First base gave the Brewers nightmare levels of unproductivity in 2023. Rowdy Tellez, Luke Voit, Jon Singleton, and Owen Miller all saw time at the position. However, none of them were able to show they could be the everyday player at the position. Milwaukee eventually traded for Mark Canha and Carlos Santana and platooned both […]
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Accomplished longtime New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick recently parted ways with the team after 24 years. Belichick’s departure should mean all long-serving executives or coaches who have been struggling are now on notice. One longtime executive who should take Belichick’s leaving the Patriots as a wakeup call is New York Yankees GM Brian […]
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It’s ludicrous that an MLB owner is worrying about the activities of a Pioneer League team. This is generally true unless you’re much-maligned Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher. Recently, Fisher rejected a deal that would allow the newly formed Oakland Ballers to play one game at the Oakland Coliseum. By preventing this deal from happening, […]
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Before the 2021 season, the Cardinals made a blockbuster trade by acquiring Nolan Arenado from the Colorado Rockies. This trade was met with positive reviews given Arenado’s talent on both offense and defense. After the 2021 season, Arenado had an opt-out in his contract that would have made him a free agent. However, Arenado opted […]
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The Tampa Bay Rays are the most uniquely run teams in baseball. Despite operating the team on low payrolls, Tampa uses superior player development, analytics, signing effective low-cost free agents, and being unafraid to trade away their stars for prospects to be competitive. The “Rays Way” has allowed the Rays to capture four AL East […]
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It’s been a wildly successful offseason for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They’ve committed an MLB record $1.16 billion in future payroll by signing Shohei Ohtani and NPB star Yoshinobu Yamamoto. They also traded for and extended former Rays ace Tyler Glasnow. Naturally, the buzz is very high and loud in the City of Angels. However, […]
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The Houston Astros have had a nice run the past seven seasons. Houston has won six AL West titles, four pennants, and two World Series titles. They’ve also appeared in the ALCS seven straight seasons. However, nobody stays on top forever as a team’s core ages, free-agent signings underperform, the farm system dries up, top […]
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Early in the offseason, the Chicago Cubs fired incumbent manager David Ross and hired Craig Counsell to replace him. The move naturally generated a lot of hype considering how much success Counsell had managing the division rival Milwaukee Brewers. However, since hiring Counsell, the Cubs have yet to make a move to improve their roster […]
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The San Francisco Giants have struggled to attract a marquee name in free agency in recent years. Recently, Shohei Ohtani became the latest big-name player to decide to take his talents elsewhere. He reportedly signed the same contract with the Dodgers that the Giants offered him. In an interview, former Giants great Buster Posey seemed […]
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The Milwaukee Brewers need to trade Corbin Burnes now. He has one controllable year left on his contract before he is eligible for free agency. The team is unlikely to re-sign him when he becomes a free agent next year. They aren’t doing themselves any good by sending mixed signals on his availability this offseason. […]
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This offseason, one of the Dodgers’ priorities was to upgrade their starting rotation. Recently, Los Angeles traded the Tampa Bay Rays for ace Tyler Glasnow. The Dodgers would also acquire Manuel Margot from the Rays in the same deal. Tampa would acquire two top prospects from Los Angeles. Glasnow would also sign a five-year $135 […]
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While the Baltimore Orioles had a fantastic 2023 season, their biggest weakness was their starting rotation. This was evident when they were swept out of the ALDS by the eventual World Series champion Texas Rangers. While winning the AL East and a playoff series is always something to relish; fans are looking for Baltimore to […]
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After letting manager Bob Melvin depart for the San Francisco Giants and struggling to find an outside replacement, San Diego decided to promote Mike Shildt to be their new skipper. Given how strong-willed both Shildt and Preller are, it’ll be interesting to see what kind of relationship they both have with each other. Preller and […]
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Heading into the offseason, the St. Louis Cardinals were interested in upgrading their starting rotation. They did this by signing free agents Sonny Gray, Kyle Gibson, and Lance Lynn. This is also Lynn’s second stint as a redbird. However, the Cardinals’ rotation isn’t significantly better from last season. While St. Louis added three veteran starting […]
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