Goldstein Sounds Alarm in Harper’s House of Charm

April 25, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Kevin Goldstein took aim at Bryce Harper’s imposing rep this week in an article at Baseball Prospectus.com about his “makeup.” Â The amateur draft is counting down and Harper is more and more the only viable first choice. Will the alarm bells spook the Nationals? Â Is character as defining a factor for the rebuilding Washington […]

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Wounded Birds

March 11, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment

While there was plenty of news from the game yesterday, the biggest discussion point probably happened before the first pitch was ever thrown. Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday were both scratched from yesterday’s game against the Nationals. Â Pujols’s back still isn’t quite right and Holliday has a strained rib cage muscle. Â A team that looks […]

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