A series by your favorite esteemed writer Graham Wexler looking at one potential off-season trade per team. PROPOSED TRADE: TORONTO BLUE JAYS TRADE 1B WILL CLARK TO THE SAN DIEGO PADRES FOR 2B ROBBY THOMPSON, 1B TROY NEEL, AND C MARK BAILEY The Toronto Blue Jays are an interesting team. Strapped for cash and flying very close to the sun with its payroll, barely missed the playoffs. They face a critical offseason of decisions, mainly whether to...
A series by your favorite esteemed writer Graham Wexler looking at one potential off-season trade per team. Colorado Rockies Acquire CL Scott Radinsky from Los Angeles Dodgers for a 1995 2nd-Round Pick The Rockies don’t need to overhaul their bullpen — but they do need to finish games with a little more certainty. Despite a playoff-caliber roster, Colorado’s middle relief has been shaky, and too many late leads have...
A series by your favorite esteemed writer Graham Wexler looking at one potential off-season trade per team. Montreal Expos Acquire RP Pedro Martinez and a 1997 4th round pick from San Francisco Giantsfor a 1995 3rd round pick The Montreal Expos don’t need a splash. They just need stability. Fresh off finishing with the second-best record in the league, the Expos are entering 1996 with a loaded roster. Their early exit from the playoffs was...
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...
Two weeks ago, he was the unlikely hero. Mike Stanley’s grand slam off Pedro Martinez in Game 5 of the Division Series became an instant entry in Senators folklore. It capped a storybook upset over the 110-win Expos, ignited a fan petition to build a monument in his honor, and briefly turned a trade rumor into a redemption arc. But baseball rarely offers clean endings. And for Stanley, October ended not with a parade, but with four hitless...
Well… that escalated quickly. What was billed as a gritty, grind-it-out World Series turned into a four-game demolition derby courtesy of the Kansas City Royals, who steamrolled the Washington Senators in a sweep so brutal it might require congressional review. The Royals didn’t just win the series—they issued a formal statement: the Federal League is baseball’s top flight, and it’s not close. For all the noise about...
The Kansas City Royals came east and finished what they started. With a commanding 6–1 victory in Game 4, the Royals completed a four-game sweep of the Washington Senators and secured their fifth championship in franchise history. Rheal Cormier was sensational on the mound, going the distance in a complete-game four-hitter. The lefty struck out seven and allowed just one run—a harmless RBI triple from Robert Rivera in the 8th inning—long...