A.j.Hinch News

A.j.Hinch News From AOL News

The Dugout: Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training 2010

The Dugout Spring Training 2010 closes out the NL West today with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who used to only show up in Dugouts when I wanted to make a joke about how Randy Johnson looked like Dr. Satan from House of 1,000 Corpses. The new look Diamondbacks are something to keep an eye on... they're locking down important...

Baseball Brunch: Senior Circuit Resembles Rest Home for Pitchers

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.Ahhh, the National League -- where pitchers can play out their golden years without a care in the world.Think of the NL as baseball's rest home.Just in the past few weeks, Brad Penny and John Smoltz have reached the legendary fountain of youth that...

Brandon Webb's Bullpen Canceled

As we near the halfway point of the 2009 season, the Arizona Diamondbacks desperately need something. Some expected them to contend in the NL West this year, but they're in dead last, 15 games behind the Dodgers and seven behind the Cardinals in the wild-card race. In fact, only the Nationals have a worse record in the...

Baseball Brunch: Familiar Faces, Strange Places in Independent Minors

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch. CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – The cleanup hitters in Thursday's game were Preston Wilson and Carl Everett. They have combined to play in more than 2,500 major-league games, hit 391 homers and make more than $80 million. Wilson and Everett were on...

MLB Power Rankings: Week 7

MLB Power Rankings: Where MLB FanHouse's editors, writers and bloggers team up to break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world.While it's entirely possible the Blue Jays do hit a snag, isn't it about time columnists across the internet stopped doing Can the Blue Jays Really Keep This Up? pieces by...