2013 Season Preview: AL West
This is the third piece in a week-long series in which the staff of Rising Apple makes their predictions for each of the six divisions for the 2013 MLB season. In 2012, the AL West may have been baseball’s…Read More
Two RA Writers Bid Farewell to the Man They Call J. Bay
Both myself and Rich Sparago had some last thoughts on Jason Bay. We decided to combine our efforts to express ourselves regarding the most tragic free agent signing in the History of the New York Mets. …Read More
Oliver Perez Joins the Mariners Bullpen
Oliver Perez is still playing professional baseball? This was news to me when I saw it this morning. After being cut by the Mets in Spring Training last year, the erratic left-hander spent the entire 2011…Read More
Could The Mets Be Buyers?
After a 5-13 start and watching half this team end up on the disabled list, I didn’t think I would ever write this post. But so help me, the Mets have stayed alive thanks in part to some unexpected…Read More
Everyone Needs a Folk Hero
Any team that is going to succeed needs a few key components, such as one or two star hitters and an ace pitcher. But teams also benefit from folk heroes; a guy with a good story who comes out of…Read More
D.J. Carrasco’s Future In The Starting Rotation?
This past winter, Sandy Alderson signed a lot of players to low-risk, high-reward, one year deals. …Read More




