At what cost, Holliday?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...top tier of superstars, a tier that includes Pujols and Joe Mauer and Chase Utley and Hanley Ramirez. There's a second tier that includes Evan Longoria and Ryan Zimmerman and Chone Figgins. And...
Blog | December 15, 2009Top 100 players of the decade
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comAlbert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez were the clear-cut first two choices for the top 100 players of the decade; after that, the list got a little more difficult.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009Rookie awards and soph slumps
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...by good Rookies of the Year in recent memory: Evan Longoria, Dustin Pedroia, Ryan Braun, and Hanley Ramirez are all poised to remain stars for several years. But the structure of the award still...
Blog | November 16, 2009Marlins have help on the way
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...They could use some hitting. They are fifth in the league in scoring, but aside from Hanley Ramirez, their offense is driven mostly by players in their late 20s who won't be...
Blog | October 02, 2009A good year for first basemen
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Mauer (No. 2 in the majors in OPS) deserves a long look as MVP, as do Hanley Ramirez (No. 5) and Chase Utley (No. 12). Hey, I like home runs, too
Blog | September 25, 2009If I can't have Pujols ...
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...choose? Among the eight panelists, no consensus emerged, with votes going to David Wright, Evan Longoria, Hanley Ramirez, Joe Mauer, Ryan Zimmerman, Miguel Cabrera, and Braves prospect Jason Heyward. Heyward might be the game...
Blog | September 18, 2009Rating NL's top rookies
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...know how I feel about Joe Mauer, and you know I think that Chase Utley and Hanley Ramirez have been just as good as Albert Pujols. But you probably don't know how...
Blog | September 08, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...more than that). • Tim Marchman's made his (preliminary) choice for National League MVP: Hanley Ramirez. Marchman looks at the same statistics I do, and we both believe there are three legitimate...
Blog | September 07, 2009Will anyone echo Ellsbury?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIn case you missed it, Jacoby Ellsbury set a record the other night ... Ellsbury also led off the bottom of the first inning with a ground-rule doubl...
Blog | August 28, 2009Let's not anoint Pujols just yet
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...it makes up for in clarity. I knew, in a sort of off-handed way, that Hanley Ramirez is enjoying yet another brilliant season. But after looking at his actual season, I've...
Blog | August 27, 2009Better to be good than lucky at shortstop
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...responsible for paying $11 million of his remaining contract). A month earlier, the Red Sox traded Hanley Ramirez, who was four weeks shy of his 22nd birthday, to the Florida Marlins (along with Anibal...
Blog | August 05, 2009What is Roy Halladay worth?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...then, the Marlins are worth a lot more than the Marlins. In a perfect market, anyway. Hanley Ramirez alone is worth about $35 million. So why do great players make so much less than...
Blog | July 08, 2009Marlins (still) need new 3B
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Gload at first base. Whatever. Sanchez turns 26 in September. His time is now. Thanks to Hanley Ramirez and a lineup full of average National League hitters -- Bonifacio being the lone exception -- the Marlins...
Blog | June 15, 2009Pulling the plug on Bonifacio
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...still semi-competitive in the NL East despite the fact that their offense has fallen apart. Hanley Ramirez could use some help, and Coghlan is the kind of player who could give the team...
Blog | May 08, 2009Minor league performance usually speaks volumes
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...idea of how good they would be in the majors? Commenters suggested Matt Holliday, Larry Walker, Hanley Ramirez, Chase Utley, Geovany Soto, Ron Gant and Magglio Ordonez. Lone Star Ball's Adam Morris...
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