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Nick Swisher Is the New Carlos Quentin

Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009.The ironic part about proclaiming Nick Swisher the new Carlos Quentin is that one person found his career renaissance coming to the White Sox, while the other hopes to find his higher ground away from Chicago. And the two trips might not be...

Defense Is the New On-Base Percentage

Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009.Poor Billy Beane. He goes to all the trouble to find and exploit market inefficiencies only to have them become, well, efficient in a matter of a few seasons. It wasn't so long ago that he was building a 100-win juggernaut in Oakland by...

MLB Tonight Is the New Baseball Tonight

Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009.As a baseball fan, I don't really ask a lot from my nightly highlight show. Mainly, I want highlights. That seems like a simple request, so maybe I should expand it. I want highlights of everything. Not just division leaders, not just big...

Matt Wieters Is the New Evan Longoria

Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009.If you're the type of person who studies up on the top prospects from year to year in Major League Baseball, you knew who Evan Longoria was well before he made his first appearance for the Rays. From the moment he was taken third overall in...

The Yankees Are the New Yankees

Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009.Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. Or something like that. This new Yankee spending spree has brought them to a place where few franchises have ever known. Well really, only one team spends like this. And it's the same team that...