I’ll hold my hands up right off the bat – Chris Sale has been one of my favourite pitchers in the game of baseball for a number of years. Things about him have always fascinated me, whether it be the
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Category: Pinch Hitting
How did they do? Rays 2020/21 Offseason Review
Maybe it’s the self-satisfying pleasure that comes with saying ‘I told you so’ that spurred it, but I have always had an obsession with looking back at old baseball transactions and seeing how much of an effect that they actually
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The best Rays breakout of 2021 wasn’t Wander Franco…
2021 was a fantastic year for the Tampa Bay Rays – A franchise-best 100 wins, a Rookie of the Year campaign from Randy Arozarena and back-to-back AL East titles for the first time in the team’s young history. For such
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Athletics find their replacement for Bob Melvin
It’s official; The Oakland Athletics have confirmed their new manager, and it’s Mark Kotsay. Fellow A’s fans will remember Kotsay from his role as third-base coach last season, furiously waving players to home base or calling them back to third.
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Who should manage the Mets in 2022?
The Mets have narrowed their highly anticipated managerial search to three names. The three names contain a mix between a manager with 20 years experience and two highly respected up and coming coaches. This article will highlight the pros and
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How Steven Matz’s Agent Landed The Mets Max Scherzer
A week before the lockout, which has frozen baseball transactions with no sign of a resolution, the Mets had just lost out on top pitching target Steven Matz, who chose St Louis over a return to New York. Mets COO
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Rock Bottom for The Athletics – Not A Bit Of It
Hey, we have an A’s contributor now! Welcome Brett Walker… It’s that time of year again when the Oakland A’s lose a raft of players to free agency (this year, we have more free agents than any other MLB team
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Alex Cora Didn’t Miss A Beat in 2021
It’s the second week of December, and I’ve fully digested the fact that my beloved 2021 Boston Red Sox came up just 18.0 victorious innings shy of their fifth World Series appearance of my lifetime— yeah, I know, what a
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Arizona Diamondbacks – Prospects to Watch in 2022
Hey, we have a Dbacks contributor now! Welcome Matt O’Brien… With 2021 firmly in the rear-view mirror and with the return of a full minor league season after a Covid induced hiatus, I thought now would be a good time
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Red Sox Farm System Coming Into Bloom?
Welcome to our new Red Sox contributor Richard Banks… Prospects in the game of baseball have never been valued higher, and for good reason – nearly every World Series winner over the last decade has had a top rated farm
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