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The Backend Reliever is Being Phased out of Baseball

Jun 21, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Baseball has become a bullpen-centric game, but the transition is eliminating a historic element of the sport: the backend reliever. This season we have seen teams' approach to constructing their roster dras...

MLB’s Biggest Surprises, Letdowns Midway Through the 2019 Season

Tom Dorsa

Jun 20, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

In Major League Baseball, there are always some impressive presences emerging through the season and some disappointing figures to balance it out. Often, analysts can be quick to jump to conclusions and declare...

Rays Outfielder Tommy Pham Should be an All-Star, but the Voting Process is Unfair

Quinn Allen

Jun 20, 2019

Opinions & Predictions, Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Tommy Pham is having a fantastic year so far for a surprising Rays team, who are currently a big contender for the American League East division crown. A huge reason for their success ...

Charlie Morton Has Been Everything the Tampa Bay Rays Needed, and More

Tom Dorsa

Jun 18, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Tampa Bay Rays

Last offseason, the Tampa Bay Rays were seeking reliability and depth in their starting rotation, preferably from someone who can work behind 2018 American League Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell in creating a...

MLB Pitching Duos That Were Taken for Granted This Century

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 16, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Major League Baseball is oozing with electric starting pitching and sometimes in pairs. But there are also pitching duos from earlier this century that were formidable and, frankly, better. Here are MLB pitchin...

Acquiring Madison Bumgarner is Worth the Risk for the New York Yankees

Tom Dorsa

Jun 16, 2019

Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors

The New York Yankees desperately need starting pitching help, the San Francisco Giants want prospects to build around for the future, and Madison Bumgarner wishes to pitch for a World Series contender once agai...

Austin Meadows is Turning into a Franchise Piece for the Tampa Bay Rays

Quinn Allen

Jun 11, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten off to a very impressive start this year. As the All-Star break quickly approaches, they sit in first place in the American League East, a half game ahead of the New York Yankees....

The 2019 Minnesota Twins Have a Chance to Rewrite The History of Their Franchise

Jason Kelly

Jun 10, 2019

Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

One of the most exciting, but maybe not surprising stories in baseball this season has been the hot start of the Minnesota Twins. They currently have a vice grip on first place in the American League Central di...

The Cleveland Indians are Paying the Ultimate Price for an Inactive Offseason

Tom Dorsa

Jun 6, 2019

Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Cleveland Indians treated the 2018-19 Major League Baseball offseason as though they could act with impunity, believing that regardless of their activity on the market -- or lack thereof -- the American Lea...

Dallas Keuchel Could be the Piece that Makes The Yankees Legitimate Contenders

Quinn Allen

Jun 5, 2019

New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

According to multiple reports, the New York Yankees have emerged as the favorites to sign free agent left-handed pitcher Dallas Keuchel. The former American League Cy Young Award winner has been waiting out for...

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