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The Cincinnati Reds are Ready to Compete in the National League

Feb 2, 2020

Cincinnati Reds, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

It has been a long time since the Cincinnati Reds made the postseason, eight years in fact, when they were knocked out of the National League Division Series round by the eventual World Series Champions, the Sa...

Mike Moustakas Would be Great for the Astros — Change My Mind

Tom Dorsa

Dec 14, 2018

Houston Astros, Opinions & Predictions

As Robert Murray of The Athletic reported from the Major League Baseball winter meetings, the Milwaukee Brewers are open to a reunion with third baseman Mike Moustakas. The 2018 National League Central champion...

Free Agency Roundup: Moustakas, CarGo Return; Lucroy to A’s

Tom Dorsa

Mar 12, 2018

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Transactions

In a Major League Baseball offseason with few impactful free agent signings, the past few days have been somewhat of a change of pace. News concerning three former MLB All-Stars grabbed the headlines, as Mike M...

Top Ten Free Agents Remaining for 2018

Kyle Drobnik

Jan 5, 2018

Features, Offseason

A slow offseason for baseball's free agents has left many players without contracts heading into the new year. While many middle relievers have found lucrative multi-year deals, many top-tier players have yet t...

The Top 10 Third Basemen for 2016

Cory Fallon

Jan 13, 2016

Features, Headlines

Credit: Ben Margot / Associated Press The hot corner -- one of the toughest positions to play in baseball. Men who play this position need to have quick reactions to play here, and are expected to drive in ...

Will Royals be able to lock up Hosmer, Cain, and Moustakas?

Joshua Sadlock

Nov 5, 2015

American League, Features, Kansas City Royals, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Credit: Ed Zurga / Getty Images North America This is where things get interesting for the Kansas City Royals. The champagne has dried, the ticker tape parade has run its course, and appearances on the late...

The Kansas City Royals approach to baseball is impossible to duplicate

Joshua Sadlock

Nov 2, 2015

American League, Features, Headlines, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason

The Kansas City Royals are a Madison Bumgarner away from being back-to-back World Series champions. As you're well aware by now, the Royals do not play baseball like most teams, but it works for them. Kansas Ci...

The Process of Building the Kansas City Royals

Gershon Rabinowitz

Oct 27, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Kansas City Royals, Postseason

The process of rebuilding a storied franchise takes unlimited patience with little margin for error for a general manager. Expectations are reduced to mediocrity as the pressure mounts for a quick turnaround. P...

RECAP: Kansas City Steals Game Two

Dustin Saracini

Oct 17, 2015

American League, American League Central, American League East, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Postseason, Toronto Blue Jays

To say both starting pitchers for the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays had struggled this postseason would be an understatement. Coming into game two, Yordano Ventura posted an ERA of 7.71, while his co...

Royals-Astros Game 4 Rollercoaster

Gabriel Bogart

Oct 12, 2015

Breaking News, Headlines, Postseason

About 13 minutes before the Astros finally got Mike Moustakas to record the first out in the top of the 8th inning on a strikeout, I had this thought: the @fangraphs Win Expectancy graph for @[email protected] i...

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