Swing Badder Contract: The $20 Million Misstep with Aaron Hicks
Ever heard of a “Swing Badder Contract”? It’s when a baseball team signs a player to a big contract, hoping for some serious bang for their buck, only to find out they’ve got more of a whimper. Well, today we’re talking about a prime...Michael Conforto: The Comeback Kid
When the San Francisco Giants signed Michael Conforto to a two-year, $36 million contract this year, there were a lot of question marks. The talented outfielder was coming off a season lost to right shoulder surgery, and no one was quite sure if he would be able to...
The Player Who Never Played
There is a major league baseball player who played in 105 games and never batted. He never played in the field. This is a player in the Baseball Almanac who never swung a bat or caught a ball yet he played in 105 Major League baseball games. Herb Washington was a...