Can you feel it?
Pitchers and catchers report in less than a month. The World Baseball Classic is upon us.
Can you feel it?
Many of the mega contracts have been finalized, while a handful of others are still in the works.
Third Baseman
16 January 2009
21 May 2008
Yes, as tradition (and position numbering) dictates, I'm skipping SS to go to 3B first. The Yanks third sacker in that magical year of 1961 may have the most memorable name to Yankees fans (or at least to this one). Clete Boyer wasn't your modern third baseman, where the bat can so often outweigh the glove--general managers tend to look for guys to play the hot corner as if they're looking for a mirror-image third baseman, with perhaps a little less pop and a little more glove. Look at Ryan Braun, one of my fave players, and one of the best sluggers in the game. If he hadn't been hitting the commish's name off the ball last year, he'd have been sent down to the minors for his stone glove. Instead, he was voted Rookie of the Year.
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