Other League’s 2017 MLB Predictions

02
Apr
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The Curious Case of Didi Gregorius

12
Feb

Living in the shadow of New York Yankees’ legend Derek Jeter is no easy task. After Jeter retired at the end of the 2014 season, the Yankees needed to fill a hole that had not been vacant for two decades. That answer was Didi Gregorius. The then-24-year-old, who was ranked 63rd by MLB.com and 80th […]

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On The Rubber – The Winter Meetings

15
Dec

The Winter Meetings have now passed and Jack discusses what went down during the most exciting time of Major League Baseball’s offseason. http://media.blubrry.com/maskedmedia/p/content.blubrry.com/maskedmedia/WINTER_MEETINGS_PODCAST.mp3Podcast (ontherubber): Play in new window | Download

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On The Rubber – The CBA

05
Dec

Jack and Alex discuss Major League Baseball’s new collective bargaining agreement and what it means for the owners, players, and fans. http://media.blubrry.com/maskedmedia/p/content.blubrry.com/maskedmedia/PODCAST_FINAL.mp3Podcast (ontherubber): Play in new window | Download

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On The Rubber – Game 7

03
Nov

Jack discusses Game 7, where the Cubs have finally won the world series! http://media.blubrry.com/maskedmedia/p/media.blubrry.com/ontherubber/p/content.blubrry.com/ontherubber/20161103_014235.m4aPodcast (ontherubber): Play in new window | Download

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On The Rubber – Game 6

02
Nov

Jack discuses game 6 of the World Series after its conclusion. http://media.blubrry.com/maskedmedia/p/media.blubrry.com/ontherubber/p/content.blubrry.com/ontherubber/20161101_230244.m4aPodcast (ontherubber): Play in new window | Download

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Prospect Profile: Travis Blankenhorn

15
Sep

Over the past six weeks or so, I’ve been traveling to as many Midwest League games as possible to record and scout some of the prospects on hand. This included trips to Beloit, WI (Snappers), Appleton, WI (Timber Rattlers), Peoria, IL (Chiefs), and Clinton, IA (Lumberkings). It was an awesome experience being able to watch […]

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Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Scouting Trip – Trent Clark, Isan Diaz, and Lucas Erceg

15
Aug

After writing numerous articles analyzing stats and players from behind a keyboard, I figured it was time to take a whack at the art of scouting. It is something I have wanted to do for quite some time now and I finally found the opportunity to test the waters. My first trip – a game […]

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Wil Myers is Back and Better Than Ever

13
Jul

Back in the 2009 MLB Draft, the Kansas City Royals took Wil Myers in the 3rd round out of Wesleyan Christian Academy, located in High Point, North Carolina. Drafted as a catcher, Myers received a $2 million signing bonus as the 91st pick, higher than all but one pick from #’s 21-100. He was viewed as […]

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The New Masahiro Tanaka

22
Jun

Hopes were high for the New York Yankees coming into the 2016 season. After winning 87 games in 2015 and clinching a Wild Card birth, many experts predicted the Yankees to make a postseason push yet again this season. However, in the midst of a 35-36 season, the Yanks sit six games back of the […]

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