CapFigure is proud to announce the establishment of a new contributor page. Long-time friend & die-hard MLB fanatic “JD” will be posting his picks based on Vegas odds for MLB games throughout the season. Without further ado, here are JDs thoughts for today:
Chicago White Sox (AL) at New York Mets (NL) Continue reading “JD’s MLB Picks (June 1st)”
In the buttoned-up corporate climate of today’s MLB, Odubel Herrera brings an outwardly notable and infectious confidence to the youth-filled Phillies’ roster. Entering play on the 25th of May, the Phillies have shocked the baseball world by amassing a 25-21 record; in no small part due to the all-star level production of its’ 24 year-old Centerfielder, Herrera.
Philadelphia Phillies’ CF Odubel Herrera makes two spectacular running catches in the bottom of the 9th inning, ensuring SP Cole Hamels’ no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs. (Source: Colin Fitzgerald, July-25th-2015, Wrigley Field)
Continue reading “MLBs Next Wave of Young Stars: Odubel Herrera”
Marlins’ LF Christian Yelich crushes a 2-0 offering from Phillies’ SP Vince Velasquez fastball 468 feet into the upper deck. (Source: MLB Media, May-6-2016, Marlins Park)
To quote the 1997 hit single off of Will Smith’s Big Willie Style “We’re going to Miami”; where 24 year-old left fielder Christian Yelich has become an absolute force at the plate for the 23-21 Miami Marlins (entering play on May 24). Continue reading “MLBs Next Wave of Young Stars: Christian Yelich”
The wealth of talented young players in MLB today has never been rivaled; we are on the cusp of witnessing greatness in the likes of: Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper. Continue reading “MLBs Next Wave of Young Stars: Nick Castellanos”
The wealth of talented young players in MLB today has never been rivaled; we are on the cusp of witnessing greatness in the likes of: Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper. Continue reading “MLBs Next Wave of Young Stars: Mallex Smith”
On Opening Day 2016 the average age of a Major League Baseball player was 28.6 years old, the lowest total since the 1994 season Continue reading “MLB’s Youth Movement”
Yankee fans might find this a hard pill to swallow but the reality of the situation is that the roster, as it is constructed at the moment, is not a legitimate World Series contender. Continue reading “The State of The Yankees”
Cal Ripken’s streak of consecutive games started of 2,632 amount to approximately 16 full MLB seasons. Only one positional player started all 162 games of the MLB season in 2015, Continue reading “The Evolution of the Everyday Player”
My handful of loyal visitors, thank you. Let’s capitalize on the positive momentum here.
As is the case with all things great, there is a sequel. Come on did you all really think I was going to leave you hanging there.
So let’s get focused here. The prior article laid out the following observations I made:
You could make an argument that there is no team more complete, from top to bottom, than the Texas Rangers. Boasting a deep and versatile lineup, the Rangers match-up well at the plate against left-handers and right-handers alike. How’d you like to face a potential staff of Hamels, Darvish and Holland in a playoff series? Throw in a deep farm system with pro-ready talent and its easy to see why the Rangers are a popular pick to win the World Series. Continue reading “Texas Two-Step (T2S)”
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