Picture the scene. Kansas City Royals owner David Glass summons GM Dayton Moore and team manager Ned Yost into his plush, top floor office in Kauffman Stadium. He asks what they need in 2019 in order to accomplish the rebuild.
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What is the collective noun for a group of terrible contracts?
My first thought was an albatross. These sort of contracts used to be called “player-friendly”, but now they are dismissed by clubs and the media as bad deals. We can all see that as teams become more analytically savvy, fewer
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Three Minutes on the Miami Marlins
An uncharitable friend suggested that this article was two minutes, 30 seconds too long, but that it is to underestimate the plans that are being undertaken to transform the Marlins into a winning franchise. Nobody said it would be easy.
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Three Minutes On The Detroit Tigers
After a dozen or so years of contending, the Detroit Tigers are now in a transition phase. It was fun while it lasted. Since their World Series appearance in 2006, the Tigers finished first or second in their division eight
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WILLIANS ASTUDILLO: THE UK’S FAVOURITE MLB PLAYER?
WIllians Astudillo is the one of the most exciting players in baseball. Let’s adopt him as the UK’s favourite MLB player.
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Size doesn’t matter: The vertically-challenged team
What is the ideal body shape for a baseball player? Does size matter? Check out the stars in our “vertically-challenged” team before you decide. When you see Aaron Judge swaggering around like some sort of Adonis, it’s difficult to believe
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Three minutes on the Cincinnati Reds
Recovering after finishing 28½ games behind the Brewers in arguably the toughest division in baseball is the challenge that faces the Cincinnati Reds front office. They are showing admirable optimism in acquiring big-name talent and attaching their name to trade
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Is Kyler Murray making a mistake?
Oakland Athletics outfielder Kyler Murray is set to turn his back on baseball for a career in American football. Will it be the biggest mistake of his life? When the Oakland Athletics selected outfielder Kyler Murray with the ninth overall
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Three minutes on the Pittsburgh Pirates
It was refreshing to see a team actually go for it at the trade deadline. Although the Pittsburgh Pirates failed to reach the postseason; they should be admired for their tenacity. Having led the division for much of April and
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Three possible mystery teams in the Harper stakes
News will break shortly that the largest ever MLB free agent contract has been agreed. Will Bryce Harper sign it with one of the frontrunners or is there a mystery team? The favourites to land the superstar are the “spending
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