AGRI Biz

On a freshly cut field in Sarasota, the sun is shining while four or five Orioles take batting practice. Adam Jones punishes room-service fastballs as Matt Wieters and Nick Markakis share a laugh. A new day shimmers as baseball is in the air. Little does this team know, they are the future. Matt Wieters has been dubbed about everything but "The Chosen One", and the catcher looks to assume a role ...

Casey Kotchman, his hands in his lap, waits patiently as his plane lands in Seattle. The Emerald City is particularly resonant today, the horizon shimmering blue in the Pacific Northwest as the chill of winter bites at the coastline. But there's still that sparkle, that tiny gleam that you can only see if you're looking for it. It's the hope embodied by the entire city of Seattle. It's the hope of a ...

As the Yankees popped champagne after a World Series victory, Jack Zduriencik was hard at work. Another late night analyzing what would put the Mariners in prime position to snatch the AL West title from the Angels, and maybe tonight he had found it. Sign Chone Figgins. The versatile speedster is able to fill in from almost anywhere on the diamond, but he plans to be starting at third base when ...

The radar gun pops as a Felix Hernandez fastball hits the high 90's. A little on the inside half perhaps, but with Kenji Johjima's reputation, his pitchers will get a close call every now and again. Strike one. This heat-gunning phenom began what seems like ages ago (late 2005), and is now a Major League veteran at the age of 23. He sure seems like one. This year, the ever-smiling righty struck out ...