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Yankees’ Trust in Masahiro Tanaka Will Dictate their Trade Deadline Agenda

Jul 12, 2018

The New York Yankees pay Masahiro Tanaka roughly $22 million a year, and with that money, they expect the righty to be an ace, or dominant number-two starter. And Tanaka has provided them with such a presence i...

MLB Trade Deadline: Every Playoff Contender’s Biggest Need

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 9, 2018

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Rumors

The 2018 Major League Baseball season is past the midway point, and it's become clear which teams are poised to be playing, or competing to play in October. At the same time, those teams have holes on their ros...

Tigers Could Have Another Trade Chip in Jordan Zimmermann

Griffin Fabits

Jul 7, 2018

Detroit Tigers, Headlines

Detroit Tigers starter Jordan Zimmermann was lights out again Friday night. He twirled eight innings of one-run ball, punched out 11 batters -- the most he's had since joining the Tigers in 2016 -- in a 3-1 win...

Should a Contending Team Take a Flier on Josh Donaldson?

Brendan Smith

Jun 29, 2018

Features, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

As the trade deadline looms at the end of July, teams are beginning to fall in to the "buyer" or "seller" categories. With time at a premium, the Toronto Blue Jays currently sit in fourth place in the loaded Am...

Matt Harvey has Become a Viable Trade Chip for the Reds

Kyle O'Neill

Jun 28, 2018

Cincinnati Reds, Features, Opinions & Predictions

In a little under two months, it appears that Matt Harvey being traded to the Cincinnati Reds was the best thing that could have happened to him. It's difficult to get too excited about someone who has an ERA o...

Francisco Liriano Providing Value in Many Ways for the Tigers

Griffin Fabits

May 9, 2018

Detroit Tigers, Headlines

Francisco Liriano is going to make a contending club very happy this fall. At least, that's the consensus thus far in 2018 after an impressive showing with the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers signed the journeyma...

Colossal Struggles Could Lead to the Orioles Being Sellers

Robbie Stratakos

Apr 21, 2018

Baltimore Orioles, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

It was just two weeks ago that the Baltimore Orioles took three out of four games on the road from the New York Yankees. Ever since that impressive series win, the Orioles have fallen apart and been underwhelmi...

Analyzing Arizona’s Acquisition of J.D. Martinez

Ryan Waterman

Jul 31, 2017

Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Headlines, Transactions

The National League West has been referred to as (arguably) the best division in baseball this season. As of this writing, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, and Arizona Diamondbacks all have records th...

Rangers’ Window Has Closed; Now Is The Time To Sell Big

Tom Dorsa

Jul 28, 2017

Opinions & Predictions, Texas Rangers

As future Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre creeps closer to becoming the 28th player in Major League Baseball history to reach 3,000 career hits, fans of the club in ...

Houston Astros Should Pursue Johnny Cueto At Trade Deadline

Tom Dorsa

Jun 28, 2017

Houston Astros, Rumors, San Francisco Giants

Earlier this week, Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reported that San Francisco Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto will likely opt out of the remaining four years and $84 million of his massive contract signed after 2015. ...

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