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Minnesota Twins Should Focus on Adding Positional Versatility

Jan 17, 2021

Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

It seems like an offseason ritual that baseball fans alike discuss starting pitchers the Minnesota Twins should target. However, this drag of an offseason is different: the Twins should focus on adding defensiv...

Seattle Mariners Facing a Crossroads

Kyle Head

Jun 23, 2016

Headlines, Seattle Mariners

The American League West has been the home for hot teams this month. The Texas Rangers are trying to run away with the division with a record of 47-26 and hold a 10-game lead going into Thursday. The Houston As...

Five Major Questions for the Seattle Mariners in 2016

Kyle Gehler

Jan 20, 2016

American League, American League West, Features, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

(Sept. 29, 2015 - Source: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images North America) The 2015 season was one full of disappointment for the Seattle Mariners. They went into the year with some experts predicting them to mak...

Deriving Benefit from a One Year Contract

Charles Gattin

Jan 1, 2016

Contract, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The list of higher profile free agents has not dwindled as expected as we exit 2015 and start the new year. Several big name players are still available, many that most pundits thought would have signed by now....

What the Royals can Learn from the Orioles

Joshua Sadlock

Dec 14, 2015

American League, American League Central, American League East, Baltimore Orioles, Features, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles are fairly similar Major League Baseball clubs. Both play in mid-sized markets. Both endured lengthy postseason droughts that covered much of the Nineties and spanne...

Mariners proving SafeCo Field is just another ballpark

Kyle Head

Nov 12, 2015

Features, Seattle Mariners

For years it was said that free agents shied away from Seattle and SafeCo Field. But is that starting to change because of hitters having success or the Mariners fielding a better team? It always helps to at...

2016 wish list: Seattle Mariners

Kyle Head

Oct 23, 2015

Features, Headlines, Offseason, Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners new General Manager, Jerry Dipoto, has a plan and I'm hoping it is a World Series contender blueprint. It seems Dipoto is zeroing in on a new manager in Seattle. Several reports came out Th...

Where does Seattle go from here?

Kyle Head

Aug 29, 2015

American League, American League West, Headlines, Seattle Mariners

It was October 2008, the Seattle Mariners had just finished off the first 100-plus loss season of a ball club with a $100 million dollar payroll in Major League Baseball history. Bill Bavasi had just been fired...

Why Nelson Cruz Should Be The AL MVP

Josh Eastern

Aug 12, 2015

American League, Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

Safeco Field is known as one of the best pitcher parks in the big leagues, which is one reason why the Seattle Mariners are one of the most offensively-challenged teams in baseball. Camden Yards in Baltimore ho...

Nelly Cruz booming in Seattle

Kyle Head

Aug 8, 2015

American League, American League West, Headlines, Seattle Mariners

Some in the Seattle Mariners organization wanted Nelson Cruz before the 2014 season. Cruz was coming off a PED suspension and that likely played a major role in why the M's didn't sign him and the Baltimore Ori...

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