MLB’s Spring Training officially wrapped up on Tuesday, and Opening Day for 28 teams is one sleep away. (The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres played their first games last week in South Korea). For the Cleveland Guardians, the new season brings in a new era under new manager Stephen Vogt with what is […]
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For 12 seasons Brandon Belt was a fixture on the San Fransisco Giants roster. In his time by the bay, Belt slashed .261/.356/.458 with an OPS of .817 with 194 home runs, 627 RBIs, and an OPS+ of 124. He was also a part of the Giants team that won the World Series in 2012 […]
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Since signing with the Colorado Rockies, Kris Bryant’s career has gone from extraordinary highs to devastating lows. The former NL MVP has been hampered by injuries and has only appeared in 122 games in two seasons with the Rockies. It has been tough to watch considering all the success he had during his first seven […]
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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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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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The San Francisco Giants recently fired manager Gabe Kapler after nearly four seasons. It doesn’t come as a shock because aside from San Francisco’s shocking 107-win season in 2021, Kapler’s Giants teams were mostly mediocre. Prior to coming to San Francisco, Kapler managed the Phillies for a mediocre two seasons. In five full seasons as […]
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San Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi finds himself in a situation like former Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom. His team has only gone to the postseason once during his five years running the Giants baseball operation. Unlike what the Red Sox did with Bloom, San Francisco is allowing Zaidi to […]
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It has been a tough run for Cincinnati Reds fans in recent years. They haven’t won a playoff series since 1995 and have also never been a consistent contender. Last year, the Reds front office had an infamous fire sale that caused them to lose over 100 games for the first time since 1982. However, […]
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We are almost at the halfway point of the 2023 MLB season. Quite a few teams have already established themselves as legitimate contenders, while others are already counting down the days until the offseason. As is the case every season, there have been a lot of surprises already. Here are a few surprise stories of […]
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After April 2022, the MLB Divisions looked like this: I will remind you there was a lockout that delayed the opening of the 2022 season, resulting in seven or eight games less than here in the 2023 season. Here are the standings now that April is over in 2023: Now that April is over, let’s […]
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Let’s talk about the New York Yankees current closer situation. This offseason, New York bid farewell to Aroldis Chapman who had been their closer for five years. His fate was sealed after he decided to ditch postseason practice due to not being guaranteed a roster spot. Since then, Clay Holmes has been the closer. However, […]
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After the Yankees broke camp, the starting rotation was put into a fix. Pitchers Carlos Rodon, Luis Severino, and Frankie Montas were placed on the injured list before the season had begun. Montas is expected to miss most of the season while Rodon and Severino are expected back soon. However, the show must go on, […]
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The San Francisco Giants came into the offseason with a lot of hype. Their general manager, Farhan Zaidi promised a very active offseason. He even went on to say that no free agent is outside their financial capability. As of late, the Giants had been preaching patience to their fans. San Francisco had been very […]
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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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