Edgar Renteria

2011 Cincinnati Reds Season Recap The Reds reached the National League playoffs in 2010 and thought that was the beginning of something special. The organization had shed its losing ways and felt ripe for bigger things, such as capturing the league p...

Cincinnati Reds’ manager isn’t known to give rookies a shot, but in 2012 he is going to be forced to start a rookie at SS. With Edgar Renteria retired and Paul Janish proving he couldn’t cut the mustard in 2011, the starting shortst...

Also, two other Tigers trades that have drawn fans' ire, but weren't that bad when they were made, either. Best free agent signings in Detroit sports history? Check. Worst? Got them, too. And the best trades? W...

Ahh, the shortstop. Without a doubt, the most important defensive player on the field. A good shortstop can make an average pitcher look great. For years, St Louis saw this effect in action as they watched Ozzie Smith track down groundballs that most...

Whenever there’s an outbreak of hysteria in Red Sox Nation, it’s time to take a breath and “look at the chart,” and realize: Mike Aviles is WAY BETTER than the soon-sainted Scutaro and lately-beatified Lowrie. When you conside...

According to the Cincinnati Reds twitter profile, they’ve struck a deal to acquire Wilson Valdez from the Phillies for Jeremy Horst. Here is the statement from the team: Horst, 26, made 12 relief appearances for the Reds last year and went 0-0...

The Reds have traded LH pitcher Jeremy Horst to the Philadelphia Phillies for SS/Utility infielder, Wilson Valdez.  Mark Sheldon provides the essentials on Valdez at the plate: Valdez spent the last two seasons in Philadelphia and batted .249 with a...

Faced with too much of a good thing [prospects] and not enough room to hide them on the 40-man roster, Ben Cherington might be forced deal several before the trade deadline, or, under the Rule V draft, face losing those prospects without a return. He...

On my last two posts, a commenter has been critical of St Louis Cardinals General Manager John Mozeliak. Obviously this commenter has the right to his opinions, but it made me think: how has Johnny Mo done so far? The easy answer is that the Cardinal...

The Atlanta Braves have made it clear that they are willing to move some of their young pitching this winter in order to bolster their offense.  As a result, Jair Jurrjens has found his name included in multiple trade rumors this offseason.  Jon He...

If you think back on the Tony La Russa Era of Cardinals baseball (1996-2011), at least one player immediately should spring to mind at each position in the field. Every position, that is, except for one. There’s Yadier Molina at catcher, Scott Role...

If you pop into the rooms of the internet dedicated to Detroit Tigers discussion, you are are sure to see one word pop up with regularity right now – BORING.  Fans lament this off-season as boring or dull.  They see the activity of suc...