http://www.orble.com/mlb-analyst/ MLB Analyst en Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:22:00 GMT Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:22:00 GMT info@orble.com info@orble.com http://www.orble.com/cardinals-add-matt-holliday/ The Cardinals have traded third baseman Brett Wallace, outfielder Shane Peterson and right-hander Clayton Mortensen for Oakland A's OF Matt Holliday. Update: Cardinals receive: Matt Holliday - The 29-year-old outfielder... http://www.orble.com/cardinals-add-matt-holliday/#comments http://www.orble.com/cardinals-add-matt-holliday/ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:22:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/national-league-central-midseason-review/ The NL Central is the only division where all of the teams are still close enough to win the division. At the bottom, the Pirates are aggressively rebuilding their team... http://www.orble.com/national-league-central-midseason-review/#comments http://www.orble.com/national-league-central-midseason-review/ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:11:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/red-sox-acquire-1b-adam-laroche-from-pirates/ It appears that Adam LaRoche, who is not in the starting lineup for Pittsburgh today, has been traded to the Red Sox. There is no word yet on who it... http://www.orble.com/red-sox-acquire-1b-adam-laroche-from-pirates/#comments http://www.orble.com/red-sox-acquire-1b-adam-laroche-from-pirates/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:40:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/american-league-central-midseason-review/ While the American League Central lacks a truly great team, they do have three teams above .500 that should be fighting hard for the division title in the second half... http://www.orble.com/american-league-central-midseason-review/#comments http://www.orble.com/american-league-central-midseason-review/ Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:04:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/national-league-east-midseason-review/ This season, the division that delivered us the World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies last year has instead decided to offer only two teams over .500. They also can boast the... http://www.orble.com/national-league-east-midseason-review/#comments http://www.orble.com/national-league-east-midseason-review/ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:18:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/pedro-to-the-phillies-then-to-the-dl/ It appears that Philadelphia has signed Pedro Martinez after he "passed" a physical for them; however, he will apparently head straight to the disabled list. The Phillies have had the... http://www.orble.com/pedro-to-the-phillies-then-to-the-dl/#comments http://www.orble.com/pedro-to-the-phillies-then-to-the-dl/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:33:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/american-league-east-midseason-review/ Approximately halfway through the season, the AL East is yet again playing out to be the strongest division in the MLB. Tampa Bay, Boston, and New York are arguably 3... http://www.orble.com/american-league-east-midseason-review/#comments http://www.orble.com/american-league-east-midseason-review/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:26:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/handicapping-the-mlb-allstar-game-starting-lineups/ Tonight, the "best" players from each league will face each other to determine which is the superior league. Based on starting lineups, which team has the superior offense? Catcher: Yadier... http://www.orble.com/handicapping-the-mlb-allstar-game-starting-lineups/#comments http://www.orble.com/handicapping-the-mlb-allstar-game-starting-lineups/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:02:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/strange-trade-2-of-the-day-braves-and-mets/ Braves and Mets swap OFs Jeff Francoeur and Ryan Church After starting his career with promise as a 21-year-old, the 25-year-old version of Jeff Francoeur is halfway through his second... http://www.orble.com/strange-trade-2-of-the-day-braves-and-mets/#comments http://www.orble.com/strange-trade-2-of-the-day-braves-and-mets/ Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:50:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/marinersroyals-make-strange-trade/ The Mariners traded SS Yuniesky Betancourt to the Royals for two pitching prospects, Danny Cortes and Derrick Saito. The Mariners claimed they could not resist adding two young arms to... http://www.orble.com/marinersroyals-make-strange-trade/#comments http://www.orble.com/marinersroyals-make-strange-trade/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:29:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/roy-halladays-future/ What should teams expect to give up for a chance at Roy Halladay? Dave Cameron suggests it will be a lot: To acquire the Jays ace, teams should be expected... http://www.orble.com/roy-halladays-future/#comments http://www.orble.com/roy-halladays-future/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:47:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/reviewing-my-allstar-picks/ The All Star teams were announced today and the lineups were fairly close to the ones I picked in a previous post. In the NL, mine matched all positions except... http://www.orble.com/reviewing-my-allstar-picks/#comments http://www.orble.com/reviewing-my-allstar-picks/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:39:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/milwaukee-brewers-2009-organization-evaluation/ Kendall is on his way out and Salome should be ready to step in next season. As for the long-term, Lawrie is very young and needs to learn the catcher... http://www.orble.com/milwaukee-brewers-2009-organization-evaluation/#comments http://www.orble.com/milwaukee-brewers-2009-organization-evaluation/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:14:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/weird-lineups-ver-1/ While waiting for the Pirates-Marlins game to end their rain delay, I looked over the starting lineups. Something struck me as kinda strange in both teams' lineups: Pirates OBP A... http://www.orble.com/weird-lineups-ver-1/#comments http://www.orble.com/weird-lineups-ver-1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:49:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/mlb-allstar-ballot/ Here are my choices for the All-Star Team. When making my picks, I take into account both this season and the past; this helps to make sure the All-Stars are... http://www.orble.com/mlb-allstar-ballot/#comments http://www.orble.com/mlb-allstar-ballot/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:28:00 GMT