Robbie Stratakos, Author at Baseball Essential

The Milwaukee Brewers Can Evade Their Rotation Deficiencies in Shortened MLB Season

Jun 23, 2020

Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Opinions & Predictions

The Milwaukee Brewers boast the same identity in 2020 as they have in each of the last three seasons: a high-profile offense, accompanied by a flashy bullpen and mediocre starting pitching. Fortunately for Milw...

The Philadelphia Phillies Need Their Stars to Play the Part to Stand a Chance in the NL East

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 19, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies have high-profile players across their roster, but to stand a chance in the National League East they need their stars to play up to the esteem they're held in. When alluding to sta...

Projecting the DH for Every National League Team

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 16, 2020

Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions

If and when a 2020 Major League Baseball season takes place, a universal DH is expected to be implemented. Subsequently, every National League team will add a position player to their lineup. Here is the projec...

Colorado Rockies: How Does the Nolan Arenado Stalemate End?

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 12, 2020

Colorado Rockies, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Reminder: Nolan Arenado and the Colorado Rockies' relationship is in peril. It's one of the many storylines in Major League Baseball that has taken a backseat to the sport's ongoing labor dispute. How does t...

The Chicago Cubs are in Competitive Stagnation

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 9, 2020

Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The 2020 Chicago Cubs are your classic example of a team relying on a proven core in its prime to spark a bounce-back season. The likelihood of that desired outcome? Faint, and it's because the Cubs are in comp...

Minor-League Players are the Ones Suffering From MLB’s Standstill

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 4, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

While billionaires and millionaires compete for bragging rights, let's take the time to focus on the baseball players who are actually suffering from the coronavirus pandemic and Major League Baseball's continu...

Kansas City Royals: Vibrant Offense Has Distracted Starting Pitching Shortcomings

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 2, 2020

Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Kansas City Royals' rebuilding efforts are generally met with optimism. This derives from their young, electric offense. At the same time, that aspect of their ballclub has distracted from the weakness that...

A Healthy, Breakout Season for Shohei Ohtani Would Significantly Propel the Angels

Robbie Stratakos

May 26, 2020

Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

As currently constructed, the Los Angeles Angels aren't going to the playoffs in 2020. The player that could change that notion? Shohei Ohtani. In his two years in the show Ohtani has been a sight to behold,...

The 2020 MLB Season Should be Treated as a Test Run

Robbie Stratakos

May 22, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Nothing about a 2020 Major League Baseball season will be "normal." With that in mind, doesn't this unique situation offer MLB, a sport seeking in-game shakeups, the chance to test run everything it has mulled ...

Every National League Team’s Best-Kept Secret

Robbie Stratakos

May 19, 2020

Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions

Every team in Major League Baseball has a distinguishable figure who's one of the better players at his respective niche. At the same time, every team has an impact player that falls through the cracks of the p...

Author Robbie Stratakos