Here’s a look at the American League West and the division-leading Rangers..
- While teams are salivating over Josh Hamilton’s impending free agency, Joel Sherman of the New York Post cautions that a long-term, monster deal could backfire on the club that signs him. Sherman also touches on Albert Pujols’ early slump and wonders if the Angels would make the deal again knowing what they know now.
- Signing Hamilton to a big contract is a high-risk, high-reward proposition for the Rangers, writes John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle. The Rangers are working to protect themselves financially in the event of more off-the-field trouble or major injuries.
- How did Angels outfielder Mike Trout fall to the No. 25 pick in the 2009 draft? There were a number of factors involved, including some anti-New Jersey bias, writes Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
Rosenthal’s Trout piece is fantastic.
Well I went in there with that endorsement, and you are right, pretty good stuff.
best article I’ve ever red
The irony.
I believe everybody knows big time contracts doesn’t give a team a ticket to the playoffs or W.S. buyers beware!!
Knowing what they know now? What, that he will struggle for the first six weeks of his contract?
exactly… in all reality no one drops off that much in one summer from a career .300 40hr 100rbi… (and not forget that he did have a slow start last year and still ended close to his career numbers
Harper > Trout