When AJ Hinch announced Ken Giles would be Houston's "dynamic, high-leverage" reliever, it sounded like the Astros were finally doing what all the quants said they should. Not so fast.
Sergio Romo was back to his dominant ways in 2015. Is he next in line should Santiago Casilla stumble? Plus an update on ARI's infield shuffle, LA's fifth starter, and more.
Brandon Belt was putting up excellent numbers across the board in 2015, but another concussion cut his season short. Can he put up even better numbers in 2016? Plus Gerardo Parra, Yadier Molina, Jon Niese, and Steven Matz.
Michael Taylor and Matt den Dekker should benefit from Ben Revere's injury. Plus updates on Anthony DeSclafani, Tyler Chatwood, Andrew Heaney, Eric Surkamp and Rajai Davis.
Despite his manager's declaration that he was a near lock for the rotation, Tyler Duffey ended up in Triple-A. Now he's in a race to return to the Twin Cities. Plus, CHW and DET backups, KC potential backups, and a CLE backup starter.
When AJ Hinch announced Ken Giles would be Houston's "dynamic, high-leverage" reliever, it sounded like the Astros were finally doing what all the quants said they should. Not so fast.
Sergio Romo was back to his dominant ways in 2015. Is he next in line should Santiago Casilla stumble? Plus an update on ARI's infield shuffle, LA's fifth starter, and more.
Brandon Belt was putting up excellent numbers across the board in 2015, but another concussion cut his season short. Can he put up even better numbers in 2016? Plus Gerardo Parra, Yadier Molina, Jon Niese, and Steven Matz.
Michael Taylor and Matt den Dekker should benefit from Ben Revere's injury. Plus updates on Anthony DeSclafani, Tyler Chatwood, Andrew Heaney, Eric Surkamp and Rajai Davis.
Despite his manager's declaration that he was a near lock for the rotation, Tyler Duffey ended up in Triple-A. Now he's in a race to return to the Twin Cities. Plus, CHW and DET backups, KC potential backups, and a CLE backup starter.