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Biggest Early Surprises of the 2017 Season

Ryan Chichester
Apr 19, 2017
Features, Major League Baseball
"You can't predict baseball." We hear this tired cliché every spring, summer, and autumn. Baseball's predictable unpredictability has reared its head already in the first three weeks of the season. Of course...

Lack of Star Power in MLB? It’s the Nature of the Sport, and It’s Okay

Ryan Chichester
Apr 7, 2017
Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
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ESPN senior writer Jayson Stark wrote a detailed and compelling case regarding the state of Major League Baseball and its search to find a "face" of the league. Stark brings up numerous valid points using recen...

Stroman’s gem leads United States to their first World Baseball Classic Championship

Ryan Chichester
Mar 23, 2017
Major League Baseball, Offseason
The United States is finally crowned the king of their pastime. Everything was clicking for the US on Wednesday night as they cruised past undefeated Puerto Rico, 8-0, to claim their first World Baseball Cla...

Chris Carter Brings Much-Needed (and Inexpensive) Power to Yankees

Ryan Chichester
Feb 9, 2017
New York Yankees, Transactions
After failing to live up to their usual "Bronx Bombers" identity for the past few years, Brian Cashman and the Yankees pulled the trigger on a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the reigning National League co-ho...

Why is Fred McGriff So Far Away From the Hall of Fame?

Ryan Chichester
Jan 19, 2017
Features, Hall of Fame, Opinions & Predictions
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The 2017 Hall of Fame class is set, and while many are clamoring over the absence of sluggers like Vladimir Guerrero, there is another slugger who remains buried beneath a crowded ballot. Fred McGriff failed to...

A’s Sign Rajai Davis to One-Year Deal

Ryan Chichester
Jan 5, 2017
Oakland Athletics, Transactions
Looking to help their depleted outfield, the Oakland A's have signed free-agent outfielder Rajai Davis to a one-year, $6 million deal. It has been reported that the 36-year-old Davis has already passed his phys...

With Encarnacion in Cleveland, Who Is the Favorite in the American League?

Ryan Chichester
Dec 28, 2016
American League, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians saw the Boston Red Sox acquire Chris Sale, and raised them with the signing of slugger Edwin Encarnacion, inking the best offensive player on the market to a three-year deal. Encarnacion w...

Marlins Add Tazawa, But Still Have a Gaping Hole in the Pen

Ryan Chichester
Dec 16, 2016
Miami Marlins
The Miami Marlins signed free-agent reliever Junichi Tazawa to a two-year deal on Thursday worth $12 million, in an effort to make up for striking out on big market relievers such as Aroldis Chapman and Kenley ...

Positional Power Rankings: Shortstop

Ryan Chichester
Dec 13, 2016
Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
Welcome to the new Golden Age of shortstops. Not since the days of Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Nomar Garciaparra have we seen such a strong core of talented players occupying the position between second an...

Chapman Signing a Relapse in Mindset for Yankees

Ryan Chichester
Dec 9, 2016
American League, American League East, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions
The New York Yankees signed free agent closer Aroldis Chapman late Wednesday night to a lucrative five-year deal worth $86 million, fully equipped with a three-year full no-trade clause with an option after yea...
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