With most Major League Baseball teams playing their 20th games tonight, I thought I would take a look at some of the biggest surprises so far in the big leagues.
Pleasant Shockers
C – Josh Thole (NYM):  .362/.464/.447
1B – Bryan LaHair (CHC): .364/.463/.727
2B – Omar Infante (MIA): .314/.327/.745
3B – Chase Headley (SDP): .275/.407/.536
SS – Derek Jeter [...]

Does Thomas like the Cardinals a little bit?

At the request of our very own Bob Owens, I thought I would introduce a topic that will be on everyone’s minds soon enough: Josh Hamilton’s upcoming free agency status.
The Texas outfielder is one of the very best stories in the game, having overcome drug and alcohol addiction to win the 2010 MVP award and [...]

Thomas Wayne shares his AL predictions – what are yours?

No – to the shock of many – I do not have Albert Pujols winning AL MVP. Who do I have??? Read on…

Following in last week’s theme, here are the top beginning-of-season contenders for National League awards:
MVP: Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies (SS)
Tulowitzki is an MVP contender basically every year; between his power bat and elite defensive ability (has led the league in range factor in four of his five years in the big leagues, fielding percentage twice, [...]

Opening day (in the U.S.) is fast approaching. All you need to do is predict win totals for each MLB team.

The New York Mets are apparently pleased enough with the progress of their ace starter to let him start opening day.
Johan Santana, a 2-time Cy Young award winner with the Minnesota Twins, was acquired by the Mets prior to the 2008 season and signed to an extension through 2013. At first, it looked like the [...]

Opening Day is just a few days away – well, technically, it already happened, but if the two worst teams in the league play a game, and no one sees it, did it really happen? Anyway, here are my predictions for award winners in the American League in 2012.
MVP – Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
He’s finished [...]