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...who can’t play anywhere else. A simple trip to the ballpark would tell you that. Guys like Mark Teixeira, Casey Kotchman, Carlos Pena, Kevin Youkilis and James Loney show the value of a good first baseman every day. I’m certainly not arguing, Mark, that...
...who can’t play anywhere else. A simple trip to the ballpark would tell you that. Guys like Mark Teixeira, Casey Kotchman, Carlos Pena, Kevin Youkilis and James Loney show the value of a good first baseman every day. Just as Wes Parker, J.T. Snow and Don...
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Earlier this week
...Barton on the trading block or just sent down to the Minors for more seasoning? The Barton situation reminds me of Carlos Pena's situation when general manager Billy Beane traded him. -- Wes B., San Jose, Calif. Your assumption is correct: Giambi would...
...and prospects? I have no idea.. especially when they have Carlos Pena playing 1B Everyone forget that the Rays have Carlos Pena. So unless they’re in the market for a DH this is hogwash. The Mets are rumored to have offered Victor Zambrano and Rick...
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...hasn't had back-to-back Gold Glovers as a team, never mind as an individual, since 1990-91. That honor went to Tampa's Carlos Pena, a first-time winner both personally and for the Rays franchise. "Youk makes my job a thousand times easier. He goes to his...
...Mark Teixeira, but so be it, those things have less value than a cassette tape nowadays. That's not taking anything away from Pena, because he does have defensive value, but he's unlikely the best first baseman in the AL.  I always find the talk about...
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