Month: January 2023
Goodbye, Miguel… Remembering Miguel Rojas’ Tenure and Looking at What’s to Come
For the past 15 years, one moment has stayed in the minds of all Marlins fans: the 2020 playoffs. The Miracle Marlins miraculously made the playoffs for the first time since 2003 while consistently being one of the worst teams in the 17 years since. This team garnered support from the entire league. These guys […]
Read More
Yankees Add Brad Wilkerson to Coaching Staff
Wilkerson Named New Assistant Hitting Coach The New York Yankees announced Monday they have hired former Major League outfielder Brad Wilkerson as an assistant hitting coach. Wilkerson, 45, was originally drafted by the Montreal Expos in the first round of the 1998 MLB Draft. The Owensboro, Kentucky native made his Major League debut for the […]
Read More
Why Blue Jays Fans Should be Excited for the Addition of Daulton Varsho
The Toronto Blue Jays made one of the biggest trades league-wide during the offseason. Acquiring outfielder Daulton Varsho from the Arizona Diamondbacks in return for Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Blue Jays prospect Gabriel Moreno. With how much Lourdes meant to the franchise and the hype surrounding Moreno, Jays fans might be hesitant […]
Read More
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch has picked Rays/Hines group for Tropicana Redevelopment
Earlier today, St. Pete mayor Ken Welch announced that he chose the joint-fronted Hines and Tampa Bay Rays redevelopment on the current site of Tropicana Field. The overall proposal is to redevelop the Gas Plant district in which the Trop is located. As per Yahoo Sports, the proposal will include 23% of the housing on […]
Read More
Phillies Bring in Veteran Utility Man
On January 21st, The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to a one-year, $2,000,000 contract with veteran utility man Josh Harrison. Harrison formerly spent time with Philadelphia’s spring training team but never played a game for the big league squad. That will change in 2023. Philadelphia gets a much-needed defensive substitute and a potential consistent bat while Bryce […]
Read More
Corey Seager is an MVP Caliber Player in 2023. Here’s Why…
With the recent “shift ban” in Major League Baseball, there’s no doubt that it will be beneficial for many batters throughout MLB. Some players include Byron Buxton, Kyle Tucker, Jose Ramirez, and even Shohei Ohtani. These players are all gifted and should do extraordinarily well with the shift mostly gone. But there is another player […]
Read More
Why K-Rod Should Be a Hall of Famer
The 2023 MLB Hall of Fame voting has concluded, adding another year where a closer has not entered the Hall. In all of the years of the Hall of Fame, only eight closers have been inducted. In no particular order, the eight closers are Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, Trevor Hoffman, Mariano Rivera, Lee […]
Read More
Alex Colomé is a Good Potential Bounceback Candidate for the Nationals
With the Lerner family exploring a potential sale and the Nationals still in the early stages of the rebuild, Mike Rizzo has had to operate throughout the free-agent market with a limited budget. They’ve targeted veterans on the market who could serve as steady placeholders until top prospects graduate from the minors. The hope also […]
Read More
Rocket City Trash Pandas 2023 Preview
The Trash Pandas are the Angels AA team residing in Alabama. Their home field is Toyota Field in Mobile. Their record last year was 81-57, and they lead their division. The Trash Pandas’ current roster is pretty loaded with prospects that are very high on the top 30 list of the Angels’ minor league system. […]
Read More
Why Mark Buehrle Should be in the Hall of Fame
Mark Buerhle is a one-of-a-kind pitcher as a matter of efficiency and consistency while still reaching an incredibly high peak. There are a multitude of reasons why he belongs in the Hall of Fame, so for the purposes of this article, we’re going to split it up into two categories: anecdotally and statistically. In other […]
Read More