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2010 MLB Draft: Machado or Taillon and The Harper Hope

04:17 PM ET 06.07

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When the calendar turns to June, half of the fans in Major League Baseball are looking ahead to the playoffs; hoping their team can battle through the dog days of summer to either keep their playoff positions or creep into contention. The other half of the league, along with their fans, are not looking forward to the playoffs nor the dog days but are more excited for the MLB Draft - the least hyped or entertaining of four other major sports drafts.I fall into the latter half of the spectrum with the Baltimore Orioles being honored with my devotion. It has been that way for years as the O's…

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Trembley In, Samuel Out; A Wild Ride Ahead for Baltimore

04:08 PM ET 06.05

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How exactly do you manage a struggling team effectively? How do you manage a team effectively that loses its All-Star lead-off hitter, their best hitting player at the time, and their newly acquired closer all in the first month of the season? Apparently, there is a way; a way that Dave Trembley was not able to figure out as he got the ax from the front office on Friday afternoon before the team opened up a nine-game home stand that brings in the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and New York Mets."Nobody believes the reason we have the record we do is somehow Dave Trembley's fault,…

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Ichiro is the Most Overrated Hitter?

03:35 PM ET 05.25

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"What's the definition of 'most overrated'? You could look at it just in terms of hitting ability, but in my opinion major league baseball is always about the money, so I'm going to consider it in relation to a hitter's value to a team. That makes this an easy question, as Ichiro Suzuki - who you can argue is the best pure hitter in the game - is clearly the most overrated.What do his 200-plus hits every season - heavily loaded with singles - do for the Mariners? He had a majors-high 225 in 2009 and they scored the fewest runs in the AL. He's again leading the majors with 58 hits…

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