Opinions & Predictions

Braves’ Rotation Implosion, Marlins’ Hot Start Turns the NL East Upside Down

Aug 12, 2020

Major League Baseball, National League East, Opinions & Predictions

The National League East was always going to be a highly competitive, enticing division in 2020. Now it has been turned upside down. The Atlanta Braves have lost Mike Soroka for the year to a torn Achilles; ...

Dellin Betances is the Wild Card of the New York Mets Bullpen

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 7, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

Per yearly customs, the New York Mets are having bullpen problems. While it'll be difficult for this aspect of manager Luis Rojas' roster to right the ship, right-hander Dellin Betances returning to his old way...

The Cleveland Indians are a Year-Round Pitching Factory

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 3, 2020

Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The year, climate, or standing in Major League Baseball is always irrelevant: the Cleveland Indians are a year-round pitching factory. Two years ago the Indians had arguably the best starting rotation in the...

Atlanta Braves: Sean Newcomb is the Key to Rotation Stability

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 28, 2020

Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

There's no such thing as a flawless starting rotation one through five in Major League Baseball. Teams can only aspire to have rotation stability. For the Atlanta Braves, this is achieved by Sean Newcomb having...

Eight Bold Predictions for the 2020 MLB Season

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 23, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The 2020 Major League Baseball season will be unlike anything we've ever seen: a 60-game regular season with no fans, no extended playoffs, and 66.7 percent of games being divisional affairs. Here are eight bol...

Unduly Expectations Have Been Placed on the Dodgers Starting Rotation

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 20, 2020

Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Yes, the Los Angeles Dodgers are arguably the best team in the National League. Yes, they have a remarkably deep pitching staff. That means their starting rotation will be invincible, right? Incorrect, their ro...

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Ranking 2019 Last-Place MLB Teams’ Chances at Shocking the World in 2020

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 18, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Anything can happen in a 60-game Major League Baseball season. That said, which teams have the best chance of being a "surprise" playoff participant in 2020? Here's a ranking of 2019 last-place teams' chances a...

A Delayed MLB Season Will Benefit the New York Yankees

Quinn Allen

Jul 16, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

After much anticipation over whether there would even be a 2020 Major League Baseball season due to COVID-19, we now await Opening Day, which will take place on July 23 and 24. Each organization will play just ...

The Toronto Blue Jays will be the American League’s Pain in the Rear

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 13, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

Every team in Major League Baseball is envisioning a scenario where they make the playoffs in the sport's 60-game regular season. It's a matter of who are the termites that can temporarily infect the sport's po...

The 2020 Minnesota Twins are Reminiscent of the 2018 Boston Red Sox

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 11, 2020

Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

The Minnesota Twins are coming off a 101-win season, headlined by winning the American League Central for the first time since 2010 -- albeit they were swept by the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series. ...