Revisiting the Juan Soto Blockbuster
Believe it or not, the Padres and the Nationals have the same record on August 28th, 2023, which is a little over a year after the two organizations completed one of the largest trades in recent history.
How Good is Seiya Suzuki?
When Seiya Suzuki was posted by the Hiroshima Carp at the end of the 2021 season he was coming off of a career year. Two years after ultimately signing for 5 years with the Chicago Cubs, $85M, Suzuki is a cleanup hitter for a playoff contender. Has he been worth it so far?
A Tour Through the Dodgers Lab
Lynn is the latest example of alchemy in the Dodgers organization with several others like him making key contributions this season.
The AL West is a Three Team Race
The Seattle Mariners are making a historic comeback in the AL West division race with 25-11 in the 2nd half and 15-4 in August. Seattle now sits two games behind the Texas Rangers and only half a game behind the Houston Astros.
Bobby Witt Jr, The Prince of Kansas City
Bobby Witt Jr was drafted as a shortstop 2nd overall in 2019 out of Colleyville, Texas. He was picked right after Orioles star Adley Rutschman and before White Sox 1B Andrew Vaughn.
AL Rookie of the Year
As the season comes to a close, we can examine possibilities for the Rookie of the Year awards.
Early Returns on Top 2023 Free Agents
Each year, there are teams that enter the bidding for blue chip free agents. Now that we are squarely in the dog days of summer, there is enough of a sample to look at early returns for free agents signed back in the 2022 offseason
Are the Phillies Legit?
It’s probably safe to say the Phillies aren’t winning the National League East this year, similar to 2022, but the Wild Card is a different story with the Phillies 3.0 games up and sitting in the number one spot.
Mariners Fall Forward into Wild Card Race
The Seattle Mariners had to take a hard look at which direction they wanted to go after getting swept by the Houston Astros in the 2022 MLB Postseason.
Top 5 Free Agent Starting Pitchers
We already covered Shohei’s financial value in the previous article, but I will reiterate: I firmly see Ohtani as a #1 starter.
Top 5 Free Agent Position Players For 2024
We could do a whole article on Shohei and we might soon, but today I want to take a look at Shohei’s value this winter.
Building a Baltimore Dynasty Through the Draft
The St. Louis Browns became the Baltimore Orioles in 1954 and since that moment the Orioles have gone 5534-5440 (.504%). The franchise has gone to the playoffs 13 times, won 6 AL pennants, and 3 World Series championships.
Time to clean out Ruth's House
How is it possible that the New York Yankees are in contention for a Wild Card and only traded for one rental reliever at the trade deadline? No top of the order speed, no middle of the order power, and perhaps most importantly no starting pitching. We’re just a few days past the trade deadline….
Mets Eat $90 Million at the Deadline
How did the Mets do at the deadline? Four of their top ten prospects (three of the top six) were acquired in the last couple of days. This is a huge win for the Mets organization.
Belle of the Ball, Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers have captured everyone’s attention after a few notable acquisitions only days away from the deadline. We all know their offense is leading the American League by wRC+ at 120, but there were some holes on the pitching side prior to the deadline.
White Sox Trade Deadline Grades and Ideas
The Chicago White Sox are in full-sell mode here toward the end of July with a 42-63 record and a full twelve games back in the AL Central. The Sox have already offloaded a few veteran salaries during deadline week and their tax payroll is now down to about $162M. Let’s break down each trade and discuss a few other possible moves.
Three Teams that Need Pitching
The baseball world just finished watching Jack Flaherty’s last Cardinals start ahead of the August 1st trade deadline (6 ET). While thinking about the market this week, I noticed how concentrated the starting pitching inventory is. This is partly due to the fact that teams like the Angels and Mariners have not lost enough to go full sale.
Losing, A Cardinal Sin
At present, the St. Louis Cardinals payroll sits at $183M, five million below the MLB average. Fangraphs projects their playoff chances at slightly over 5% a week before the deadline, which is low enough for Cards brass to acknowledge plans to move some of their better players.
The State of the Mets
The Mets are currently operating at a loss of $138.5M, with a large majority of it ($108.3M) paid towards luxury taxes for going over the threshold. Many fans expect the Cohen family to have no problem going further into the deep end on the balance sheet…
Looking at the Yankees 2021 trade deadline
I wish I had time to cover the entire historic 2021 MLB trade deadline, but for today we will focus on the Yankees 2021 deadline. Who won each trade, and where is everybody now? We will break each of the four deals down…