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The Philadelphia Phillies Have to Make the Playoffs

Aug 23, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

The National League East is a mess this season, and the Philadelphia Phillies bolstered their roster's fatal flaw this week; they have to make the playoffs. The Phillies announced on Friday night that they a...

Braves’ Rotation Implosion, Marlins’ Hot Start Turns the NL East Upside Down

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 12, 2020

Major League Baseball, National League East, Opinions & Predictions

The National League East was always going to be a highly competitive, enticing division in 2020. Now it has been turned upside down. The Atlanta Braves have lost Mike Soroka for the year to a torn Achilles; ...

Atlanta Braves: Sean Newcomb is the Key to Rotation Stability

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 28, 2020

Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

There's no such thing as a flawless starting rotation one through five in Major League Baseball. Teams can only aspire to have rotation stability. For the Atlanta Braves, this is achieved by Sean Newcomb having...

National League East X factors for 2020

Robbie Stratakos

Mar 13, 2020

Major League Baseball, National League East, Opinions & Predictions

What players can move the needle for their respective teams in the 2020 Major League Baseball season? Here are X factors for every team in the National League East. Atlanta Braves: Max Fried Concerning the Br...

Rotation Consistency Will Make or Break the 2020 New York Mets

Robbie Stratakos

Feb 22, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

If the New York Mets are going to break through next season, they need their starting rotation to be consistently stellar. On the surface, the Mets have one of the best starting rotations in Major League Bas...

Philadelphia Phillies’ Offseason Marginally Improves Their Ballclub

Robbie Stratakos

Jan 16, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies have missed the playoffs in each of the last eight seasons and have been rigorously spending in an attempt to get back on the map. They've continued that mentality this offseason, but ...

Zack Wheeler, Phillies Strike Five-Year, $118 Million Deal

Jason Kelly

Dec 4, 2019

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies, Transactions

As first reported by Marc Carig of The Athletic, the Philadelphia Phillies snagged Zack Wheeler off the free agent market on a multi-year deal. https://twitter.com/MarcCarig/status/1202306295652659200 Sho...

Phillies: Girardi Hire is a Great Start, Now the Focus Shifts to Adding Pitching – And a Lot of it

Robbie Stratakos

Oct 30, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies got the big fish. After firing manager Gabe Kapler two weeks ago, the Phillies quickly found their replacement, hiring former New York Yankees skipper Joe Girardi. Girardi is the...

Nationals: Washington, D.C. Has Seen This Playoff Magic Before

Tom Dorsa

Oct 23, 2019

Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason, Washington Nationals

The 2019 Washington Nationals are a delight to behold. After starting the season 19-31 and 12 games behind the National League East division lead, the Nats got scorching hot and pulled off an improbable run tha...

The Washington Nationals are the Anti-Modern Baseball Team

Robbie Stratakos

Oct 17, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason, Washington Nationals

Most, if not every team in Major League Baseball has an analytics department that helps them make pivotal decisions. But viewing matters from a roster and managerial standpoint, the National League-champion Was...

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