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Ten Under-the-Radar MLB Free Agents Worth Taking a Flier on

Dec 3, 2019

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

While Major League Baseball waits for Gerrit Cole, Anthony Rendon, Stephen Strasburg, and other high-profile free agents to make decisions on where to play in 2020, here are 10 under-the-radar MLB players worth...

The Nationals Have a Fire Sale

Joe Orsatti

Aug 21, 2018

Chicago Cubs, Headlines, National League, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals, who have been riding in third place in the National League East, finally decided to punt the season and made a pair of deals. Early on Tuesday, it was reported that the Nationals ha...

Matt Adams is Hitting the Nationals Into an Awkward Situation

Robbie Stratakos

May 9, 2018

Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

Ryan Zimmerman is Washington Nationals' royalty. He's been with the team since 2005 and is the franchise's longest tenured player. But no matter how awkward diminishing Zimmerman's role may be, the Nationals ca...

Nationals Sign Matt Adams

Brent Maguire

Dec 20, 2017

Breaking News, Contract, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, Offseason, Transactions, Washington Nationals

Matt Adams has had himself an eventful last calendar year. After proving to be a useful left-handed power bat for St. Louis for five seasons, he was sent to the Atlanta Braves early on in the 2017 season. Af...

Report: Braves Shopping Matt Adams

Chris Northrop

Nov 30, 2017

Atlanta Braves, Breaking News, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, Offseason, Rumors

According to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, Matt Adams’ days in a Braves uniform may be numbered. The Atlanta Braves are shopping the 29-year-old first baseman in advance of Friday’s non-tender deadline and sourc...

Kolten Wong’s Time is Almost Up in St. Louis

Jake Hasan

Mar 28, 2017

St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong recently voiced his displeasure with the team's commitment to him, which you can read more about here. Going into Monday's game, Wong was hitting .170 with no home...

Should Clayton Kershaw be judged by postseason record?

Joshua Sadlock

Sep 20, 2015

Features, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions

Clayton Kershaw had a rough outing last night. He allowed three earned runs in seven innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Terrible. Kershaw's start was so terrible that it pushed the ERA of the two-time reig...

What Options Do The Cardinals Have At First Base?

Jake Hasan

May 30, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Opinions & Predictions, St. Louis Cardinals

Matt Adams, the St. Louis Cardinals everyday first baseman, was placed on the 15-day DL Wednesday. Adams has a severe quad injury and will be out for 3-4 months, and possibly the whole season. Although Adams wa...

Cardinals’ Matt Adams Hits The Disabled List

Jake Hasan

May 27, 2015

Breaking News, Features, Headlines, Injuries, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams was hurt while running the bases on a double in Tuesday night's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Adams had turned first and was heading to second when he pulle...

Power Rankings: Top 15 First Basemen in the Majors

Will Gribin

Dec 29, 2014

American League, National League, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy New Year, and Happy Kwanzaa to anyone who celebrates! I do know one holiday we all celebrate and that is opening day! Unfortunately we still have to wait a bit for that...

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