Kristopher Neild
Kris is a Clemson Finance graduate with an immense passion for analytics and player evaluation. His favorite team is the Angels and he has been known to man crush on Mo Vaughn and Mark Reynolds. He is currently destroying things in New Orleans.
Manny Machado and the man who forced the hand of Dan Duquette
Manny Machado should be an improvement at third base for the Orioles. (Derick E. Hingle/US Presswire) Manny Machado will be playing in his first game tonight with the Baltimore Orioles. His inexperience, and his More...
The year of the aging free-agent DH? Not by a longshot
Johnny Damon lasted the longest of the aging stars in 2012. When the 2012 season got underway back in April, there remained a bunch of older “bat only” players sitting on the sidelines waiting for More...
Where would the Cardinals be without “The Wrench”?
Allen Craig’s bat is keeping the St. Louis Cardinals in the playoff hunt. (Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) The St. Louis Cardinals, barely hanging onto hope of securing one of the two National League wild card More...
The Houston Astros are playing the “prospect bond” market
Houston Astros GM Jeff Luhnow is all smiles after stockpiling prospects during the trading deadline frenzy. (Bob Levey/Getty Images ) A bond is a debt instrument where you loan money upfront and are paid back either More...
Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles: A tale of two losers
Both Pittsburgh and Baltimore are in the hunt for a postseason berth, but it appears the Pirates chances are on the rise. (Joy R. Absalon/US Presswire) Imagine being a fan of a team that has had 14 consecutive losing More...
Offensive clustering is a Mark Reynolds trademark
It's not always swing and miss for Baltimore Orioles slugger Mark Reynolds. (Derick E. Hingle/US Presswire ) Sometimes, Mark Reynolds can be so bad – the swings, the misses, the errors etc. — you More...
2012 College World Series preview and predictions
The Florida Gators arrive in Omaha for the College World Series. (GatorZone.com) Throughout the 2012 college baseball season, the word parity was thrown around a lot. There was never a clear-cut number one, or numbers More...
This week in Jose Canseco tweets: “See you in hell”
Jose Canseco just won't go away; he's now playing for the Worcester Tornadoes. (William Perlman/The Star-Ledger) I hate giving Jose Canseco attention. Last week, in a used bookstore I refused to pick up More...
The impending return of Baltimore’s Brian Roberts
Brian Roberts is getting ready to step back into the Baltimore Orioles starting lineup. (Rob Carr/Getty Images) You saw him during the beginning of the 2012 hanging in the Baltimore Orioles dugout, and more recently More...
TTFB writer makes final 50 for MLB Fan Cave: #getmeinthecave
Dear TTFB Readers, The morning of Feb. 6, I woke up to a voice mail from a New York City area code. The message was from Major League Baseball. Apparently, a two-minute, self-promoting video and a few essay responses More...
Diamond-in-the-rough free agent: Rich Harden
Rich Harden's starter days may be over. Look for him to land a bullpen spot in 2012. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) We are getting down the the bottom of the beer here in terms of free agency. While some teams More...
Miguel Cabrera to third may have bunters salivating when playing Tigers
There may be many days like this in 2012 for Detroit's "new" third baseman, Miguel Cabrera. (Paul Sancya/AP) I’ve been overloaded with fantasy baseball analysts yipping at how Miguel Cabrera More...
