The MLB is underway and in full swing. (No pun intended). All the players, coaches and fans are hoping for the best from their team. A 162 game season has begun. I have made a list of some fun facts about the 2012 season.
Newest Team: Miami Marlins
Big Names On New Teams
Player New Team Old Team
Albert Pujols Los Angeles Angels St. Louis Cardinals
Prince Fielder Detroit Tigers Milwaukee Brewers
C.J. Wilson Los Angeles Angels Texas Rangers
Jose Reyes Miami Marlins New York Mets
Mark Buehrle Miami Marlins Chicago White Sox
Yoenis Cespedes Oakland Athletics Cuban League
Heath Bell Miami Marlins San Diego Padres
Jon Papelbon Philadelphia Phillies Boston Red Sox
2012 Pre-season Stats-
Grapefruit League = GL Cactus League = CL
Grapfruit League Winner- Toronto Blue Jays (24-7) Cactus League Winner- Oakland Athletics (15-7)
Grapefruit League Loser- Pittsburgh Pirates (9-20) Cactus League Loser- Cleveland Indians (7-22)
Batting Average- Andy Dirks, Detroit Tigers (.429) Munenori Kawasaki, Seattle Mariners (.455)
Home Runs- Freddie Freeman ATL. Matt Hague PIT. (7) Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels (7)
RBI- Delmon Young, Detroit Tigers (21) Eric Hosmer, Kansas City Royals (29)
At Bats- Hunter Pence, Philadelphia Phillies (85) Eric Hosmer, Kansas City Royals (83)
Hits- Martin Prado, Atlanta Braves (26) Eric Hosmer, Kansas City Royals (33)
Stolen Bases- Brett Gardner NYY. Pedro Ciriaco BOS. (8) Gregor Blanco, San Francisco Giants (13)
Highest Payroll Team- New York Yankees ($197,962,289)
Lowest Payroll Team- San Diego Padres ($55,244,700)
Highest Paid Player in 2012- Alex Rodriguez ($29,000,000)
Highest Paid Pitcher in 2012- Johan Santana ($24,000,000)
My Top Prospect On Each Team
Arizona- Trevor Bauer RHP Atlanta- Julio Teheran RHP Baltimore- Manny Machado SS
Boston- Will Middlebrooks 3B Chicago C.- Anthony Rizzo 1B Chicago W.- Addison Reed RHP
Cinncinnati- Devin Mesoraco C Cleveland- Francisco Lindor SS Colorado- Drew Pomeranz LHP
Detroit- Nick Castellanos 3B Houston- Jonathan Singleton 1B Kansas City- Wil Myers OF
Los Angeles A.- Mike Trout OF Los Angeles D.- Zach Lee RHP Miami- Christian Yelich OF
Milwaukee- Jed Bradley LHP Minnesota- Eddie Rosario 2B New York M.- Zack Wheeler RHP
New York Y.- Manny Banuelos LHP Oakland- Jarrod Parker RHP Philadelphia-Trevor May RHP
Pittsburgh- Gerrit Cole RHP San Diego – Yonder Alonso 1B San Francisco-Gary Brown OF
Seattle- Jesus Montero C St. Louis- Shelby Miller RHP Tampa Bay- Matt Moore LHP
Texas- Jurickson Profar SS Toronto- Travis d’Arnaud C Washington- Bryce Harper OF
Matt Moore Bryce Harper
