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Projecting the DH for Every National League Team

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...

Every National League Team’s Best-Kept Secret

Robbie Stratakos

May 19, 2020

Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions

Every team in Major League Baseball has a distinguishable figure who's one of the better players at his respective niche. At the same time, every team has an impact player that falls through the cracks of the p...

Five MLB Managers Who Could be on the Hot Seat this Season

Robbie Stratakos

Mar 4, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Every season, there are a group of Major League Baseball managers that are on the hot seat, and some more than others. Here are five managers who could feel the heat this season. Mickey Callaway, New York Mets...

Plumbing the Depths: Orioles Have a Shot at the Record for Futility

Tom Gibbons

Jan 12, 2019

Baltimore Orioles, Baseball History, Major League Baseball

The real question for the Baltimore Orioles in 2019 is not if they will be terrible – they certainly will be – but if they will lose more games than any Major League Baseball team in the modern era. The 1962...

Nationals: The Impressive Revival of Anibal Sanchez

Tom Dorsa

Dec 26, 2018

Statistics, Washington Nationals

On Thursday, the Washington Nationals and free agent right-hander Anibal Sanchez reached an agreement on a two-year, $19 million contract with a club option for 2021. The 34-year-old bolsters the back-end of a ...

The Worst Tweets from the Early Days of MLB Twitter Accounts

Tom Dorsa

Nov 30, 2018

Major League Baseball, Offseason

Back when Twitter soared in popularity in the spring and summer of 2009, sports teams all around North America felt increased pressure to join the platform. The only problem: absolutely nobody knew how to use T...

Nationals: Kurt Suzuki Signing a Product of Weak Catcher Market

Tom Dorsa

Nov 19, 2018

Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

Kurt Suzuki is not a superstar, and is far from it. Exactly zero times have I considered Suzuki to be a necessary addition to a contending team like other catchers are, and I can be pretty confident in writing ...

Analyzing the Early Transactions of MLB Free Agency

Joe Orsatti

Nov 12, 2018

Headlines, Offseason

While the main focus around the league has been on the intriguing free agent cases of Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, there has been a good amount of early movement on the hot stove. The Orioles brought back...

Who’s Got the Edge: Rockies vs Cubs in NL Wild Card Game

Tom Dorsa

Oct 2, 2018

National League, Postseason, Statistics

As we near the pair of highly-anticipated Major League Baseball Wild Card Games, it's imperative to examine which advantages and disadvantages the participating teams hold against their WC opponents. In the ...

In Jersey Retirement Ceremony, Bonds Finally Gets a Proper Salute

Tom Dorsa

Aug 17, 2018

Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

His legacy is complicated, but the retirement of his jersey number was inevitable, and frankly, overdue. On Saturday, the San Francisco Giants retired the infamous #25 of longtime fan-favorite and Major League ...

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