National League East

The Atlanta Braves are Flexing Their Farm Muscles This Season

Oct 12, 2020

Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Atlanta Braves were without 80 percent of their projected starting rotation for roughly 80 percent of the regular season, and they're playing in the National League Championship Series this week. Mike So...

The Miami Marlins Deserve This Moment

Robbie Stratakos

Oct 3, 2020

Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, Opinions & Predictions

For three years the Miami Marlins have been teased and ridiculed for their decision to trade their plethora of positional stars. Friday afternoon they hushed the baseball world. On a windy afternoon in Wrigl...

New York Mets Self-Destructed Their Premier Strong Suit Thanks to Lack of Foresight

Robbie Stratakos

Sep 24, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

Starting pitching has been the New York Mets' identity for the better part of the last decade. That energy has vanished: they self-destructed their premier strong suit. The Mets went into 2019 with one of th...

The Positive for the Washington Nationals? The Youth is Playing

Robbie Stratakos

Sep 14, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

To say the 2020 Major League Baseball season has been underwhelming for the Washington Nationals would be an understatement: it has been a complete disappointment. With that said, there's one fluid factor worki...

The Philadelphia Phillies Have to Make the Playoffs

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 23, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

The National League East is a mess this season, and the Philadelphia Phillies bolstered their roster's fatal flaw this week; they have to make the playoffs. The Phillies announced on Friday night that they a...

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

Robbie Stratakos

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...

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...

Yankees’ Gerrit Cole is on the Same Career Path as Nationals’ Max Scherzer

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 8, 2020

Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

The 2019 World Series-champion Washington Nationals open the 2020 Major League Baseball season at home against the New York Yankees on July 23. It's an Opening Day matchup that features two of the best starting...

Are the Miami Marlins Repeating the Washington Nationals’ Rebuild?

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 3, 2020

Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

The Miami Marlins are one of the more deep-rooted rebuilding teams in Major League Baseball, and there are some fascinating aspects to their process. Furthermore, there are parts of their rebuild that are remin...