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Eight Bold Predictions for the 2020 MLB Season

Jul 23, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The 2020 Major League Baseball season will be unlike anything we've ever seen: a 60-game regular season with no fans, no extended playoffs, and 66.7 percent of games being divisional affairs. Here are eight bol...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Seattle Mariners

Tom Dorsa

Apr 15, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are known around the baseball world primarily for two things: mediocrity and a crazy frequency in trades. For the first denoted team identity, a long-running history of plain incompetence a...

Rebuilding But Not Regressing: The Impressive Second-Half Story of the Arizona Diamondbacks

Jason Kelly

Sep 6, 2019

Arizona Diamondbacks, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

When the Arizona Diamondbacks decided to trade Paul Goldschmidt this previous offseason, many fans in the desert were shocked to see their homegrown superstar first baseman leave town. Goldschmidt, 31, was head...

First-Time All-Star Ketel Marte Enjoying Breakout Season with D-Backs

Quinn Allen

Jun 29, 2019

Arizona Diamondbacks, Statistics

On Thursday, the starting lineups for the American League and National League teams were named for the Midsummer Classic that will take place on Tuesday, July 9 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. While a lot of...

Diamondbacks: Torey Lovullo Needs to Make Major Lineup Changes

Joe Jacquez

May 13, 2018

Arizona Diamondbacks, Opinions & Predictions, Statistics

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt can not hit third for the foreseeable future. The Arizona Diamondbacks would not be in the position they are as a franchise without Torey Lovullo. Last season as a rookie mana...

Report: Diamondbacks, Ketel Marte Agree to Contract Extension

Joe Jacquez

Mar 26, 2018

Arizona Diamondbacks, Headlines, Transactions

The Arizona Diamondbacks and infielder Ketel Marte agreed to a contract extension on Monday morning, according to multiple reports. The D-Backs officially confirmed the deal on Tuesday. "When we acquired ...

Diamondbacks’ Rey Fuentes Aims to Always Play With a Purpose

Joe Jacquez

Mar 18, 2018

Arizona Diamondbacks, Features, Headlines, Interviews, Spring Training

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Diamondbacks, in order to clear a roster spot for newly acquired catcher Alex Avila, designated outfielder Rey Fuentes for assignment in late January. The 27-year-old Fuentes’...

Mariners SS Ketel Marte Lands On 15-Day DL

Josh Eastern

May 22, 2016

Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners have placed shortstop Ketel Marte on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb. Marte injured his thumb in Saturday's game in Cincinnati while sliding into second base in the t...

Five Reasons I’m Enjoying Screaming at the Seattle Mariners

Gabriel Bogart

May 10, 2016

Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

Over the last couple of weeks, when I'm able to plop down in front of a Seattle Mariners game, I've noticed myself exhibiting some odd behavior. I'm screaming at the TV. No, that's not what is so odd. I'm holle...

After a Decade of Futility, Are the Seattle Mariners Becoming Contenders?

Gabriel Bogart

May 6, 2016

American League West, Features, Seattle Mariners

I've moaned and groaned about it before, rooting for the Seattle Mariners has been infuriating for about a decade now. In our best sardonic manner, many of us watching the M's have bet money that runners in sco...

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