matzek, tyler skaggs, tyson ross, ubaldo jimenez, vance worley, victor martinez, Vidal Nuno, wade miley, wil myers, wilin rosario, Wilmer Flores, wily peralta, xander bogaerts, yadier molina, yan gomes, Yangervis Solarte, yasiel puig, yoenis cespedes, Yohan Pino, yonder alonso, Yordano Ventura, yovani gallardo, yu darvish, yunel escobar, yusmeiro petit, z2014 WOB Leaders for American League Hitter, zach walters, zack greinke
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Corey Kluber helped his Cy Young cause with an 8 inning, 5 hit shutout performance, striking out 11 Rays, walking 2 in a 1-0 pitchers duel in Cleveland.
Doug Fister gave the bullpen a rest for the first game of a double header as he threw a 3 hit complete game shut out as the Nationals blanked the Marlins, 4-0.
Dalton Pompey Doubled and hit 2 triples (that is rare) driving in a pair, helping the Blue Jays top the Orioles, 4-2.
J.T. Realmuto missed the cycle by a homer, finished going 3-5 with 4 RBI in the Marlins wild 15-7 win in Washington.
They all owned baseball on Sept 26, 2014.
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Derek Jeter went out in Hollywood style, getting a double and a walk off single in the 9th, driving in 3 runs all together and giving Yankee fans one last thrill with a 6-5 win over Baltimore.
Pablo Sandoval went 3 for 3, driving in 4 runs, including one in the wild 3 run come from behind rally as the playoff bound Giants topped the Padres, 9-8.
Hiroki Kuroda let up homers to the first two batters he faced and then let up 1 hit and no walks the rest of the way. The bullpen blew his lead but he set up the Yankees dramatic 6-5 walk off victory over Baltimore.
Edinson Volquez inched the Pirates closer to the Division Lead with 7 brilliant innings, allowing 4 hits, 1 walk and 10 strikeouts, blowing out the Braves 10-1.
They all owned baseball on Sept 25, 2014.
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harper, bud norris, buster posey, c.j. cron, c.j. wilson, carl crawford, carlos beltran, Carlos Carrasco, carlos gomez, carlos gonzalez, carlos ruiz, carlos santana, casey mcgehee, charlie blackmon, charlie morton, chase utley, chris archer, chris carter, chris coghlan, chris davis, chris denorfia, chris johnson, Chris Owings, Chris Parmelee, chris sale, chris tillman, chris young, christian yelich, clay buchholz, clayton kershaw, cliff lee, cliff pennington, coco crisp, Cody Asche, colby lewis, colby rasmus, cole hamels, collin cowgill, collin mchugh, Conor Gillaspie, Corey Dickerson, Corey Kluber, curtis granderson, dallas keuchel, dan haren, dan straily, dan uggla, Daniel Descalso, daniel murphy, Danny Duffy, Danny Salazar, danny santana, danny valencia, david Dejesus, David Holmberg, david murphy, david ortiz, David Peralta, david phelps, david price, david wright, dayan viciedo, dee gordon, delmon young, denard span, Derek Holland, derek jeter, derek norris, desmond jennings, devin mesoraco, Dexter Fowler, didi gregorius, dillon gee, dilson herrera, Donnie Murphy, doug fister, drew hutchison, drew pomeranz, Drew Smyly, Dustin Ackley, dustin pedroia, edinson volquez, eduardo escobar, eduardo nunez, edwin encarnacion, edwin jackson, emilio bonifacio, Ender Inciarte, eric hosmer, eric stults, Eric Young Jr. Guys Who Owned Earned 1/2 A WOB 2014 MLB, erick aybar, ervin santana, eugenio suarez, evan gattis, evan longoria, felix hernandez, francisco cervelli, francisco liriano, freddie freeman, gaby sanchez, garrett richards, gavin floyd, george kottaras, george springer, gerardo parra, gerrit cole, giancarlo stanton, gio gonzalez, glen perkins, gordon beckham, grady sizemore, Gregor Blanco, Gregory Polanco, Guys Who Owned Baseball For One Day In 2014 MLB, hank conger, hanley ramirez, hector noesi, Hector Sanchez, hector santiago, henderson alvarez, hiroki kuroda, hisashi iwakuma, homer bailey, howie kendrick, hunter pence, Hyun-Jin Ryu, ian desmond, ian kennedy, 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josh collmenter, josh donaldson, josh harrison, josh reddick, Josh Tomlin, josh willingham, juan lagares, juan nicasio, juan uribe, julio teheran, justin masterson, justin morneau, justin ruggiano, justin smoak, justin turner, justin upton, justin verlander, Ken Giles, kendrys morales, Kennys Vargas, kevin correia, kevin frandsen, Kevin Kiermaier, Khris Davis, kole calhoun, kurt suzuki, kyle gibson, kyle lohse, kyle seager, lance lynn, leonys martin, logan morrison, lonnie chisenhall, lorenzo cain, lucas duda, luis valbuena, lyle overbay, madison bumgarner, manny machado, marcell ozuna, mark buehrle, mark reynolds, mark trumbo, marlon byrd, martin perez, martin prado, masahiro tanaka, mat latos, Matt Adams, matt cain, matt carpenter, matt dominguez, matt garza, matt holliday, matt kemp, Matt Shoemaker, max scherzer, melky cabrera, michael brantley, michael cuddyer, Michael Morse, michael pineda, Michael Saunders, michael wacha, miguel cabrera, miguel gonzalez, miguel montero, mike 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starling marte, Stefen Romero, stephen strasburg, steve pearce, Tanner Roark, tim hudson, tim lincecum, todd frazier, todd redmond, tom koehler, tom wilhelmsen, tommy millone, tony watson, Torii Hunter, travis d'arnaud, travis snider, travis wood, trevor bauer, trevor plouffe, troy tulowitzki, tsuyoshi wada, Tyler Flowers, Tyler Matzek, tyler skaggs, tyson ross, ubaldo jimenez, vance worley, victor martinez, Vidal Nuno, wade miley, wil myers, wilin rosario, Wilmer Flores, wily peralta, xander bogaerts, yadier molina, yan gomes, Yangervis Solarte, yasiel puig, yoenis cespedes, Yohan Pino, yonder alonso, Yordano Ventura, yovani gallardo, yu darvish, yunel escobar, yusmeiro petit, z2014 WOB Leaders for American League Hitter, zach walters, zack greinke, zack wheeler
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