Jason Heyward

It is official: baseball is in full swing and we are just past the quarter mark this season. So at this point we can look at what teams have surprised early this season and the clubs that are shockingly disappointing this season thus far. http://gty.im/956603798

St. Louis Cardinals http://gty.im/468698580 2015 record: 100-62 2015 finish: 1st in NL Central, lost NLDS in 4 games Key Additions Seung-hwan Oh (Free Agent/Korea), Mike Leake (Free Agent/Giants), Jedd Gyorko (Trade/Padres) Key Losses Jason Heyward (Free Agent/Cubs), John Lackey (Free Agent/Cubs), Mark Reynolds (Free Agent/Rockies), Pete…

2015 Year End Mike Maroth Awards http://gty.im/52980850 In 2003, Mike Maroth had one of the worst season known to man. In that season, he was the first player in the last 35 years to lose 20 or more games in a season, going 9-21 for the Detroit Tigers. Maroth finished his eight year career with a 50-67 record, in 918 innings pitched. Since his…

Gold Glove right fielder Nick Markakis seems to be on the verge of signing a multi-year contract, but it might not be with his most current team, the Baltimore Orioles, who were the clear favorites to re-sign him early in the off-season. Markakis will be entering the 2015 season at age 31. He provides great defense in right field and is a pretty…