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Is Angel Pagan Drawing Trade Interest for the Mets?

Posted: 2nd December 2009 by Onan Coca in MLB
Fox Sports is reporting that Angel Pagan is drawing interest from "several" teams. One of the reported teams is the Kansas City Royals, who would like to trade Jose Guillen. If the Mets consider for one second trading Pagan to acquire Guillen, they should be contracted . Pagan is a better hitter, a much better fielder, and much cheaper. Guillen, on the other hand, is expensive and has proven time and time ...

Brett Myers On The Astros Mind?

Posted: 2nd December 2009 by Onan Coca in MLB

Houston Astros: A Modest Proposal

Posted: 2nd December 2009 by Onan Coca in MLB
Recently, I took Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle up on his offer to "fix the Astros", and what came out of my research and conclusion was that the Astros could feasibly win in 2010 . I stand by my attempt to make them competitors in the 2010 season, as I believe the team has a solid core and enough money to surround that core with players who can help ...

Are The Brewers Just a Couple Of Moves Away?

Posted: 14th November 2009 by Onan Coca in MLB
Do you think Jeff Suppan wakes up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night thinking "I am why the Brewers cannot win..."?á I doubt it.á If he does lose sleep at night though, he shouldn't.á It's not his fault... it's GM Doug Melvin's.á Melvin is the man who gave the then 31 year old Suppan a 4 year $42 million dollar deal, and it will be a ...
I know the title of the article will be controversial, especially among Philly fans, but I honestly believe it's the best course of action for the Phillies to take.á My hope is that the Phillies will not heed my advice, because as a Mets fan, the sooner they stink the better.á Hear me out before you tune me out!á Let's get some basic points down that we can agree on: The Phillies offense ...

Small Market Crybabies: Cincy Reds Edition

Posted: 9th November 2009 by Onan Coca in MLB
Hal McCoy of the Dayton Daily News has watched more baseball in his lifetime than I probably ever will, what with his career revolving around baseball and mine...not so much.á However, his recent blog post to the Dayton Daily's online sheet proves just how little he actually understands the modern game.á He whines...I mean...writes, that small market teams cannot compete in the MLB with what he calls "the Big Bucks ...