Author: Jim
Overreaction to Game 1: Red Sox Edition
The Red Sox are on a 0-162 pace. Before I get all negative, let’s go over some good things that happened in the Red Sox 10-9 loss to the Orioles today at Fenway. Top of the lineup: The 1-4 hitters each had two hits. Combined, they went 8-18 with 7 runs scored, 3 rbi, 1 […]
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NL Postseason Awards; Best Bets
First pitch is less than 48 hours away! The National League had some great races for awards last year, and 2023 looks to be more of the same. Like the AL piece we posted yesterday, we are not predicting the winner but determining which bets offer the best value and most entertainment. NL Rookie of […]
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American League Preseason Awards; Best Bets
The MLB season is days away. Before the first pitch is thrown, it’s time to place bets on postseason award winners. The focus of this piece isn’t necessarily to determine who will win the awards, but based on odds, which bets make the most sense considering factors like the team they are on, the risk […]
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Red Sox Opening Day Roster Decisions
With five days left until Opening Day, The Red Sox still haven’t settled on an opening day roster. As of this moment (Saturday evening), the active roster is still at 34 players, with 8 to 10 cuts still to come depending on whether or not veterans on minor league deals are added to the 26-man […]
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The Braves Curious Shortstop Decision
Entering spring training, the Braves have exactly one position that wasn’t filled by an incumbent player… shortstop. After seven seasons in Atlanta, shortstop Dansby Swanson signed with the Chicago Cubs this offseason for a whopping seven years and $177 million. Although the Braves would have loved to keep Swanson, Swanson was never going to accept […]
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Red Sox Top Prospects 2023 Expectations
When Chaim Bloom took over the GM position in 2019, Boston’s farm system was ranked 30th (out of 30). Of course, coming off a World Series championship, nobody was complaining. The new directive from ownership was to build a farm system, promote home-grown talent, draft younger kids with higher upside, and of course, spend less […]
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The Red Sox Shortstop Conundrum
After trading away Nomar Garciaparra before the 2004 trade deadline, the shortstop position became a frustrating carousel of mediocrity in Boston. Pokey Reese, Orlando Cabrera, Edgar Renteria, Alex Gonzalez, Alex Cora, Julio Lugo, Nick Green (who I forgot completely), Marco Scutaro, and Mike Aviles….the plan at short every year was no plan at all. Of […]
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Bostons Ugly Outlook
John Henry brought Chaim Bloom to Boston from Tampa Bay to run this team like the Rays but with a higher payroll. Bloom’s charge was to develop players, build the farm, keep payroll competitive but under the luxury tax, and not to sign players to long-term, high-risk contracts. Bloom’s predecessor winning three division titles and […]
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2023 MLB Futures: AL East
The final piece in a six-part series covers the American League East. Typically the AL East is one of the toughest divisions in baseball, but it appears to be a two-team race in 2023. Baltimore OriolesSince winning the World Series in 1983, the Orioles have won only three playoff series. The last series they won […]
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2023 MLB Futures: AL Central
Part five of a six-part series breaks down the regular season win probabilities of the American League Central. Last year the Cleveland Indians were a big surprise. What does 2023 bring? Chicago White Sox2022 was supposed to be the year the White Sox broke out. With stars up and down the lineup, five veteran starting […]
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