As a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, I have the privilege to vote on all of the awards that are handed out by the organization at season’s end. The Stan Musial Award goes to the most valuable player in the league. 1) Buster Posey, C, San Francisco It’s hard to realize, but 2012 was
BBA: 2012 NL Walter Johnson Award
As a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, I get the privilege of voting on all the awards handed out at the end of the season. Here is my ballot for the Walter Johnson Award, which goes to the league’s best pitcher. 1) Clayton Kershaw, LHP, Los Angeles Kershaw gets the slight edge in what
BBA: 2012 NL Goose Gossage Award
As a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, I get the privilege of voting in the awards that are handed out. The Goose Gossage Award is presented to the league’s best relief pitcher. 1) Craig Kimbrel, RHP, Atlanta Kimbrel was just absolutely lights out for the Braves this year. Over 62 2/3 innings, he posted
BBA: 2012 NL Willie Mays Award Ballot
Ok, finally getting into the awards that matter. As a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, I have the privilege to vote for all the end of season awards that are given out. The Willie Mays Award is given to the league’s top rookie. 1) Bryce Harper, OF, Washington I never thought in a million
Monday Evening Pirates News and Notes
Yesterday marked the 20th Anniversary of “The Slide.” Screw you, ESPN. Just a reminder to everyone that week one of the Arizona Fall League is in the books. The site’s AFL page is updated daily with how the Pirates’ prospects are doing. Kristy Robinson reports that as of now, both Alen Hanson and Kyle McPherson
Starling Marte and Jeff Locke make International League Top 20
Baseball America recently released their Top 20 Prospect rankings for the International League and both Starling Marte and Jeff Locke made the top 10. Marte played 99 games for Indianapolis before his promotion to Pittsburgh and .286/.347/.500 with 12 home runs over 388 at-bats. Marte also stole 21 bases in 33 attempts. Locke made 24