Houston Astros Should Opt for Byron Buxton On Draft Day

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With the Major League Baseball draft just around the corner, it is time to talk about the first name(s) that will fly off of the board.  In case you are unaware, the Houston Astros ”earned” the top selection and are faced with what some may call a dilemma: prep outfielder Byron Buxton or Stanford right-hander Mark Appel? [...]

Houston Astros Top Pick In MLB Draft: Byron Buxton or Mark Appel

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While the Houston Astros quietly continue to play above their heads in 2012, the future of their rebuilding process earns a face on June 4th. Major League Baseball‘s Draft occurs two weeks from Monday and the top selection remains a mystery. A result of their 56-106 record in 2011, Houston picks first among a pool [...]

Houston Astros Hanging Around In The National League Central

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Though the Houston Astros‘ five-game winning streak figures to end this afternoon against St. Louis, a 13-15 record is being celebrated at Minute Maid Park. Four games will separate the projected 100-loss Astros and defending champion Cardinals on Monday. Even 28 games into the season, that’s a minor miracle. So how are the Astros hanging [...]

Fantasy Baseball Players To Buy, Sell and Hold

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I can’t believe it has already been a whole month of baseball. So far, there have been some surprises with up-and-coming players arriving and making quite a splash. If you are an avid fantasy baseball player like me, you have been paying very close attention to that waiver wire. Let’s take a look at some [...]

Characters From The Wire and Their Baseball Counterparts

Double Play: Who Will Have The Bigger Impact Between Bryce Harper And Mike Trout?

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Hello, fellow seamheads. I have teamed up with Bryan Lutz to write a weekly piece titled Double Play. The purpose of this weekly blog (every Monday) is to recap and debate three topics. Although Bryan and I have similar philosophies when it comes to the game of baseball, we don’t agree on everything. Without further ado, here is [...]

Dan Canova’s Power Rankings: Top 5 Teams of Week 4 in Major League Baseball

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The real question is Matt Kemp ever going to cool down?  Or is Albert Pujols even going to break 20 homeruns this year?  What is going on in Major League Baseball? The Rangers continue to win.  The Angels continue to lose.  The Cardinals don’t need Albert Pujols.  And the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins [...]

Jordan Schafer Provides Early Stability For Houston Astros

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Jordan Schafer may never win a batting title but his quick start in 2012 signals one of the few, and there are definitely few, bright spots of the Houston Astros final National League season. The 25 year-old centerfielder sports a solid, perhaps slightly above-average stat line through the first seventeen games. He’s hitting .274, has [...]

Dan Canova’s Power Rankings: Top 5 Teams for Week 3 of Major League Baseball

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Who has emerged?  Actually, it’s more like what has stayed the same. Week 3 of Major League Baseball has dictated many possibilities looking forward into the upcoming weeks.  I feel almost as if every time I do one of these posts, I have new things to talk about constantly.  But there’s always the same basic [...]

Rant Sports Major League Baseball Power Rankings For Week Three

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April is the best month of the year, as it brings the promise of another season of baseball. At Rant Sports, that means it is time to continue our Power Rankings for the 2012 season. For the third week, we will try to place a greater emphasis on how teams  have performed over the first week [...]