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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Card Shuffling Proves Effective

June 15, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment

The big news prior to yesterday’s game was the fancy new lineup that Tony La Russa was running out there. Â Matt Holliday was hitting second, Ryan Ludwick was hitting fourth and, to the great joy of some, the pitcher was hitting eighth. Now, it’s hard to know if the lineup switcheroo was at all to […]

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