Each year I begin the season staring at Fangraphs (other baseball reference sites are available), wondering where all my favourite baseballists have moved to. I wonder which team will be winning 100-games and which team will be floundering at the
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Despite gutting their roster at last year’s deadline, the Chicago Cubs “have the resources necessary to compete in 2022 and beyond,” and will use them, according to Tom Ricketts. While the signings of Marcus Stroman and Seiya Suzuki have gone
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As a Dodgers fan, offseasons of the past can most commonly be remembered for big additions and signings rather than losses. This is not something most teams have the luxury of, looking at you Reds fans. While all fan bases
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Welcome to the wonderful and wacky world of the Bat Flips & Nerds Fantasy Baseball Elimination League. The premise is simple. We wanted a challenging format, but one which did not require much in-season maintenance. We know that everyone has
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In a bizarre move during the last offseason, the Cubs replaced Kyle Schwarber in their lineup with, statistically, his twin, Joc Pederson. The deal worked out well for both. Schwarber negotiated himself to secure a four-year, $79 million deal with
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This might be the last season when the Baltimore Orioles are a 100-loss team. The wealth of talent (Adley Rutschman, Grayson Rodriguez, D.L. Hall) in their farm system is on the verge of impacting the majors. The club’s payroll is
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As someone who has invested too much time and emotion in the Cincinnati Reds over the last couple of years, I have found the “slash and burn” approach of ownership completely demoralising. However, life goes on – even without my
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The Boston Red Sox have signed former Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story. The contract is six years, $140 million or seven years, $160 million depending on a player opt-out after the fourth season, which the team can negate by adding
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Brent Strom has been considered a pitching guru by some of the best pitchers in the game over the last eight seasons. Over that period, he was the Houston Astros pitching coach where he would inherit a pitching staff with
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It’s starting look more likely that the Oakland Athletics aren’t going to be in Oakland for much longer; last week, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s Seaport Planning Advisory Committee voted 5-4-1 against removing port priority use at
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