Horsehide Chronicles

  1. Surprise MLB Teams That Could End Up as Buyers in 2013

    When writing on potential trade targets that could be available later in the 2013 MLB regular season, I often refer to players on teams that I don’t expect to contend and are very likely to be out of the pennant race by mid-July...

    Jason Martinez Written by Jason Martinez about 1 month ago 10,841 reads 12 comments

  2. Would a Giancarlo Stanton for Jurickson Profar/Mike Olt Trade Be a Win-Win?

    Not too many teams have the package of players it would take to acquire Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton ...

    Jason Martinez Written by Jason Martinez about 1 month ago 12,153 reads 69 comments

  3. Jose Reyes, Zack Greinke, Jered Weaver Injuries Show Never to Crown Paper Champs

    Be careful about crowning preseason paper champions in baseball—you just never know when a key star is going to go down and compromise a potentially promising season...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 1 month ago 3,374 reads 3 comments

  4. Tracing Black Players' MLB Impact from Jackie Robinson to Today's Game

    Monday is Jackie Robinson Day in Major League Baseball, the day when all players wear Robinson's No. 42 and his impact on the game of baseball is celebrated. It's the sport's way of making sure that the Jackie Robinson story never stops resonating...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 1 month ago 51,279 reads 44 comments

  5. MLB Injury Speculation: How Will Teams Replace Their Injured Stars?

    Another week filled with injuries to key players gives us the opportunity to speculate away at how the affected teams will fill the new holes on their roster...

    Jason Martinez Written by Jason Martinez about 1 month ago 5,197 reads 0 comments

  6. Projecting the Future Path of the New York Yankees Through 2015

    If you think the New York Yankees look different this year, just wait a while. There's going to be a ton of turnover in The Bronx over the next couple years...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 1 month ago 16,908 reads 90 comments

  7. Unknown Prospects Ready to Take MLB by Storm by 2014

    If baseball fans weren ’t interested in and well aware of the top prospects in the game before last season, they probably are now thanks to what Mike Trout and Bryce Harper did to the league as rookies...

    Jason Martinez Written by Jason Martinez about 1 month ago 8,542 reads 4 comments

  8. What MLB Should Do to Stop Brawls

    It doesn't take much to start a baseball brawl. It usually only takes a single pitch before the "Rabble! Rabble! Rabble!" commences...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 1 month ago 19,738 reads 195 comments

  9. 42 Things You Need to Know About Jackie Robinson

    Forget tax day. In baseball, April 15 marks an even more important event—Jackie Robinson Day. It was on that date back in 1947 that Robinson stepped on the field wearing ...

    Jason Catania Written by Jason Catania about 1 month ago 84,797 reads 27 comments

  10. How Today's MLB 'Aces' Have Changed from 25 Years Ago

    They just don't make ace starting pitchers like they used to. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. We baseball fans tend to think of old-school players as superheroes capable of superhuman feats...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 1 month ago 2,289 reads 9 comments

  11. MLB Teams Most Likely to Give Jacoby Ellsbury a Big Payday in Free Agency

    The biggest obstacle to Jacoby Ellsbury signing an extension that would keep him in Boston long-term might not even be agent Scott Boras ’ influence and the likelihood that he’d advise his client to test free agency...

    Jason Martinez Written by Jason Martinez about 1 month ago 7,556 reads 4 comments

  12. How Much Would Things Have Changed If Nolan Ryan Had Bolted from Texas Rangers?

    What would have become of the Texas Rangers had Nolan Ryan decided to walk away from the club? We came pretty close to finding out for sure, but then Wednesday's news broke...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 1 month ago 2,707 reads 1 comments

  13. How Close Is Giants Lefty Barry Zito to Reclaiming Ace Status?

    The San Francisco Giants had one of the biggest albatross contracts in baseball on their hands for a while there. It belonged to Barry Zito , and it was a doozy . Note the past tense here...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 1 month ago 7,503 reads 27 comments

  14. Do MLB Players Boom or Bust After Winning the Rookie of the Year Award?

    Does winning the Rookie of the Year award in Major League Baseball signify the start of a long and prosperous career? Well, that depends...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 1 month ago 2,779 reads 7 comments

  15. Top Options for the Cardinals to Replace Injured Closer Jason Motte

    With the news that closer Jason Motte will be shut down for at least another month and could require Tommy John surgery (per Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com ), the St...

    Jason Martinez Written by Jason Martinez about 1 month ago 5,522 reads 23 comments

  16. Potential Early-Season MLB Trades That Would Shake Up the League

    Early-season trades aren’t common, but there is always a chance a front office makes the quick observation that their team is in big trouble and looks to shake things up in a big way...

    Jason Martinez Written by Jason Martinez about 1 month ago 7,313 reads 11 comments

  17. Young MLB Pitchers Who Could Get Shut Down Early This Season

    Stephen Strasburg was the highest-profile pitcher to be shut down early in a season due to a team-imposed innings limit. The 24-year-old made his 28th and final start of the 2012 season on September 7th with his team leading the NL East by 6...

    Jason Martinez Written by Jason Martinez about 1 month ago 22,544 reads 2 comments

  18. The Key Ways Pitchers Successfully Reinvent Themselves While Declining

    Reality checks come fast and furious in baseball, and they can hit pitchers in particular pretty hard. Hard enough to knock them out of the game in no time at all. But not all of them...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 1 month ago 3,027 reads 3 comments

  19. Exposing What Has Changed for Phillies' Roy Halladay During Recent Tailspin

    There's clearly something wrong with Roy Halladay . Your eyes say so, and so do the gory numbers. The Philadelphia Phillies ' veteran right-hander has made two starts so far in 2013, and neither of them have been good...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 1 month ago 8,606 reads 20 comments

  20. Can Trout-Pujols-Hamilton Carry the Angels with Jered Weaver Injured?

    It was all about the Los Angeles Angels ' bats heading into the 2013 season. Thanks to Tuesday's news, it's going to be even more about their bats going forward...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 1 month ago 5,123 reads 24 comments

  21. MLB Hitters Already on the Hot Seat After 2013's Opening Week

    Sure, it’s only one week into the regular season, but it’s not too early to start pointing out who has to get it going soon or else they may find themselves out of the regular lineup and possibly in the minors...

    Jason Martinez Written by Jason Martinez about 1 month ago 889 reads 0 comments

  22. How Far Can the Boston Red Sox's Repaired Attitude, Confidence Take Them?

    It's still extremely early, but it's already obvious that the 2013 Boston Red Sox are a different team. The biggest difference? That would be that these new Red Sox look like they actually give a damn...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 1 month ago 2,711 reads 5 comments

  23. Brian Wilson's Most Likely Destinations After Burning His Bridge to S.F.

    The Tigers signed Jose Valverde to a minor league deal last week, giving the team another closing option for later in the season...

    Jason Martinez Written by Jason Martinez about 1 month ago 36,030 reads 13 comments

  24. How MLB's Perfect Game Pitchers Performed the Rest of That Season

    In his first start of the season against the Houston Astros, Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish fell one out shy of pitching a perfect game...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 1 month ago 2,608 reads 2 comments

  25. MLB Trade Speculation: All the Latest Updates to Start the Season

    The first trade of a major league player in the 2012 regular season didn’t take place until April 21 when the Cubs traded Marlon Byrd to the Red Sox for reliever Michael Bowden and a player to be named later...

    Jason Martinez Written by Jason Martinez about 1 month ago 14,848 reads 1 comments