The Red Sox need Padres infielder Ha-Seong Kim more than they need to target impact starters in a trade. The Sox need multiple middle infielders to just field a team in 2023 and will still need one in 2024. Kim, the best available middle infielder, is signed through 2024 with a mutual option for 2025. […]
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It’s no secret that spending is up in a major way in MLB. The 2023 season has seen megadeals and apparent overpays given out like candy. Big and mid-market teams alike threw their weight around with reckless abandon. As we previously discussed, the culmination of this was seemingly Xander Bogaerts‘ ludicrous 11-year, $280 million contract […]
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The Red Sox had a hell of a final day at the 2022 MLB Winter Meetings Wednesday. The day started with great intrigue, promise, and hope — and ended in a gut punch. Boston signed a legitimate closer and spent over $100 million on an outfield bat. Late Wednesday, early Thursday morning came the gut […]
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Money is flowing like a river in MLB following the Winter Meetings. Aaron Judge returned to the Yankees for nine years, $360 million. Trea Turner moved to Philly for $300 million over 11 years. The most consequential deal of all, however, was Xander Bogaerts‘ completely mind-boggling 11-year, $280 million deal with the Padres. It came […]
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Last year the Milwaukee Brewers missed the postseason for the first time since 2017. This came after making the playoffs a franchise record four years in a row. It has been quite an off-season so far for the Brewers. President of Baseball Operations David Stearns resigned, and General Manager Matt Arnold has taken over baseball […]
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MLB has struggled for years to find a proper face of the league. Where you can easily point out LeBron James and Tom Brady from the NBA and NFL, baseball’s most recognizable name is trickier. More people are likely to point out Alex Rodriguez or Derek Jeter than Mike Trout or Juan Soto. There is […]
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The deals the Red Sox made at the trade deadline make you wonder if Chaim Bloom believes in this team and if he should have done more to remake the club with 2023 and beyond in mind. Boston improved its outfield offense, but at the expense of defense, and improved all-around at first base. However, […]
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It’s not often when an arguable top-five player in a sport gets traded. Yet, the Washington Nationals are about to make that a reality in MLB. After turning down a gargantuan 15-year, $440 million offer, Juan Soto is on the trade block. Naturally, it immediately became the biggest story for the trade deadline to this […]
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The biggest surprise teams in MLB so far include a couple of small-market teams. The Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, and New York Mets are opening eyes by playing good baseball. So, we should take stock of these teams and other surprises in baseball this year. There have been enough games for these teams to […]
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In 2019, the Brewers traded top prospect Trent Grisham and Zach Davies to the Padres for Luis Urias and Eric Lauer. The deal was done to fill needs according to both front offices. At first, it looked like a mistake for Milwaukee; Grisham thrived, and Zach Davies had a career year while Lauer and Urias […]
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Baseball is back, baby! With the return of America’s pastime, the offseason part two can begin in earnest. So many massive free agents are back on the market and looking for their new homes. One of the more interesting storylines of all though has to be surrounding Freddie Freeman. A first-time World Series champ, Freeman […]
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The National League West is one of the toughest divisions in MLB. All the teams have the potential and talent to be contenders. It’s time to see how these teams attack up going into 2022. Though baseball is still in a lockout, it does not mean we can’t look ahead as there will eventually be […]
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MLB’s surprise teams so far in the 2021 season are off to a hot start. It has been nice to have fans back in the stands and a full baseball schedule after last year. The Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Rays, and San Diego Padres are teams to keep an eye on. Here are some surprise […]
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1958 was a seminal year in the history of baseball. That year saw the then Brooklyn Dodgers leave to morph into the LA Dodgers.
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