In 2015, a year before they overcame the curse, the Chicago Cubs were, on paper at least, a bunch of scrappy outsiders. The hiring of Joe Maddon, the free agent signing of Jon Lester and the emergence of prospects like
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Watching the Oakland Athletics should not be this difficult
As a founding member of the Jorge Mateo fan club, I was very excited when the Athletics home opener against the Orioles (Mateo’s team) coincided with my trip to the bay area. Blessed, as I am with two daughters, I
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St Louis: Baseball Heaven?
St Louis: Home of the Best Fans in Baseball St Louis: Baseball Heaven St Louis: Thank God baseball is back. While baseball is one of the three major American sports and is of course, important all across the country, baseball
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Boston Red Sox: Money, Extensions And The Road Ahead
What’s the point of having financial flexibility if you don’t use it, right? Well at the conclusion of the 2022 season, the front office of the Boston Red Sox will come face to face with the fruits of a three-year
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2022 Season Preview: Final Predictions
In this final part of my season preview, I will predict the awards for the season for both the Dodgers and the rest of the MLB. So let’s wrap up these predictions and see how many I get right after
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2022 Season Preview: Bullpen
The Dodgers’ bullpen looks very different to last year, with three key senior pieces leaving in free agency. Kenley Jansen, the long time established closer, Joe Kelly, a high-leverage flame thrower and famed Astros hater, and Corey Knebel, the most
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2022 Season Preview: Outfield
The fourth chapter of my team profile and projection is looking at the men beyond the diamond stationed in the outfield. However, when it’s come to an outfield, one of the three major components that I wrote about has been
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2022 Season Preview: Infielders
OK so… we’ve just had a major trade in Dodger land. AJ Pollock has been traded to the Chicago White Sox for All-Star reliever Craig Kimbrel. If you’re reading this, my “Part 4” of the season projection then you might
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2022 season preview – Oakland Athletics: There’s a rebuild on the horizon
The A’s might surprise some people this season It looked unlikely at times, but we are actually going to get some major league baseball in 2022 after the league and the MLBPA kicked the can down the road for a
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2022 Season Preview: Catchers and Utility
Part three of my season preview and projection series will be examining the players behind the dish and the players that can pretty much play everywhere else. I will be looking at the starters, the role players, and the players
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