Category Archives: AL West

Cheap Seat Chronicles’ 2015 MLB Staff Predictions

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

It seems like ages ago that we were debating whether or not Alex Gordon could have scored in game seven of the World Series (he couldn’t), but in reality it was just a few short months ago that baseball went … Continue reading →

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Oakland Closer Sean Doolittle Expected to Miss Opening Day with Shoulder Injury

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

There is some unfortunate news coming out of Oakland this evening. We’re learning that Athletics closer Sean Doolittle has a “slight” rotator cuff tear and significant inflammation in his pitcher shoulder. The lefty received a platelet-rich plasma injection, but he … Continue reading →

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Houston Astros Sign Outfielder Colby Rasmus

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

The Astros and free agent outfielder Colby Rasmus have agreed on a one-year, $8 million deal for the 2015 season. The signing comes just one day after Houston traded center fielder Dexter Fowler to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for … Continue reading →

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Billy Beane Turns Rebuild into Reload

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

What a difference a day makes. On Friday, we covered what – at the time – appeared to be the Oakland Athletics waving the white flag on 2015 in preparation for a return to competitiveness down the road. Naturally, Billy … Continue reading →

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Examining the Oakland Athletics Fire Sale

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Justin Kunkel

Holy crap. What is going on in Oakland? The Athletics have cleaned house this winter. They moved Jeff Samardzija to the White Sox. They sent Brandon Moss to Cleveland. They shipped Derek Norris to the Padres. …but that wasn’t the … Continue reading →

Posted in AL East, AL West, American League, Baseball, Billy Beane, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Jeff Samardzija, Josh Donaldson, MLB, MLB Trades, Oakland Athletics | 2 Comments

Dan Haren Informs Marlins He Won’t be a Marlin

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

Dan Haren has officially informed the Miami Marlins front office that he doesn’t intend to pitch for the club next season. This news comes courtesy of Joe Fisaro, the Marlins beat writer for MLB.com: Dan Haren has informed #Marlins his … Continue reading →

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Top 20 Remaining Free Agents, Ranked

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

It would be an understatement to say that this off-season has been hectic. This has been one of the most chaotic off-seasons that I’ve ever seen with players changing uniforms at a breakneck pace. That having been said, the calendar … Continue reading →

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Padres Trade Seth Smith to Mariners for Brandon Maurer

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

It’s been talked about for weeks now, but the Mariners finally landed Seth Smith from the Padres. Smith, 32, is coming off what was likely a career year in San Diego where he hit .266/.367/.440 with 31 doubles, 12 home … Continue reading →

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CSC Hot Stove Catch-Up

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

We here at Cheap Seat Chronicles got a little bit bogged down after the Winter Meetings and fell way behind with our coverage of this offseason’s transactions. In an attempt to remedy that, we’ve gone the hotlink route and put … Continue reading →

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Phil Hughes Signs 3yr/$42M Extension with Minnesota

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

Phil Hughes received his Christmas gift a few days early this year. The Twins and Hughes agreed on a three-year, $42 million extension this morning that locks Hughes up through the 2019 season. The extension turns his current deal into … Continue reading →

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MLB Winter Meetings: The Six Biggest Storylines

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all-ages; the moment you’ve been waiting for is finally here. Let’s get ready to ruuuuuuuuuumble… And by rumble, I obviously mean partake in lengthy discourse about the relative long-term value of one … Continue reading →

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2011 MLB Predictions

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Jeremiah Graves

Many of you may not know this, but it’s actually a federal requirement for all baseball bloggers to post their misguided preseason predictions. Okay, it’s entirely possible that there’s zero truth to that, but this is the one time a … Continue reading →

Posted in AL Central, AL East, AL West, American League, Awards, Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Cy Young, Manager of the Year, MLB, MVP, National League, NL Central, NL East, NL West, Playoffs, Predictions, Projections, Rookie of the Year, World Series | 4 Comments

2010 MLB Predictions: Better Late Than Never

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Jeremiah Graves

It’s pretty obvious that the posts haven’t exactly been coming hot and heavy in the past month or so. Things have been very busy at work and there was a fair amount of travel in the mix as well, but … Continue reading →

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Seven Suitors for Free Agent Second Baseman Felipe Lopez

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Jeremiah Graves

It shouldn’t be like this. For Felipe Lopez, coming off a career year, it simply shouldn’t be like this. Lopez, 29, is coming off an incredible season in which he split time between Arizona and Milwaukee. On the whole Lopez … Continue reading →

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Is Johnny Damon a Fit for the Seattle Mariners?

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Jeremiah Graves

Johnny Damon is a popular subject lately, but not for good reasons. It’s nearly February and Damon, coming off a very solid season, is finding his pool of potential suitors to be very, very shallow. It was long assumed that … Continue reading →