...said he wanted to be traded if he was the backup first baseman. Knowing the Nationals had one of the worst ERAs in the National League last year, would you rather get a high-priced slugger or a pitcher? -- Matt S., Farmingdale, N.Y. Pitching is the most...
...41 steals. Wigginton only drove in 58 runs despite hitting 23 homers, which helped keep the Astros in the bottom of the National League in runs scored (they finished 11th with 712). Shopping List: GM Ed Wade considers resigning free agent Wolf a priority....
...swings from the left side too). The first baseman, though, does not have much power. Brown would be an excellent option for a National League team looking for a pinch hitter. In 2008 at Triple-A, he hit .281/.336/.417 with an ISO of .136 in 420 at-bats. The...
...three Rays in the top twenty, and none of them Scott Kazmimr. Three for the White Sox, too. Let's switch over to the National League: Once again we see the "obvious" Cy Young choice leading the pack, but only by a nose over the number two pitcher. Brandon...
...range and made him a liability on the bases. Pat is an American League DH trapped within the broader parameters of the National League game. At 32, Burrell probably has a half-dozen productive slugging years ahead of him. He wound up earning nearly as much...
...stopped moving since. And things only are expected to get busier this month as the Phillies try to become the first National League team to repeat as world champion since the Cincinnati Reds in 1975-76. "We have a lot of people working on a lot of different...
...national innocence by killing little ball, we note that in 1943 Marshall stole eight bases, which was good for 10th best in the National League. Max Marshall played the game the right way and died in Salem, Oregon in 1983. Interestingly while on the subject...
...six more years. I apologize to regular Mailbag readers for repeating this, but the Cubs did post the best record in the National League last year, did lead the Major Leagues in run differential, and did rank second in the Majors in runs scored. The lineup...
...gains a full point-and-a-quarter in contact rate, .005 points in BABIP, and 1.5 points in HR/FB simply by playing in the National League. On the downside, a batter loses two points in stolen base success rate (though it should be noted the sample size for...
...pre-marked ballots with its Sunday editions, making it easy for Reds fans to vote early and often in choosing the National League team for baseball's All-Star Game. Tony Romo celebrated the go-ahead touchdown pass by bouncing up and down like a little kid...