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Cameron Maybin Has Found A Home With The Angels

Jun 28, 2017

Over a decade ago, the Detroit Tigers selected Cameron Maybin 10th overall. Since then the 30-year-old has bounced around, never finding his niche with an organization -- until now. When the Los Angeles Angels ...

Houston Astros Should Pursue Johnny Cueto At Trade Deadline

Tom Dorsa

Jun 28, 2017

Houston Astros, Rumors, San Francisco Giants

Earlier this week, Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reported that San Francisco Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto will likely opt out of the remaining four years and $84 million of his massive contract signed after 2015. ...

Evaluating Starting Pitcher Trade Candidates

Billy Collins

Jun 27, 2017

Major League Baseball, Statistics

As is the case every year, teams will be looking to add pitching at the trade deadline. For most contending teams, their biggest weakness is starting pitching. The Houston Astros rotation could use a steady,...

Javier Baez is Criminally Underrated in Fantasy Baseball

Cody Goggin

Jun 20, 2017

Chicago Cubs, Fantasy

Disclaimer: I am a St. Louis Cardinals fan about to praise a Chicago Cubs player. It feels so wrong, and yet, I feel confident that I’m right here. Javier Baez is considered a mid-low tier fantasy option on the...

Most Versatile Player: Paul Goldschmidt Should Win NL MVP

Tom Dorsa

Jun 20, 2017

Arizona Diamondbacks, Opinions & Predictions, Statistics

When Paul Goldschmidt trotted onto the field in his August 1, 2011, major-league debut, fans and experts denoted the 6'3" righty as potentially the next Jeff Bagwell. Goldschmidt shares a position with the form...

Relax Philadelphia, Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

Ryan Waterman

May 30, 2017

Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

If you're a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies, the past month has been absolutely brutal. Through their first 20 games, Philadelphia seemed to be living up to the expectations that many fans had for this seas...

Dodgers option Julio Urias to Triple-A

Jeff J. Snider

May 22, 2017

Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers

On Sunday morning, the day after his second straight poor start, Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Julio Urias was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. The Dodgers recalled right-handed reliever Josh Ravin to take Urias...

Brett Cecil: Big Bucks, But No Payoff

Billy Collins

May 16, 2017

Opinions & Predictions, St. Louis Cardinals

This past offseason, the St. Louis Cardinals signed relief pitcher Brett Cecil to a four-year contract worth $30.5 million. This deal was one of many in the deepest free agent class of bullpen arms in recent me...

These Seattle Mariners Are Different

Kyle Head

May 12, 2017

Headlines, Seattle Mariners

It has only taken two years for Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto to change an organization that seemingly hasn't had a vision or a plan for well over a decade. The outcome at the end of the 2017 se...

Boston Red Sox, Adam Jones Set Standard for Pro Sports Venues

Tom Dorsa

May 10, 2017

American League, Headlines, Major League Baseball

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In the midst of a furious, heated series between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles, the two American League East teams threw scorching fastballs at and around each other's star players. "I felt it was...