Category Archives: Spring Training

Cardinals Ace Adam Wainwright Begins Post-Surgery Throwing Program

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

Cardinals fans – and management – can breathe a sigh of relief, their ace is on his way back. Adam Wainwright played catch yesterday for the first time since undergoing right elbow surgery in October to repair damaged cartilage. The … Continue reading →

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Examining Ryan Howard’s Trade Value

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

The Philadelphia Phillies are in the early stages of a long-overdue rebuild. The club has already shipped off long-time face of the franchise Jimmy Rollins to the Dodgers, parted ways with A.J. Burnett, and moved Marlon Byrd to the division-rival … Continue reading →

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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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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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Joe Mauer Grows a Spring Training Beard

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Jeremiah Graves

Awesome. Simply awesome. I think we can safely assume that this will be the must-have facial accessory for every dude [and the occasional, overly-Nordic chick] in Minnesota this spring. I for one will be doing everything I can to muster … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Spring Training: 2 Days

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Jeremiah Graves

The countdown is reaching its final hours, my friends. As I type this, we’re roughly 38 hours away from the first official day of Spring Training. Most rosters are set at this point, although plenty of free agents—even the high … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Spring Training: 10 Days

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Jeremiah Graves

The countdown is officially on. According to MLB.com the first date that pitchers and catchers can report for Spring Training in February 17th. As such, I’m going to provide my readers with a video featuring a Major League Moment or … Continue reading →