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Opinion: A Payroll Floor Won’t Solve the Offseason Problems

Kyle O'Neill
Feb 15, 2018
Features, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions
As pitchers and catchers start to report, with spring training games beginning late next week, many high-profile names remain unsigned. Teams are embracing the idea that a $200 million payroll is not necessary ...

Gerrit Cole Is Not an Ace, but the Astros Don’t Need Him to Be

Tom Dorsa
Jan 19, 2018
Houston Astros, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Statistics
When Houston Astros owner Jim Crane hinted at the potential acquisition of another "high-end starting pitcher," even after snagging Justin Verlander from the Detroit Tigers, the collective ears of H'Town's fait...

It’s Good to Hate the New York Yankees Again

Tom Dorsa
Dec 18, 2017
New York Yankees, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions
In sports, we always search for the compelling storyline; something to bring casual viewers within inches of their television screen or the field of play. It could be an underdog making an unprecedented run, a ...

Royals Pitcher Yordano Ventura Dies in Car Accident

Josey Curtis
Jan 22, 2017
Breaking News, Headlines, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals electric starting pitcher Yordano Ventura was killed in an automobile accident early Sunday morning in the Dominican Republic, the team confirmed. Ventura was 25 years old. We are devastat...

Playoff Races Past and Present

Charles Gattin
Sep 26, 2016
Baseball History, Features, Postseason
With just a week left in the 2016 regular season, the only thing besides home field advantage still to be decided is which teams will fill the Wild Card slots. The American League has five teams battling for tw...

Kyle Hendricks Leading National League Cy Young Competition

Josey Curtis
Sep 15, 2016
Chicago Cubs, National League
When Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw hit the disabled list with a serious back injury in late June, it was fairly certain that the three-time National League Cy Young Award recipient would ...

Trevor Story to Miss Rest of Season with Thumb Injury

Josey Curtis
Aug 3, 2016
Colorado Rockies, Headlines, Injuries, Major League Baseball, National League
On Tuesday evening, the Colorado Rockies announced that rookie shortstop Trevor Story will undergo surgery on a torn ligament in his left thumb and will miss the remainder of the 2016 season. Story injured h...

2016 MLB Opening Day Viewer’s Guide

Austin Green
Apr 4, 2016
Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
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If you're a normal person who will do normal person things tomorrow, disregard this post. If you're a rabid baseball fan to the point where your fandom makes your friends look at you weird and makes you questio...

Casey Janssen Granted Release by Padres

James E. Clark
Mar 25, 2016
San Diego Padres, Transactions
On Thursday morning the San Diego Padres trimmed their spring training roster down to 43 players. Veteran relief pitcher Casey Janssen was sent packing after a slow start in the Spring. The right-handed pitc...

Make or Break Year for Padres’ Andrew Cashner

James E. Clark
Mar 24, 2016
Features, Opinions & Predictions, San Diego Padres
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When the San Diego Padres acquired Andrew Cashner from the Chicago Cubs for Anthony Rizzo in January of 2012 he was expected to be something special. Not that the fireball throwing right-hander hasn't been a go...
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