A series by your favorite esteemed writer Graham Wexler looking at one potential off-season trade per team. SEATTLE PILOTS ACQUIRE 1B KENT HRBEK FROM BALTIMORE ORIOLES FOR LF BUTCH HUSKEY Sometimes, it’s about knowing when to go all-in on experience—and when to cut bait on upside. The Seattle Pilots, fresh off a 1995 campaign in which they missed the playoffs, make a calculated move by acquiring veteran slugger Kent Hrbek from the...
The Doubleday Baseball League has officially released the draft order for the upcoming 1995-96 Amateur Draft, and while the order of selections may look straightforward at first glance, a flurry of recent trades has reshaped the landscape of Day 1. Here’s the finalized first-round draft order: PickOriginal SlotCurrent Owner1Chicago White SoxChicago White Sox2Baltimore OriolesCincinnati Reds3Boston Red SoxWashington Senators4Detroit...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Riding high off their triumphant United League Championship, the Washington Senators scored another major victory this weekend: securing the future of baseball in the nation's capital with a $250 million renovation agreement to convert Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium into a baseball-only facility. The sweeping deal, finalized late Saturday night, was brokered by Senators team president Alex Cumana and Mayor Marion Barry...
A series by your favorite esteemed writer Graham Wexler looking at one potential off-season trade per team. PROPOSED TRADE: OAKLAND ATHLETICS TRADE LHP JAMIE MOYER TO ST. LOUIS CARDINALS FOR A 1996 3RD ROUND PICK It’s time for the Oakland Athletics to cash in. Jamie Moyer’s quietly solid 1995 season (12–13, 3.92 ERA, 236.2 IP, 1.09 WHIP, 1.9 WAR) was a throwback to his earlier Seattle form. After years of turbulence—including a 4–24...