Freddy Peralta Has Shown He Can Be An Elite Pitcher.

Freddy Peralta over the years has slowly progressed through the organization and has shown now what he can do. The last few years Peralta has struggled, but the Brewers has faith in him. This season he has rewarded with the Brewers with a 7-2 start and one of the most consistent starters on the staff.

Will Freddy Peralta get his first All-Star nod this season? I think he has a great chance the way he is going. Josh Hader right now is an automatic bid and Peralta is in the running for a spot. Corbin Byrnes and Brandon Woodruff are also in the running for a spot.

When Peralta came up he had only one pitch, but has worked on a variety of pitches.  No longer can hitters look for just want pitch from Peralta anymore. The one thing that I love about Peralta is his desire to succeed. When he walks a guy he gets upset. That’s the kind of pitcher you want on your staff a guy who wants to be the best every time out.

Peralta is still very young and has been good years ahead of him. For the Brewers he is still at a great price as they extended him awhile back. These days young starters are hard to come by, but so far Peralta has been a gem for the Brewers.

Pete Rose Waves Goodbye To Hall Of Fame As His Betting As A Player Surfaces

Pete Rose had hoped for a chance to make the Hall Of Fame, but it looks like that will never happen anytime soon. Outside The Lines has unearthed a notebook which shows Pete Rose bet on baseball games as a player. This is really disappointing news for many fans whom had hoped Rose was going to be able to make the Hall Of Fame before he died. Now he will never get in and the only person Rose can blame is himself for it. He holds the all-time hits record and it's sad to know he will never make it in.

For  Rose he has always denied betting on baseball as a player, but it looks like there is evidence to the contrary. Hopefully, the story is not true, but it does not look good for Rose. It's a shame it has come down to this, but it looks like that is where we are at with Pete Rose. Lying throughout his career since retirement is something Pete will be known for and that is a shame. Pete's legacy will be nothing but lies and it should not have been that way at all. We will have too see how this all plays out, but hopefully this story is just not true, but not looking good right now.

Where Does A-Rod Rank Among The Game's Elite

Alex Rodriguez has now gotten 3,000 hits and over 500 home runs and owns many major league records, but where does he rank among the elite. This is an interesting question as you must look at many different things when you talk about A-Rod. One of the things you really do not need to look at is his numbers. They are some of the best around, but many people want to put an asterisk around those numbers, and I guess they should have the right to do that considering A-Rod's past.

Everyone knows A-Rod has used steroids and have been suspended for it a good amount of games. Now I think this should factor into it, but the question is how much of a factor. It is hard not to consider him an elite player as he showed what he could do before steroids. As a Mariner and a Rangers play he put up some very good numbers. He continued that as he moved to the Yankees. The real question which is anyones guess is when he started using steroids. No one really has an answer for that one.

The way I look at it is A-Rod was an elite prospect and would be an elite player no matter what. Taking it all away because of some mistakes is just not fair. I look for A-Rod to get the benefit of the doubt over time. He will get into the Hall Of Fame eventually it will just take some time for it to happen.