Month: February 2003

Are the Braves a bad organization? One of the danger signs of a bad organization is attempting to “fix” mistakes by bringing back players whom they mistakenly gave up on. However, when they gave up the players were...

The sabermetricist line on Ortiz is that he’s an average pitcher who gives up too many walks and homers but who was disguised as an ace by a home park that makes it tough for everyone who isn’t Barry Bonds to hit...

The Enigma. Hampton’s career can be basically divided into three phases: Phase one is from 1993 to 1998 with the Mariners (the first season) and the Astros, in which he was basically an average pitcher, though the...

On to the pitchers, and the unquestioned ace of the staff. He’s also perhaps the single most important player for the Braves’ hopes this season. They need him to (a) make most of his starts, and (b) to be Greg Maddux...