Back in 2019, two players shot into the stratosphere as some of the league’s best players. One was Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich coming off a breakout MVP campaign the previous year. The other, of course, was Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger. Since his 2017 NL Rookie of the Year campaign, where he set the NL rookie […]
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As the New York Yankees’ season comes to an unfortunate close in the playoffs, it is time for them to make a decision about their star slugger, Aaron Judge, who played a crucial part in getting them to the postseason. At the beginning of the 2022 season, the Yankees offered Judge a seven-year extension worth […]
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Welcome to the second installment of the Not Your Usual MLB Hall of Fame Profile series, Barry Bonds. Bonds is on the ballot for the 10th and final time in 2022. If you would like to go back and read the first profile on Bobby Abreu, click the link located here. Teams Played For: Pittsburgh […]
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If there’s ever an argument to make check swings and judgment calls reviewable in MLB, this is it. The Giants and Dodgers gave us an all-timer last night that came down to the wire. Following Cody Bellinger‘s big clutch hit in the ninth, the Giants were in miracle mode. Down one with an offense that […]
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How can you not get romantic about baseball? The early part of Fall gifts us with sweater weather, the changing of the leaves and, MLB playoffs! With respect to the parent actors in those Staples commercials, this is truly the most wonderful time of the year. I made an appearance on the Sports Stove on […]
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When a team has success; the credit is often given to the manager and the players. You often hear very little about the other coaches and what they’ve done to help with the winning. For every great season, there is almost always an amazing pitching coach behind it. To say that Chris Hook has done […]
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On paper, it’s easy to say the Chicago White Sox are a dominant team. They are currently ten games ahead of the Cleveland Indians and will easily win the American League Central. Jose Abreu is having another MVP year; the team is sixth in runs scored and the pitching staff has a combined earned run […]
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The San Francisco Giants are not ready to call it quits. Five years removed from their last postseason appearance and seven from their last of three World Series wins, the Giants are back on top of not just the NL West, but all of baseball. With an aging core that has found the fountain of […]
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With a new, and hopefully temporary, 16-team playoff bracket in place for the 2020 season, the MLB postseason race will have more contenders than ever before. In the American League, there are eight teams above .500 with another team at the .500 mark, making that playoff race fairly simple to process. The National League, however, […]
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With nearly a third of the leagues’ teams looking for a new manager, we will be Ranking Open MLB Manager jobs. Which open position is the most desirable? Which new manager will be best set up for success in their first year at the helm? Who will be set up best for the long term? […]
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The San Francisco Giants have not had much talent in their minor league farm system. In this season the Giants have two players in the top 100 and another player on the rise. Joey Bart ranked 19th and Heliot Ramos, ranked 56 this season. Marco Luciano age 17 is playing well in the Arizona Fall […]
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The MLB trade deadline is right around the corner. I’m always ready for trades that make sense. There are a few teams that have major holes that need to be filled and some that can acquire someone for stability. Here are three MLB trades I need to see that would go along way to deciding […]
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My top three teams to not make the MLB playoffs. The 1993 Giants, 1994 Expos, and 1999 Reds are teams that stuck out to me.
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The San Francisco Giants top pitching prospect made his MLB debut on Wednesday afternoon against the Toronto Blue Jays.
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