In Part I of the Box Score Baseball Offseason Extravaganza, Wayne Bretsky and Michael Pichan dive into the luke-warm start to the hot-stove season, discussing the Phillies bringing back a couple of veterans and Tim Hudson inking a two-year deal with Giants. Bretsky and the Mike also debut a new segment, While You Were Drafting, to take a look at Hunter Pence and his late-season surge and hand out some superlatives for the 2013 campaign.
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Box Score Baseball Podcast – Offseason Extravaganze Part I
News and Notes
- Phillies sign Carlos Ruiz to a 3-year, $26 million deal and Marlon Byrd
- Tim Hudson signs a 2-year pact with the Giants
While You Were Drafting – Hunter Pence
- Start of August :.274/.318/.451 with 14 HR 14 sb
- Rest of the way: .300/.378/.548 with 13 hr 8 SB
- Finished as the No. 12 player in fantasy
2013 Superlatives
- Most surprising player (good) who can keep it rolling – Paul Goldschmidt and Alex Rios
- Most surprising player who will be a BUST – Jean Segura and Daniel Murphy
- Most disappointing player who will bounce back – Giancarlo Stanton
- Most disappointing player who is dead to you – Brett Lawrie and Jimmy Rollins
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