ANAHEIM ANGELS Recalled LHP Juan Alvarez from Edmonton. [9/5] Juan Alvarez rejoins the mix for a left-handed reliever job in next year’s bullpen. While I think the Angels are best off with Mike Holtz and Bryan Ward, if Ward struggles, Alvarez can slip in. While none of this may sound that significant, how they perform…
Who has the best record in baseball? OK, the White Sox. Who has the biggest lead in any division? OK, the Cardinals. But do you know who has the second-best record and second-biggest lead? The San Francisco Giants. The mid-payroll, mid-talent, picked-in-the-middle-of-the-division San Francisco Giants are playing just shy of .600 ball and have just…
Previous articles in this series: Introduction Second Base Third Base Shortstop This is the fourth in a series of rankings of major-league defenders, highlighting the top ten and bottom five at each position. The ratings are a combination of Zone Rating, Range Factor and my best (and admittedly grossly flawed) assessment of the job they’re…
In keeping with a previous theme, what can the teams in the NL Central accomplish in the time remaining to them? St. Louis Cardinals The Cardinals have the next four weeks to sort out a few mission-critical issues if they want to help themselves going into the playoffs. First, they have to use the time…