There is a wide array of opinions about just how important major league baseball managers really are. Some would say a manager is highly important and yet others would argue that anyone could do the job.

When a managerial search is going on it could be headline news or a back page blurb, depending on which team it is. For example, the Chicago Cubs are currently going through a managerial search and there have been countless articles written about who it might be or which guy ...

For many years now, I have been an opponent of the revenue sharing system used in Major League Baseball. It has always been my opinion that the small market teams in receipt of the funds were not using the money for what it was intended. Now that some of these internal team financial documents have been leaked, I have been proven correct.

MLB set up the revenue sharing system to help bridge the financial gap between the large market teams and the small ...

For the second time in less than a month, Washington Nationals prized starting pitcher, Stephen Strasburg, is heading to the DL.

Pitching this past Saturday against the Phillies, Strasburg was removed after apparently feeling some pain in his forearm after throwing a changeup. The Nationals quickly sent him in for an MRI on Sunday. When the Nationals received the results of the MRI, they decided they wanted to send him on for another one.

Last year, the Washington Nationals negotiated with uber-agent Scott Boras right up until the deadline to sign Stephen Strasburg. This year, the Nationals had to negotiate with Boras again right to the last minute to sign #1 overall draft pick Bryce Harper. These last- minute negotiations must be getting to seem like old hat for the Nationals.

Just as the midnight deadline was approaching, the two sides were able to come to an agreement on a 5 year, $9.9 million deal for the 17 year old Harper.