While it’s only April, the Yankees’ number-five starter Luis Gil is off to a great start. While he has yet to register a decision in two starts, Gil has a 3.00 ERA with 14 strikeouts, a WHIP of 1.11 and opponents are only hitting .103 against him. Gil has yet to surrender a home run […]
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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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It wasn’t that long ago that the Toronto Blue Jays were seen as a potential World Series champion. Young stars like Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, and Alek Manoah were viewed as the main pillars of this team. Championship expectations increased when Toronto signed free agents George Springer, Kevin Gausman, and Hyun Jin Ryu. While […]
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For the third consecutive year, the Toronto Blue Jays were swept in an early-round postseason game. It should be noted that Toronto hasn’t won a postseason season game since 2016! Once again failing to be much of a factor at all was one Vladimir Guerrero Jr. While Vladdy puts up numbers during the regular season, […]
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Despite all the hype surrounding Alek Manoah, the 2023 season has been a nightmare for the pitcher. However, that wasn’t the worst thing that Alek Manoah did this season. It was reported that Alek Manoah was so upset with being sent down that he didn’t show up. Making matters worse, he hasn’t been throwing or […]
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The past few seasons the Milwaukee Brewers have had a very deep bullpen. While closer Devin Williams gets all the accolades, it’s the guys behind him who are just as valuable. It seems like David Stearns or Matt Arnold can dig up high-leverage relievers. Acquiring Joel Payamps might have quietly made the Brewers winners of […]
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During this year’s trade deadline, it seemed as though the Seattle Mariners were packing in their season. At the time of the deadline, the Mariners had been inconsistent all season. They were in third place in the AL West, and 3.5 games out of a wild card spot. Seattle flipped its longtime closer to the […]
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In “The Empire Strikes Back” Darth Vader altered his deal with Lando Calrissian to keep Princess Leia, Chewbacca, and C-3PO in Cloud City. Calrissian later muttered, “This deal is getting worse all the time.” Since shipping out Mookie Betts to the Dodgers, Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom is probably thinking the same thing. […]
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This past offseason, the Toronto Blue Jays traded promising prospects, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Gabriel Moreno to the Diamondbacks for Daulton Varsho. The trade made sense for the Jays. The Blue Jays already had Alejandro Kirk and they traded away Teoscar Hernandez thus needing another outfielder. Varsho would also boost the Jays defensively and he […]
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With the Yankees and Red Sox rivalry seemingly simmered down, the AL East needs something to replace it. After all, it’s hard to imagine baseball’s toughest division going through an entire season quietly. The new premier rivalry in the American League East is between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays. Both teams are […]
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In Major League Baseball, hitting 100 wins is a major accomplishment. On the other hand, 100 losses is not a goal to aim for. Last season’s 100-win teams were the Los Angeles Dodgers (111-51), Houston Astros (106-56), Atlanta Braves (101-61), and New York Mets (101-61). Last season’s 100-loss teams were the Washington Nationals (55-107), Oakland […]
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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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The new Major League Baseball season starts on March 31. It’s going to be an exciting road to the World Series with the winners crowned in early October. Can the Atlanta Braves follow up their 2021 win? 2021 saw the Braves beat the Houston Astros to win the World Series for the first time this […]
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Mark Buehrle is the third person being covered in the Not Your Usual HOF Profile series, following Bobby Abreu and Barry Bonds. Does he make the mark for the Hall of Fame? Teams played for: Chicago White Sox (2000-2011), Miami Marlins (2012), Toronto Blue Jays (2013-2015) Transactions: Mark Buehrle was drafted in 38th round of […]
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