John leads Darius, Russell and Tom on a quick canter through the off-season. Covering all things surrounding the mess of the Mets, the Rockies and on a more positive note, the Padres, Dodgers and who might surprise us this season.
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Tag: San Diego Padres
One to watch: Padres’ Jake Cronenworth
Such is the depth of the Padres minor league farm system that Jake Cronenworth only appeared 17th on their prospect list before the 2020 season. He slashed .285/.354/.477 last year on his way to tying for the Rookie of the
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Blake Snell to Padres for more than just a slapdick prospect
A blockbuster trade went down late on Sunday night which will send former Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell across the continent from Florida to California. It looks like a win-win trade and hardly a slapdick prospect in sight. The
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Hot takes and overreactions
It is far too early to anoint Phillies as World Series champions or label Chris Sale’s contract a bust, or even start thinking that the Baltimore Orioles might be a good team. Here are some interesting snippets from the opening
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FIGHT! 2018
As we ramp up to the beginning of the 2019 season, one thing Baseball players have demonstrated over and over is that they’re good at keeping grudges (Lest we forget that in 2017 Hunter Strickland plunked Bryce Harper in retaliation
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Episode 107 – Emily Waldon
Emily Waldon of The Athletic Detroit and The Athletic MLB joins Tom to talk about her start in Baseball writing and Minor League Players rights. They talk about Ken Rosenthal and his Slack messages, juggling two jobs of Baseball writing
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Welcome to hell – Tuckin’ Hell.
People who know me, know I don’t like to stand still. Not only physically, but metaphorically. I am always looking for the next venture, the next idea, the next plan. Not in a crazy entrepreneur way, but in a “I
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Andy Green and Fernando Tatis Jr. Meet Tom Pringle
I like to think I’m pretty level headed and don’t get star struck. Well, I suppose there was that one time I asked the Commissioner of Major League Baseball — Rob Manfred — a question and then proceeded to black
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Bat Flips and Nerds Does Pitchers and Catchers
My day job has many variables that can destroy plans in an instant, so forgive me if I milk this one a little bit but it’s rare the stars align and allow such a day to happen. I will finally
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JUST ACCEPT IT, PECOTA HATES YOUR TEAM
Baseball Prospectus has just released their PECOTA projections for 2019, and you know what? They hate your team. The funny thing is, PECOTA is not opinion, yet MLB players, managers and fans take it personally. An acronym for Player Empirical
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