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Toronto Blue Jays: Jump to Contention is Reliant on Drastic Growth From Young Starters

Feb 11, 2021

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays committed roughly $52 million in average annual salary this offseason to four players who will man substantial roles and make a difference for their 2021 roster (George Springer, Marcus Se...

MLB Free Agent Market Features Killer Shortstop Class

Robbie Stratakos

Nov 14, 2020

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The Major League Baseball free agent market typically features few, if any compelling shortstops. Naturally, in a year that makes no sense, that position is oozing with All-Star caliber players this offseason. ...

The Oakland A’s Need to Wake Up

Robbie Stratakos

Sep 28, 2020

Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions

A team that wins its division and 60.0 percent of its games is typically wide awake. That is not the case with the Oakland Athletics. Yes, they're going into the 2020 Major League Baseball playoffs for a thi...

Daily Fantasy Sports Help: April 11

Paul Mammino

Apr 11, 2015

Fantasy, Features

Hoping to assist players of Daily Fantasy leagues, I look at DraftKings and Fanduel and try to evaluate some guys other than the typical big names who could have good games and could help make you so money. ...

Oakland Athletics Opening Day: What We’ve Learned

Idalia Topete

Apr 7, 2015

American League, American League West, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics finally snapped their 10-year long Opening Day losing streak "curse" with an old fashioned beat-down of the Texas Rangers, final score of 8-0. The A's delivered in every facet of the game ...

Positive Signs Come In Giants First Spring Loss

Chris Roth

Mar 4, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants fans just need to remember, it is only spring training. This could be a hard thought to grasp after watching the defending World Series champs struggle to a 9-4 loss in their opening game a...

After Trades, Franklin Barreto is A’s Future Shortstop

Idalia Topete

Jan 10, 2015

American League, Minor League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Offseason

Billy Beane and company pulled off a major trade Saturday morning acquiring super-utility man Ben Zoberist and SS Yunel Escobar from the Tampa Bay Rays. For Zobrist and Escobar, the A's gave up two of their bes...

Meet the Prospects: Oakland’s New Farm System

Idalia Topete

Dec 9, 2014

American League, American League West, Minor League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Offseason

Billy Beane has made quite the splash this hot stove season, trading away three of the Oakland Athletics' 2014 All-Stars in just a matter of days. What did Josh Donaldson, Brandon Moss, and Jeff Samardzija net ...

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