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Welcome to Behind the Plate With DJ, a weekly look at what is going on in the world of baseball. This series will weigh in on the interesting, the controversial, and the downright cool. The play of the week could be an incredible play or an unusual one. If something made you scratch your head, you will probably find it here. So sit back, relax,…

http://gty.im/53106318 Doug Melvin joined the Milwaukee Brewers after the worst year of their franchise’s existence. The 2002 Brewers finished 56-106, 8 more losses than their lone Seattle Pilots season and their only year in Milwaukee with less than a .400 winning percentage. The Brewers had not had a winning season since 1992 and had not made…

The New York Yankees missed out on the Major League's best available pitcher in Jeff Samardzija, but they found another starting pitcher in Phoenix. MLB.com's Paul Casella reports that the Yankees have acquired starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy from the Arizona Diamondbacks for lefty Vidal Nuno. The Yankees are in dire need of starting pitching,…

As we are more than a month into the season, we can now gain an understanding of which players are under-performing and could end up with career-low years. For every surprise player we have seen, there is a also player who has disappointed. Things like expectations and money paid for the players services will be taken into consideration to…