2013 MLB Draft: Could the Cubs Force the Astros to Pass on Appel? 27 Comments
Kiley McDaniel has posted his first mock for the 2013 MLB Draft and passes along some potentially interesting machinations from behind the scenes. Dmick has previously addressed ...
A Banner Year For International Free Agents 28 Comments
If we are judging by their names, that is. And I definitely am. We're still a couple of months away from the beginning of the signing period, but this fanpost ...
Cubs Groundball Rate: Snorting Bosio’s Magic Sinker Dust 15 Comments
Prior to the season, I was set to write about how the Cubs were gradually amassing a bunch of fly-ball heavy pitchers. I never ended up getting around to it, but I'm not one ...
Jim Deshaies is Trying Not to Scare Anyone 2 Comments
Carson Cistulli has posted a short interview with new Cubs color commentator Jim Deshaies over at Fangraphs. In it, he talks about his transition to Chicago after 16 years in Houston ...
The Ghosts of Free Agency Future 149 Comments
In the aftermath of the recently announced deal with the city to renovate Wrigley Field, Theo Epstein spoke to the media about its potential benefits to the team:
Our payroll now is ...
Mark Appel Could Pitch in the Majors This Year 11 Comments
Keith Law, ESPN super-scout, has been talking 2013 draft lately. I happened to hear him on two podcasts today; he spent a few moments talking specifically about Mark Appel ...
Jim Leyland Just Wants to Chillax 6 Comments
From the "some of us suspected this all along" department:
The Tigers have yet to name a closer for the upcoming season. Rookie favorite Bruce Rondon has been erratic this ...
The Cubs Have Tried to Extend Jeff Samardzija Twice 15 Comments
John Heyman passes along a few nuggets today with respect to the Cubs' efforts to extend Jeff Samardzija. JefF7 is three years from free agency, and the Cubs have apparently made ...
No Geeks Allowed: Sabermetrics on the Field 17 Comments
There are at least a dozen major league teams that gobble up sophisticated analysts from all corners and use them in any way they can conceive of to improve their valuation of personnel. ...
Cubs Sign Scott Hairston 29 Comments
The Cubs have come to an agreement with outfielder Scott Hairston on a two year deal that could be worth up to six million dollars. The signing was originally reported by Ken Rosenthal ...
DBacks Want To Trade Upton or Kubel by Friday 6 Comments
Buster Olney is keeping tabs on the persistent logjam in the Arizona outfield. He has posted a few interesting tidbits via twitter today.
Folks involved in this process believe that ...
The Next Generation of Cub Players and Plate Discipline 42 Comments
The Cubs Convention took place this past weekend. OV's own Aisle424 was present and will summarize his thoughts on it shortly (I think). In the meantime, Josh has already weighed ...
Rethinking Pitching Philosophies, Derek Johnson, and Carlos Gomez 29 Comments
Cubs Den has a post up drawing attention to a Baseball America article on changes in the Cubs’ organizational philosophy related to developing pitching talent. The BA piece focuses ...
“This, man, I was just jerking myself off.” An FJM retrospective 8 Comments
The Classical has put together an extended interview with Ken Tremendous, dak, and Junior chronicling the history of Fire Joe Morgan.
My wife and I took a trip, I think, to Buenos ...
Edwin Jackson Signs 28 Comments
Patrick Mooney was first with the news, and the usual suspects seem to be in agreement, though we at Obstructed View reserve the right to retract any and all free agent signing stories ...
In Andro Veritas 46 Comments
From PLOS One, Testosterone Administration Reduces Lying in Men:
In a double-blind placebo-controlled study, 91 healthy men (24.32±2.73 years) received a transdermal administration ...
DBacks Looking for SS, Veteran SP, 3B 6 Comments
Awhile back we were kicking around trade ideas for Justin Upton from the Diamondbacks. GM Kevin Towers' postseason press conference confirms much of our speculation:
Towers identified ...
OV Playoff Roundtable 84 Comments
If this past season has taught us anything, it's that Obstructed View should be your go-to source for any baseball-related predictions. As we prepare to watch the Red Sox, Indians, ...
Profiles In Rebuilding- The Cleveland Indians 17 Comments
After Theo and Co. were hired at the end of last season, Cubdom was collectively filled with a sense of manifest destiny. A majority of us, I think, breathed a sigh of relief and started ...
Anthony Rizzo Signs Extension With the Cubs 3 Comments