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

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. ...

Boston Red Sox: J.D. Martinez Opting in Just Made the Offseason More Complicated

Jason Kelly

Nov 6, 2019

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

A significant domino was set to fall for the Boston Red Sox on Monday afternoon, and that piece was J.D. Martinez and his looming decision of whether to opt into the remaining $62.5 million on his contract. ...

Red Sox Bring Back Mitch Moreland

Alex McKeon

Dec 18, 2017

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

According to a press release from the team, the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal to bring back first baseman Mitch Moreland. Moreland joined the Red Sox last offseason on a one-year, $...

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...

Arizona Diamondbacks Wish List for 2018

Josh Schwam

Nov 28, 2017

Arizona Diamondbacks, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League West, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Ever since Paul Goldschmidt made his first appearance on a National League Most Valuable Player ballot in 2013, he has been one of baseballs best and most entertaining stars. However, the Arizona Diamondback te...

The Tigers Lineup Down the Stretch

Niklas Jarvinen

Sep 22, 2016

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers remain in the playoff hunt, just a few games out of the second Wild Card spot. They have a chance to make the playoffs, but they need to fix their recent hitting issues. Ian Kinsler and Victo...

Detroit Tigers Lineup: Fitting in Justin Upton

John Czech

Jan 19, 2016

American League, American League Central, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball

The remnants of the 87 loss, 2015 Detroit Tigers team have been all but washed away this offseason. New Tigers General Manager Al Avila caped off an already impressive on-the-fly rebuild by signing 28-year-...

All-Star Worthy Position Players: American League

Sam Bellestri

Jul 1, 2015

American League, Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Fan voting in the All-Star Game has been a largely controversial topic this season. Kansas City Royals fans have stuffed the ballot box for their players and their efforts will earn them as many as seven starte...

Looking at the Tigers after the first series

Niklas Jarvinen

Apr 10, 2015

Detroit Tigers

The Tigers completed their first series of the year in 2015 against the Twins. They did it pretty impressively, outscoring the Twins 22-1 with the one run unearned, for a nice 0.00 ERA 24.1 innings into the se...

Tigers Offense Poised to be Scary

Niklas Jarvinen

Apr 6, 2015

American League, American League Central, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball

The Tigers may now have the best offense in the AL. They lost Rick Porcello and Max Scherzer for Shane Greene and Alfredo Simon in a rotation that took a step back (at least until Dombrowski works his magic), b...

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