Day: March 30, 2023
17 for 17; The Giants’ Streak of Opening Day Left Fielders Continues
The left field position has always been a curious one. For some teams, it was a place where their managers would put a good defender, hoping to get a leg up defensively. Other teams would use left field to hide a player who might provide value offensively but not so much defensively, and some teams […]
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Ellyctricidad: The Story of Elly De La Cruz
Consensus top 10 prospect in baseball. Shortstop prodigy. Phenom. Astronomical ceiling. Most anticipated Reds prospect since…? I honestly couldn’t tell you. These are all terms to describe the Cincinnati Reds’ top prospect, Elly De La Cruz. If you’re reading this, I’m sure you’ve heard his name around baseball for the last year or so. The […]
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Anthony Volpe: The Chosen Number
Anthony Volpe Makes Number Announcement I am excited that 21-year-old Anthony Volpe has made the Opening Day Roster as the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees. With all honesty, I thought the Yankees would send him to Triple-A to finish off his development and call him up later in the season, perhaps sometime before […]
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Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles Series Preview
The Boston Red Sox start the 2023 season off with a three game series against the Baltimore Orioles.
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Phillies Acquire Former Top Prospect
On Wednesday, March 29th, the Philadelphia Phillies finalized a trade with the Oakland Athletics, in which they gave up RHP Billy Sullivan for OF Cristian Pache. The Phillies placed INF Rhys Hoskins on the 60-Day IL with a torn left ACL to make room for Pache. In 2021, Cristian Pache was ranked the 12th best […]
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