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What Skubal and Rodriguez’s Return Means for the Tigers
(Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Tarik Skubal and Eduardo Rodriguez are healthy, and they are back with the Tigers after they both spent long stints on the IL. Skubal, by far, spent the most time recovering, as he’s been injured since midway through last season. This will be Skubal’s first MLB start […]
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Why The Rockies Will Lose 100 Games in 2023
The Rockies are off to their worst start in franchise history, with a record of 6-16. As we knew before the season started, this year was going to be a challenging year for the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies are the only team in baseball to have never lost one hundred games in a 162-game season. […]
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White Sox Bullpen Continues to Drag After Another Series Loss
Embarrassing, wasteful, and horrendous are all ways the Chicago White Sox could be described. Entering the 2023 season, the White Sox bullpen was noted as potentially being a weak spot on the team. The current makeup of the bullpen has the highest payroll in major league baseball at $46.4 million and is statistically performing the […]
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13-0: How has this happened and how far can these Rays actually go?
History. That was the word that was featured on a homemade banner that was unfurled in the stands after the Rays matched the major league record for most consecutive wins to start the season. The Rays have started off the season by sweeping the Tigers, Nationals, A’s, and now, the Red Sox. Before the series, […]
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What’s Going On With the Phillies?
The 2023 MLB season is officially underway, and for the Philadelphia Phillies… it hasn’t been a good start. The Fightins have started 0-4, getting swept by the Texas Rangers in the opening series of the season (their 12th loss in a row to the Rangers), followed by an 8-1 loss to the New York Yankees […]
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Rays Shutout Tigers 4-0 on Opening Day
The baseball season is finally here, and the Rays capped off the festivities with a fairly perfect opening-day victory over the Detroit Tigers. The opening-day lineup for the home team looked like the one that most had predicted; Diaz, Brandon Lowe, Franco, and Paredes in the infield, with Arozarena, Siri, and Margot in the outfield. […]
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Ty Madden has Value to the Future of the Detroit Tigers Pitching Staff
Ty Madden has a lot of upside. A four-pitch pitcher who commands the mound well has landed Madden at #5 in the Detroit Tigers pipeline. Madden hides his pitches well, and the ball explodes out of his release. Coming out of the University of Texas, Madden was a three-pitch pitcher, but he refined his changeup […]
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Dylan Dodd, from Unknown Prospect to Fifth Starter?
The battle to be a starter in the rotation is heightened once Spring Training begins. Pitchers from last season are put on the mound to be observed, and so are those who are considered eligible prospects. Ian Anderson has been a pitcher for the ATL Braves since 2020. And despite his overall success in the […]
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Mets Claim 26-Year-Old RHP From Twins
On March 17, the Mets claimed right-handed reliever Dennis Santana from the Minnesota Twins. Santana, who turns 27 next month, has pitched in five MLB seasons, including a career-high 63 games in 2022 for the Rangers. His basic stats–a 5.22 ERA and 76 ERA+–don’t show a particularly strong pitcher, but the underlying statistics show something […]
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Tigers Sign Team Nicaragua Pitcher after WBC Standout
The World Baseball Classic has dominated the sports world since its return last week. It allows players to represent their country across their chest while playing America’s national pastime in high-stakes matchups on a national stage. The WBC is a special event for multiple reasons. Of course, it’s exciting to see several different countries produce […]
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