Michael Bourn
If nothing else, the annual Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners remind us that most voters probably don’t actually watch much baseball. If they did, Derek Jeter would not have taken home the award in 2010. If Rawlings has accomplished anything, it’s that they have got one thing right. The additional step of naming finalists for […]
Posted in: Awards
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Despite playing only 77 games so far this season, Jon Jay ranks 3rd among all NL center fielders with 3.1 WAR, and he trails only Andrew McCutchen (6.4 WAR) and Michael Bourn (5.9 WAR). Without even factoring in the playing time deficit, he has produced more on the field than guys like Dexter Fowler, Angel […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals,Stat Tools
Tagged with: Andrew McCutchen, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Gomez, Denard Span, Dexter Fowler, Drew Stubbs, Gerardo Parra, Jay, Jon Jay, Michael Bourn, Oscar Taveras, Shane Victorino
I’m usually hesistant to predict individual awards, because there is about a 20% chance of getting any of them correct, and I’m all about hitting the 1/4 mark. Then again, this is for the UCB, and I’ll gladly sacrifice quality for quantity in the name of the UCB. American League AL MVP – Robinson Cano […]
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By my rough estimate, the 6 teams in the NL Central are going to start the 2011 season with a combined $544M committed to team payrolls. Yikes. Check out the breakdown: Cubs ~ $133M Cardinals ~ $109M Astros ~ $91M Brewers ~ $84M Reds ~ $76M Pirates ~ $51M If you split teams 1-3 and 4-6 […]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,NL Central Division
Tagged with: Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Brandon Phillips, Carlos Lee, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Pena, Carlos Zambrano, Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Johnny Cueto, Kyle Lohse, Matt Holliday, Michael Bourn, Ryan Braun, Wandy Rodriguez, Worst Contracts