Case Study: Major League Baseball Teams

Many of these players have been present during some of the greatest rivalries in baseball history.

The rumor mill has brought Jay Bruce to the forefront in recent days in regards to a potential deal with the Baltimore Orioles. Ken Rosenthal originally reported that the Orioles may not have the prospect talent pool to acquire Bruce, but the Reds have since refuted that argument saying that the Orioles do have that necessary talent.

A few years ago, the Phillies began a rebuild so a new core of young players could carry the torch. The rebuild started in December of 2014 when Philadelphia traded longtime shortstop Jimmy Rollins to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Less than a year later, the Phillies followed the Rollins trade by moving veteran pitcher Cole Hamels at the deadline last season, and second baseman chase Utley less than a month after that. The trades, along with a few others, brought in an impressive haul of prospects poised

In 2011, C.C. Sabathia of the New York Yankees renegotiated his contract and he now makes an average of $23.4 million each year. Zach Greinke of the Dodgers is currently testing free agency and is expected to sign a contract worth more than his previous one, which came in at $147 million over six years. Teams need to protect their investment in these players and ensure they aren't injured, whenever possible. RFP Mounds help teams achieve this goal," Perry continues.

Outside of rostering Judge, Harper, Trout, and Cano, there are plenty of cheaper, under the radar options that have been maintaining consistency. Here are a few standouts.

Victorino was traded along with cash considerations to the Los Angeles Angels for infielder Josh Rutledge. The transition that he is going through is awesome for a man like him who loves winning, due to the fact he is going from the last-place team in the AL East to the first-place team in the AL West.

Cespedes who opts out with his contract to the New York Mets has made him the most sought-after player available in the trade market. He became a free agent last year but was able to re-signed by the Mets in a 3-year, $75 million contract with an opt-out clause after the first season, which he exercise this month.

This could be an interesting year for these divisions as past studs from the Borough Cup are now standouts at the next level. Jason Pineda from the inaugural U14 champions Bronx Bombers from 2014 has recently been drafted in the 17th round by the San Diego Padres but

The same night, another trade was struck between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Atlanta Braves. The Braves sent the young stud Shelby Miller, who recorded a 3.02 ERA in 2015, to Arizona in exchange for top D-Backs prospect, Dansby Swanson and two other prospects. This move proved that the Dbacks want to go all in for 2016. There are still many players on the market who have yet to be signed, primarily outfielders. Outfielders such as Jason Heyward, Yoenis Cespedes, Alex Gordon and Justin Upton have yet to reach deals with teams. The Giants, after losing out on the major free agents and trade candidates that they wanted are the frontrunners to sign the 2015 World Champion Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals. The meetings conclude on December 10th, but the offseason won’t stop. Many deals will continue to be made all the way up until January before spring training. The current rumor now is that Jason Heyward will choose between the Cubs, Angels and Cardinals. An outfield consisting of Heyward and Mike Trout would be one of the best defensive outfields in all of baseball because they are both spectacular

Boston has one of the best farm systems in baseball. The scouts for the Red Sox are doing God’s work for Major League Baseball, but not the hometown team. A team grows their farm system with the intention to build the Major League roster for the future or use these prospects to attract strong, veteran trade candidates. Instead, the Sox give up guys only to watch them flourish for other ballclubs. Every other team benefits thanks to Boston and we get nothing remarkable in return.

Imagine being in the 1960s watching your 2 most favorite baseball teams play against each other in the world series. The score is 9-9, the game is tied,the bases are loaded and your favorite player is up to bat. You're sitting in the crowd on the edge of your seat wondering what is he gonna do. Will he hit a home run and win the world series, or will he strike out and disappoint His whole team? Baseball can be very complicated sometimes, but when you know more about a baseball team, famous player, and the equipment ,baseball won’t be complicated anymore .The New York Yankees were well-known in baseball during the 1960s, because of their popularity, the type of equipment they used, and their baseball players.

Attempting to turn their fortune around in 2016, the Giants made a few key signings in the offseason. San Francisco signed free agent outfielder Denard Span to a three-year, $31 million deal, while the Giants also sured up their rotation behind Bumgarner by signing 2015 World Series Champion Johnny Cueto and 2014 All-Star Jeff Samardzija.

The Yankees have many great players. We have Aaron Judge, who last year was the rookie of the year and second in the AL MVP voting. Right now he leads the team with a whopping .432 on base percentage which is the third best in the league. His on base percentage is so high is because he’s so good he gets intentionally walked or gets thrown pitches to try and make him chase and get out.

The Houston Astros have been making deals to improve their team, and avoid another collapse like the one they had last season. Their bullpen could not finish the year strong after being one of the best in baseball throughout the season. The bullpen, also, collapsed in game four of the ALCS against the eventual champions. The Royals could not hit Lance McCullers, but once he was removed with one out in the seventh inning, Kansas City 's offense got it going.

Free agents demand for very high compensation and this takes away major chunk of available salary. Every team has to come up with good balance of rookies and veterans to meet salary cap.