Tom Dorsa, Author at Baseball Essential

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Seattle Mariners

Apr 15, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are known around the baseball world primarily for two things: mediocrity and a crazy frequency in trades. For the first denoted team identity, a long-running history of plain incompetence a...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Texas Rangers

Tom Dorsa

Mar 30, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Texas Rangers

The 2010s was the most successful decade in the history of the Texas Rangers franchise. A club record 96 wins in 2011 was one of five 90-win campaigns in the decade, which featured two American League pennants,...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Houston Astros

Tom Dorsa

Mar 23, 2020

Hall of Fame, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

It's hard to call the decade of the 2010s a failure for the Houston Astros. From their disastrous stretch of 324 losses from 2011-2013, the Astros reinvented themselves with elite prospect development, great sc...

An Open Letter to My Fellow Astros Fans

Tom Dorsa

Feb 11, 2020

Headlines, Houston Astros, Opinions & Predictions

I have been attempting to write something of substance about the sign-stealing controversy surrounding the Houston Astros for months. Dozens of times, I will author an article or a series of tweets that hit 300...

Game 7: This is Why the Astros Acquired Zack Greinke

Tom Dorsa

Oct 30, 2019

Hall of Fame, Headlines, Houston Astros, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason

On July 31, the Houston Astros looked to the near future when they traded away their long-term plans, acquiring Zack Greinke from the Arizona Diamondbacks for a package of four top prospects. Greinke had been A...

Nationals: Washington, D.C. Has Seen This Playoff Magic Before

Tom Dorsa

Oct 23, 2019

Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason, Washington Nationals

The 2019 Washington Nationals are a delight to behold. After starting the season 19-31 and 12 games behind the National League East division lead, the Nats got scorching hot and pulled off an improbable run tha...

AL Wild Card Game: Who Has The Edge?

Tom Dorsa

Oct 2, 2019

American League, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason, Tampa Bay Rays

As the second of a pair of compelling Wild Card Games nears, it is essential to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the clubs competing in the do-or-die contest. After a National League Wild Card Gam...

NL Wild Card Game: Who Has The Edge?

Tom Dorsa

Oct 1, 2019

Hall of Fame, Milwaukee Brewers, National League, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason, Washington Nationals

As we near the pair of highly anticipated Major League Baseball Wild Card Games, it’s imperative to examine which advantages and disadvantages the participating teams hold against their WC opponents. In the ...

Alex Bregman Will Not, and Should Not, Win the AL MVP Award

Tom Dorsa

Sep 18, 2019

Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

On Tuesday morning, the editorial board for the Houston Chronicle made a pretty questionable decision. The decision was to publish this article by sports columnist Brian T. Smith, who suggests that Houston Astr...

The Diamondbacks Were Always This Talented, Recent Surge Only Proves It

Tom Dorsa

Sep 9, 2019

Arizona Diamondbacks, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Statistics

The Arizona Diamondbacks really don't belong here. The club sits at 75-68, just a game and a half out of the second and final National League Wild Card position, despite trading their best pitcher, Zack Greinke...

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