Author: sabrskeptic

Washington Nationals This year, every baseball writer in this country picked the Nationals to make the playoffs.  Every baseball writer in this country, except for me that is. Why did I pick the Nationals to miss the playoffs this year, a year when every other baseball writer in this country picked them to make the… Continue reading MLB Since We Last Spoke. NL East.

Cincinnati Reds Here are some of the things I said about the Reds prior to this season "The Reds aren't as far off as people think" "The conventional wisdom that no one player can turn around a team is patently false" "Often, teams are a leader-type player in one facet of the game away from… Continue reading MLB Since We Last Spoke. NL Central.

San Diego Padres I picked the Padres to win the NL West this year.  I was wrong. Here is what I missed. Eric Hosmer is not the most talented player in baseball.  But he is one of the few hyper alpha males in baseball.  He is talented enough.  His leadership will be transformational for the… Continue reading MLB Since We Last Spoke. NL West.

The 2018 MLB Trade Deadline has come and gone. Adam Jones is still a Baltimore Oriole.  Jose Bautista and Jacob Degrom are still New York Mets.  AJ Ellis is still a San Diego Padre.  Adrian Beltre is still a Texas Ranger.  Great news for those four teams. My predictions at the start of the season… Continue reading MLB 2018 Post Trade Deadline. Where Things Stand.

If you follow sports then you no doubt heard about the Shohei Ohtani phenomenon.  Ohtani received a TON of hype before making his MLB debut this season.  Why?  Ohtani can both hit and pitch.  The Japanese Babe Ruth, he has been called. Ohtani was dazzling early this season, both on the mound and at the… Continue reading The Elbow