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MLB Power Rankings: Cleveland Indians rising

The Call to the Pen staff assembled their power rankings and brought them together for another addition of our weekly rankings. Each writer ranked every team from 1st to 30th, with the 1st place vote being…Read More

MLB Power Rankings: Los Angeles Dodgers Surge

The Call to the Pen staff assembled their power rankings and brought them together for another addition of our weekly rankings. Each writer ranked every team from 1st to 30th, with the 1st place vote being…Read More

MLB Power Rankings: Texas Rangers on top

The Call to the Pen staff assembled their power rankings and brought them together for another addition of our weekly rankings. Each writer ranked every team from 1st to 30th, with the 1st place vote being…Read More

MLB Power Rankings: Texas Rangers Stay on Top

Call to the Pen’s weekly Major League Baseball power rankings are put together based upon the input of the site’s writers.  Our staff ranked teams and shared comments to explain where certain clubs…Read More

MLB Power Rankings: Los Angeles Dodgers surprise

The Call to the Pen staff assembled their power rankings and brought them together for our first weekly edition. Each writer ranked every team from 1st to 30th, with the 1st place vote being worth three…Read More

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The Seattle Mariners System

Wrapping up my perusals of  AL minor league systems is this look at that of the Seattle Mariners. System…Read More

Game Over: Baseball’s Best Closers

This weekend is generally known as a “down” time in sports as the NFL Playoffs take a week off before…Read More

The Oakland Athletics System

Finally, I get to be sure that I know what I’m talking about! Or maybe this is the system I should…Read More

The Slow Curves, Part 3

It’s time to get back to perusing the ridiculously slow curves around MLB. In Part 3, we’ll look…Read More

The Texas Rangers System

I continue my journey through the minor league systems with the twelfth installment, the Texas Rangers. Texas…Read More

The Los Angeles Angels System

It’s time to move on to looking at the AL West systems. First up: the Los Angeles Angels, who boast the best prospect in baseball. But do they have enough else to make the system above-average overall? System…Read More

The Bad Luck of Recent Baltimore Orioles Top Prospects

EDIT: Speaking of bad luck… We recently switched our site formatting, so when I went to edit this post, it went crazy and deleted all its spacing, forcing me to re-post it. If you commented before and…Read More

Olde Man’s Tavern: Power!

Before the Tavern opens today, I’d like to comment on the new home. Like it. I thought there could be an issue, but whatever it is/was, I think I can deal with it. Yes, it’s only one and when you get…Read More

The Minnesota Twins System

While the Royals get all the hype as the bigtime future AL Central powerhouse, both Cleveland and Minnesota also have strong systems. Since I’ve looked at the other four AL Central teams, it’s time…Read More

The Kansas City Royals System

Note: Nathaniel’s system rundowns will no longer necessarily run on Saturdays. It’s no secret that the Kansas City Royals have a lot of talent on the farm. They’ve been called the best farm system…Read More

Revisiting the 1996 Draft Part One: The First Rounders

Erin’s column normally runs on Wednesdays, but with the transitions and the technical snafus that came with it, it will run today instead. Just this once. With the recent retirement of two of the top…Read More

Cal League Alert: Five Pitchers Likely to Improve in Double-A

Yesterday, I looked at five California League hitters likely to slip up next year in less friendly offensive environments. Obviously, there’s a flipside to their impending struggles: several Cal League…Read More

Cal League Alert: Five Hitters Likely to Regress in Double-A

The California League is notorious for its hitter-friendliness. Nearly every park there acts like Coors Field; many are even more ridiculous. As a result, it’s very difficult to judge players in the…Read More

Power Pulse: (9/3) A Shake Up In the Top 5

This week we see a shake up in the top ten as San Diego plummets with Cincinnati and Atlanta both moving forward. The Houston Astros also deserve mention for the gains they have made in recent weeks. The…Read More

Power Pulse (8/27): Tie at the Top

For the first time in the short history of Power Pulse, we have an absolute tie at the top. It is true that I could have went and used run differential or a variety of other measures to break the tie but…Read More

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