Joe Orsatti, Author at Baseball Essential

Why the Arizona Diamondbacks Should Exercise Junior Guerra’s Option

Oct 9, 2020

Arizona Diamondbacks, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Arizona Diamondbacks fell well short of their expectations in 2020, finishing 14th in the National League with a record of 25-35. After making a pair of deals at the Major League Baseball trade deadline tha...

Baseball is Back! Exhibition Takeaways

Joe Orsatti

Feb 23, 2020

Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Spring Training, Texas Rangers

Baseball has officially returned, as the Texas Rangers kicked off spring training with a 5-4 win against the Kansas City Royals. The game wasn't a complete loss for the Royals, however, as they saw Ryan O'He...

How Does Taijuan Walker Fit in Seattle?

Joe Orsatti

Feb 13, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

On Wednesday, it was announced that free agent right-hander Taijuan Walker would re-join the team for whom he made his major-league debut with, the Seattle Mariners. The contract is an affordable one-year deal ...

San Francisco Giants Fans, Meet Tyler Heineman

Joe Orsatti

Feb 10, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

On Saturday, it was announced that catcher Aramis Garcia will miss six-to-eight months after undergoing labrum surgery. It was widely expected that the 27-year-old would serve as the primary backup to Buster P...

Let’s Talk About Robert Broom

Joe Orsatti

Jan 22, 2020

Cleveland Indians, Opinions & Predictions, Prospect Reports

As the different online outlets continue to release their organizational top prospect lists, some names tend to slip under the radar. The Cleveland Indians have some exceptionally young and exciting relievers i...

Travis d’Arnaud Signing Continues the Atlanta Braves’ Busy Offseason

Joe Orsatti

Nov 25, 2019

Atlanta Braves, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Transactions

The Atlanta Braves have, undoubtedly, been baseball's busiest team this offseason, as profiled on Baseball Essential last week. Their activity continued on Sunday, as they signed catcher Travis d'Arnaud to a tw...

Chicago White Sox Sign Yasmani Grandal

Joe Orsatti

Nov 22, 2019

Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Transactions

Very few people have used the free agent market to their advantage as well as Yasmani Grandal. After reaching free agency for the first time last offseason, Grandal was shackled by a qualifying offer. Despite d...

Atlanta Braves Start Shopping Early

Joe Orsatti

Nov 19, 2019

Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Transactions

The Atlanta Braves have been quite active in the early stages of the Major League Baseball offseason, re-signing outfielder Nick Markakis, catcher Tyler Flowers, and right-handed Darren O'Day, while also bringi...

Recent MLB Roster Shuffles

Joe Orsatti

Nov 10, 2019

American League, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, National League, Offseason, Transactions

With the World Series over, Major League Baseball teams have begun to shave their 40-man rosters in preparation for the offseason. Here is all of the player movement from the MLB period, which I call "The Purge...

Minor Moves: Deolis Guerra, Josh D. Smith

Joe Orsatti

Oct 19, 2019

Cincinnati Reds, Headlines, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Transactions

As October continues, non-roster players have continued to elect free agency, and organizations have begun to trim their 40-man rosters to facilitate offseason acquisitions. Right-handed pitcher Deolis Guerr...

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