Voll Central Case Study

Second Main Point: The Cubs have had many great players over the course of their existence.

I believe that you Chicago Cubs are doing very well. I hope after your loss in the National League Playoffs, you guys rebound, and make it to the World Series next year.

Training camp has begun and fans are gearing up for another exciting season. They are hoping for a repeat of last year’s performance. People are already speculating that the Toronto Blue Jays are contenders to win the World Series even with the changes that have been made in the club. Is it too early to think about the playoffs and the World Series? Will the team be able to overcome the changes that have been made? I guess only time will tell as the season progresses, but it should be interesting to watch the team develop with the new management and

The Rockies bullpen is energized as in their last 3 games they needed to use 6 pitchers with 80 pitches and 17 outs. Their batting average on balls in play is a very impressive of .394 and their on base percentage is also very impressive with a .393 season to date

The Diamondbacks will rely heavily on their offense in their attempt to make a playoff push, but will need everything to go right to get them there. Several changes were made in the offseason, including making Torey Lovullo their skipper, snagging Mike Hazen from Boston to be their GM, and numerous important acquisitions, all in an effort to

In all of their recent seasons, the Chicago Cubs have been surrounded by low expectations. But this year's team saw those low expectations for a different reason than its past iterations. Rather than being like previous Cubs teams whose low

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 team has thankfully been injected with a whole heap of new talent since the Trade Deadline, highlighted by some new arms in the bullpen. However, as things tend to work out in baseball, the club is only going to go as far as their starting pitching will take

The Cincinnati Red Stockings, founded in 1869, were the first professional baseball team. In 2016, they are known as the Cincinnati Reds. Through the way, they have done many things. In 1919, they won the World Series. This World Series was controversial due to the fact that some of the players the White Sox, the other team, bet on losing it. During the 1938 season, Johnny Vander Meer threw back to back no hitters, the only time in baseball history. In 1940 the Reds win the World Series again, but this time it was not controversial. It would be another 35 years until they win the World Series again, but comes much better. The 1970’s Reds teams were great, and were known as the Big Red Machine. The peak was when they won back to

They are no longer the lovable losers and I think the floodgates have opened for this franchise and are quickly going to become hated because they win too much and I think that's the biggest compliment I can give any sports franchise. The reason why is the curse breaker Theo Epstein. He broke the

From the grave I can hear Harry Carey saying ”Cubs win! Cubs win!” but the reality is that we will be saying “Maybe next year.” again. I have been an enormous Cubs fan since I was six years old. I attend two games every year, and I attempt to watch every game they play. This year they are one of the best teams in the MLB their record is 100-56, as of September 27, 2016, the Cubs seem like they are capable of winning the World Series. My desire is for the Cubs to win, however, I doubt they will be victorious. The Cubs will not win the world series because the stats are against them, the team is still inexperienced, and the superstitions get into the heads of the fans and players.

But the issue for the Rangers goes much further than Colby Lewis. I find myself often wondering where this team would be if they just had average pitching. In the month of July the Rangers pitching staff was the WORST in Major League Baseball with an ERA of 6.22. They were also second worst in the Majors with opposing teams hitting a robust .298 off of them, only Detroit was worse in that category. This team has the offense to make a serious run at the postseason and if the pitching staff can find its stride, I have no doubt there will be postseason baseball in Arlington, Texas.

The Houston Astros have been the class of Major League Baseball, leading both leagues with 44 wins and a lofty .688 winning percentage. Their lineup is outstanding, led by young stars Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and George Springer, and top starting pitchers Dallas Keuchel (9-0) and Lance McCullers (6-1). However, Keuchel is on the 10-day disabled list with a nerve issue in his neck and may be shut down longer, considering nerve problems are very dangerous and the Astros are running away with the AL West, currently holding a 12-game lead over the second place L.A. Angels.

The Cardinals Have won 11 world series games. The cardinals have scored 10,338 runs while playing the Cubs. The Cardinals have been in the world series 19 times!

The Angels finished the 2015 campaign in third place, while currently wallowing in fourth, already nine games behind division leader Texas. Saddled with a mixed roster of overpaid, injury prone players and unproven below-average talent; then combined with a minor league system that ranks dead last according to Baseball America, it would make sense now, more than ever that this Angels franchise cashes in on arguably the most complete player currently in the game.