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Yankees’ Gerrit Cole is on the Same Career Path as Nationals’ Max Scherzer

Jul 8, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

The 2019 World Series-champion Washington Nationals open the 2020 Major League Baseball season at home against the New York Yankees on July 23. It's an Opening Day matchup that features two of the best starting...

Are the Miami Marlins Repeating the Washington Nationals’ Rebuild?

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 3, 2020

Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

The Miami Marlins are one of the more deep-rooted rebuilding teams in Major League Baseball, and there are some fascinating aspects to their process. Furthermore, there are parts of their rebuild that are remin...

Zimmerman, Ross, Leake First Players to Opt Out of 2020 MLB Season Due to COVID-19

Dustin Osborne

Jun 30, 2020

Arizona Diamondbacks, Contract, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Washington Nationals

The inevitable snowball has initiated its descent. On June 29, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Mike Leake made waves when he announced his intention to opt out of the abbreviated 2020 Major League Baseball season...

Three MLB Contenders That Should Sign Yasiel Puig

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 29, 2020

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

In perhaps the most unconventional, unique, and fascinating situation in the history of professional sports, Major League Baseball will hold a 60-game, fan-less 2020 regular season. After months of tedious back...

Preparing for MLB’s 60-Game Season… for the Third Time!

Dustin Osborne

Jun 28, 2020

Baseball History, Major League Baseball

In perusing Twitter while avoiding the real world, I stumbled across this fascinating tweet from John Thorn, the Official Historian for Major League Baseball: https://twitter.com/thorn_john/status/127649884041...

The Milwaukee Brewers Can Evade Their Rotation Deficiencies in Shortened MLB Season

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 23, 2020

Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Opinions & Predictions

The Milwaukee Brewers boast the same identity in 2020 as they have in each of the last three seasons: a high-profile offense, accompanied by a flashy bullpen and mediocre starting pitching. Fortunately for Milw...

Projecting the DH for Every National League Team

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 16, 2020

Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions

If and when a 2020 Major League Baseball season takes place, a universal DH is expected to be implemented. Subsequently, every National League team will add a position player to their lineup. Here is the projec...

Minor-League Players are the Ones Suffering From MLB’s Standstill

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 4, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

While billionaires and millionaires compete for bragging rights, let's take the time to focus on the baseball players who are actually suffering from the coronavirus pandemic and Major League Baseball's continu...

The 2020 MLB Season Should be Treated as a Test Run

Robbie Stratakos

May 22, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Nothing about a 2020 Major League Baseball season will be "normal." With that in mind, doesn't this unique situation offer MLB, a sport seeking in-game shakeups, the chance to test run everything it has mulled ...

Seven-Inning Doubleheaders Present an Advantage for Teams with Stellar Starting Pitching

Robbie Stratakos

May 1, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Among the many ideas that have surfaced about a potential 2020 Major League Baseball season have been the prospect of seven-inning doubleheaders. If that comes to fruition and/or becomes a prevalent occurrence,...

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