Yonder Alonso

6 posts

  1. Yonder Alonso: Late Bloomer or Lame Duck?

    Earlier today, the Oakland A's traded pitchers Drew Pomeranz , Jose Torres , and a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres for first baseman Yonder Alonso and reliever Marc Rzepczynski . Initial reactions lean…

  2. 20 under 20%

    Faithful readers will know this is the fourth time we've looked at ballplayers with favorable prospects and are under-owned in most fantasy leagues. The first time we did this, in April 2010 , we unearthed Jose Bautista…

  3. Where Have You Gone, Leon Durham?

    The Cubs need a first baseman, and there are rumors of interest in trading for James Loney , signing Carlos Peña , trading for the Rangers' Chris Davis , or the fall back option of platooning Tyler Colvin / Jeff Baker .…

  4. Position Players of the Future 2010

    Brett Wallace looks like a nice boy. Last year, when we posted our first Position Players of the Future post, we did it in late August. So, we missed out on some September callups, notably: Buster Posey, Tyler Flowers,…

  5. What's Up with Yonder Alonso?

    When we were in High School, a couple of my buddies and I would call local (Chicago) and National sports talk radio programs and assume the personalities of many, many characters. We were sort of like the "sports jerky…

  6. Intriguing Trade Chips

    In light of today's two trades, Dontrelle to the D'Backs and Dana Eveland to Pittsburgh , we thought it would be fun to look at two intriguing trade chips in each division that we believe are flying a bit under the…