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The San Diego Padres Infield Isn’t Getting Enough Attention

Aug 15, 2019

Opinions & Predictions, San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres have a downright filthy infield, and little to no one outside of the San Diego area is bringing that development to light. From left to right, the Padres infield is Manny Machado, Fernan...

New-Look Royals Have Whit Merrifield To Lean On

Griffin Fabits

Mar 3, 2018

Features, Headlines, Kansas City Royals

SURPRISE, Ariz — Whit Merrifield sat at his locker Saturday morning in typical Whit Merrifield fashion: cool, calm and collected. After an off-season saw the departure of Eric Hosmer, Lorenzo Cain, Mike Mous...

Padres Sign Eric Hosmer to Eight-Year Deal

Griffin Fabits

Feb 17, 2018

San Diego Padres

On the eve of position players reporting to spring camp, the San Diego Padres have signed first baseman Eric Hosmer to an eight-year deal, according to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. SB Nation's ...

Top Ten Free Agents Remaining for 2018

Kyle Drobnik

Jan 5, 2018

Features, Offseason

A slow offseason for baseball's free agents has left many players without contracts heading into the new year. While many middle relievers have found lucrative multi-year deals, many top-tier players have yet t...

Checking in on the American League Central as Spring Training nears

Griffin Fabits

Jan 3, 2018

American League Central, Major League Baseball

Happy New Year, baseball fans. We're 40 days away until pitchers and catchers report to spring training. While we're still a ways away until game action, it doesn't hurt to look ahead. Here are the thought p...

Report: Red Sox Showing Interest in J.D. Martinez, Eric Hosmer and Kyle Schwarber

Jason Kelly

Dec 10, 2017

American League, American League East, Boston Red Sox, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors, Transactions

The New York Yankees set the Hot Stove completely ablaze this weekend with the announcement that they had agreed to a deal with the Miami Marlins for the newly crowned National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton. Wit...

Will Royals be able to lock up Hosmer, Cain, and Moustakas?

Joshua Sadlock

Nov 5, 2015

American League, Features, Kansas City Royals, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Credit: Ed Zurga / Getty Images North America This is where things get interesting for the Kansas City Royals. The champagne has dried, the ticker tape parade has run its course, and appearances on the late...

The Kansas City Royals approach to baseball is impossible to duplicate

Joshua Sadlock

Nov 2, 2015

American League, Features, Headlines, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason

The Kansas City Royals are a Madison Bumgarner away from being back-to-back World Series champions. As you're well aware by now, the Royals do not play baseball like most teams, but it works for them. Kansas Ci...

RECAP: KC Wins Game 1 In 14 Innings

Brian Danuff

Oct 28, 2015

Headlines

Game 1 of the 2015 World Series kicked off with a bang in more ways than one. Alcides Escobar’s leadoff inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the first inning made Kauffman Stadium erupt. The Royals drew...

The Process of Building the Kansas City Royals

Gershon Rabinowitz

Oct 27, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Kansas City Royals, Postseason

The process of rebuilding a storied franchise takes unlimited patience with little margin for error for a general manager. Expectations are reduced to mediocrity as the pressure mounts for a quick turnaround. P...

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