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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Can Pirates Mitch Keller Build Off of his Impressive 2022 Season
As Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller came up through the system, the Cedar Rapids native was always seen as a highly touted prospect. After being drafted in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, Keller was primed to be the face of that next wave of Pirates pitching in Pittsburgh. After being […]
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The Hot Stove lights up
After a very quiet offseason, the Royals have flipped the script and players twice this week. First, Michael A Taylor is heading to the Twins, and Adalberto Mondesi is heading to Boston. Let’s look at what each side is getting. For Boston, they are getting a guy whose debut was in the 2015 World Series! […]
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Bold Predictions for the 2023 Brewers
Can Christian Yelich hit over .300? Can Corbin Burnes win a Cy Young? Can the team win the Division? All valid questions, but I’ll explain why the answer to all three, and more, is yes. We’ll start with Yelich. I think he is a fantastic odds-on MVP candidate, but I don’t think Milwaukee is a […]
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Should The Phillies Bring Back Cole Hamels?
Phillies fans know all about Cole Hamels, 2008 World Series MVP, 4x all-star, one of the “four aces” in 2011, alongside Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, and Roy Oswalt, and a great all-around pitcher. Hamels hasn’t been on an MLB team since 2020, and he looks to make a comeback in 2023. With teams all around […]
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Which Reds Rookie will be Most Impactful in 2023?
The Reds have a plethora of exciting prospects in their farm system, 4 of which were spotlighted on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 List when the preseason rankings were dropped earlier this week. Those four on the list are:SS Elly De La Cruz (Ranked 10th) 3B/SS Noelvi Marte (Ranked 29th)SS Edwin Arroyo (Ranked 44th)3B Cam Collier […]
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Breakout Candidate: Bryce Montes de Oca
Bryce Montes de Oca played in just three major league games in 2022 and gave up four runs over 3.1 innings. The 26-year-old was later placed on the injured list and sent back down to Syracuse. While his first MLB stint didn’t go particularly well, he showed some abilities that could help him be a […]
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