It’s no secret – MLB has an attendance problem. Ok, “problem” may be a strong word, but as population in the United States continues to grow, MLB attendance declined again in 2019. Something is going on. As I reached my mid-30’s, became a father of two and moved up the professional ladder, I still kept…
Category: Minor League Baseball
Conceptualizing a Noah Syndergaard trade to the Padres
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the Padres looking to add a front-end starting pitcher, specifically Noah Syndergaard of the New York Mets. With a new general manager in Queens – one carrying no track record in this role that we can base potential moves on – along with the unpredictable AJ Preller…
We are no longer Daily MLB! Now: The Long Reliever.
That’s right! While our name, Twitter handle and domain has changed, everything else remains the same. We are now The Long Reliever. If you have us bookmarked or visit often, please note the following changes to stay current on all of our tweets and articles. Twitter – @thelongreliever Web – http://www.thelongreliever.com Thank you for your…
Top 10 Right Now – Executives
It’s time again for our annual top 10 lists covering each position (including DH), managers and executives (GM’s & Presidents). In the past, we’ve started with the players lists, but this season we’re going to kick things off with executives followed by managers. A new list will be published each Monday leading up to pitchers…
2017 MLB Trade Deadline Coverage – Complete List
Can’t keep track of all the moves? This trade deadline was an active one so we have you covered with the complete list of every trade starting with the Tigers/Diamondbacks deal on July 18 all the way up to the non-waiver deadline of 4pm EST on July 31. Not sure how these trades will affect your…
How Bartolo Colon influenced the 2016 World Series, the most recent Nationals/A’s trade + more
It’s always a fun time to waste hours (thanks to Baseball-Reference.com) going back and analyzing past trades. But what’s also fun is seeing how one trade can influence so many teams and their maneuvers beyond that initial transaction. In honor of Bartolo Colon getting another chance tonight with the Twins (not to mention the calendar…
The “All-Most” Team – A Look Back At The Biggest Misses In The MLB Draft
With the MLB First-Year Player Draft coming up next week, we decided to do a fun little exercise and look back at the MLB draft to see which teams missed on the biggest (future) stars and quality Major Leaguers from each draft. From that list, we’ve created a starting lineup – while pointing out the teams that whiffed…
Re-Making The White Sox
Last year we had fun re-making the Padres. This year we’ll take a look at the White Sox since all signs point to rebuild on the South Side. Unlike with the Padres scenario who needed prospects at the time, for the Sox we are going to focus on ready or near-ready talent for the major…
AJ Preller is a Madman, And You Love It
After years of small market, bottom-fifteen payroll chatter, something has changed in San Diego. Apparently, all that was needed was a General Manager with the vision and gumption to make moves. After all, the ownership group cannot necessarily still be considered new. So with that, recently ousted GM, Josh Byrnes, seemingly could have gone for…
Making Sense of All the Day’s Deals
July 31, 2014 will go down as an historic day in MLB history. The sheer number of deals combined with what many would consider significant, if not blockbusters, made the hours leading up to the 4pm ET trade deadline entertaining and exciting for baseball fans around the nation. What follows are the team-by-team gains and…
Spring Surprises
Some say spring training stats are useless to judge a player’s upcoming season. However, it is also possible that it is foreshadowing and someone rides their March success right on through September. Here are some lesser-known and/or “need to prove something this year” candidates to do just that (with their spring stats to date; leaders…
Top 10 Outfield Prospects
Here are Jonathan Mayo’s Top 10 outfield prospects heading into 2012. 10.) Jake Marisnick, 20, Toronto Blue Jays – expected arrival 2013 9.) Anthony Gose, 21, Toronto Blue Jays – 2012 8.) Gary Brown, 23, San Francisco Giants – 2013 7.) Starling Marte, 23, Pittsburgh Pirates – 2012 6.) Christian Yelich, 20, Miami Marlins –…
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