Swinging Out of the Box: The Case For Alphonso Soriano

June 21, 2012 by James Farris · Leave a Comment

With more Kevin Youkilis trade rumors today, and teams scrambling for productivity at third base, I have an easy, but controversial idea for the Cubs to move the huge contract of Alphonso Soriano. The best thing for Alphonso Soriano, and the Cubs for that matter, would be to start playing him at third base. I […]

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Clearing The Bases

July 19, 2011 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment

There was no column last week as I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease and needed a few days to recover.Â I’m back now and with the non-waiver trading deadline just 12 days away it seems prudent to talk about some of the players that might need to send a change of address to the post […]

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