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Rusney Castillo: Baseball’s Richest Minor-League Player

Nov 5, 2019

Boston Red Sox, Contract, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Rusney Castillo officially declined to opt out of the final year of his seven-year, $72.5 million contract on Sunday, meaning that the 32-year-old outfielder will remain with the Boston Red Sox organization. As...

Boston Red Sox: A Collective Star Resurgence is their Last Hope

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 7, 2019

Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

If the playoffs were to begin today, the Boston Red Sox would be watching such play from a Boston pub. If the Red Sox continue to perform at the erratic level they've displayed over the last month, they're n...

Astros Finding Success Despite Numerous Organizational Blunders

Tom Dorsa

Jun 6, 2018

Features, Houston Astros, Opinions & Predictions

What if I told you that a Major League Baseball organization that constantly makes short-sighted player movement decisions, including MLB Draft picks, trades, and poor scouting, was still one of the game's pre...

MLB’s Five Most Overwhelming and Underwhelming Players Thus Far

Tom Dorsa

May 29, 2018

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Now two months into the Major League Baseball season, we're done with "small sample sizes." Most everyday players have surpassed 200 plate appearances, and all 30 clubs have played about 50 games. We have enoug...

Early Impressions of the Boston Red Sox Lineup

Andy Goffin

May 7, 2018

Boston Red Sox, Opinions & Predictions, Statistics

The Boston Red Sox entered the 2018 season with relatively high expectations as a likely competitor in October. The team's late offseason signing of J.D. Martinez boosted Red Sox fans' hopes. Yet their eagernes...

Diamondbacks’ Steven Souza Jr. is More Than Just a Power Hitter

Joe Jacquez

Mar 10, 2018

Arizona Diamondbacks, Features, Interviews, Spring Training

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- When you think of the newest addition to the Arizona Diamondbacks outfield, Steven Souza Jr., his power probably comes to mind first. But when he was acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays on ...

Red Sox Sign J.D. Martinez to Five-Year Deal

Varun Tekur

Feb 19, 2018

American League East, Boston Red Sox, Breaking News, Headlines

The wait is over. After weeks that were seemingly devoid of news about this offseason's biggest free agent slugger, the public found out on Monday that J.D. Martinez had signed with the odds-on favorite to l...

Red Sox Should Give In With J.D. Martinez

Max Wildstein

Feb 15, 2018

Boston Red Sox, Features, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors

Let’s not sugarcoat this: The Boston Red Sox and J.D. Martinez deserve one another. Unless the Arizona Diamondbacks swoop back in and win over the heart (financially) of Martinez, it seems that the Red Sox are ...

Outfield Depth a Major Concern for Diamondbacks

Joe Jacquez

Feb 6, 2018

Arizona Diamondbacks, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Outfield depth is a huge concern right now for the Arizona Diamondbacks. With only 11 days until the team's first full-team workout, the D-backs starting outfield projects to be Yasmany Tomas in left field, ...

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...

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