Spring Training
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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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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Nationals Roster Basically Set
In Davey Martinez’s pre-game press conference, he announced a series of moves for the Nationals, which has the 26-man roster for Opening Day pretty much set. Roster Changes Jeter Downs and Paolo Espino have been optioned to AAA. Alex Colomé, Andrés Machado, and Wily Peralta have been reassigned to the minor-league camp. It’s not official […]
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The Giants Will Have a Trio of Young Players on Their Opening Day Roster
Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi made an appearance on the NBC Sports broadcast during the Giants’ loss to the Guardians last night, and he talked about four young players that have been performing well in camp. Blake Sabol was a Rule-5 draft pick who was selected by the Reds and then immediately traded […]
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2023: The Year of the Oblique Injury
About a week ago, I was listening to my daily dose of the Just Baseball podcast, which you can find all their information on their website here. During one of their episodes, they prompted a question about Oblique Injuries and that there seemed to be more of them during this year’s spring training. Aram Leighton […]
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Should Andrew Painter Get Tommy John Surgery?
Coming into Spring Training, optimism was incredibly high in the Philadelphia Phillies camp in Clearwater, Florida. The team had just come off an unexpected trip to the World Series. They signed arguably the best shortstop in the game in Trea Turner over the winter and boasted the top pitching prospect in all of baseball. Andrew […]
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Rockies Sign Jurickson Profar To 1-Year Deal
With the injury of 26-year-old outfielder Sean Bouchard, who is expected to miss some time this season, the Rockies on Sunday signed veteran outfielder Jurickson Profar to a one-year, $7.75 million contract. Multiple reports say that Profar will be Colorado’s starting left fielder. Kris Bryant is expected to move from left field to right field, […]
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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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Who Will be the Opening Day Starter for the Nationals?
With Opening Day just ten days away, MLB managers now have the possible headache of choosing the team’s Opening Day Starter. Some teams have an easy choice, while others don’t. For the majority of the last decade, the Nationals had it easy. Stephen Strasburg won the battle in 2012, and he was the guy for […]
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Giants Sign Sergio Romo to a Minors Contract, Letting Him Pitch Once More in Front of the Fans He Loves
Sergio Romo beat all the odds. After bouncing around between three colleges, Romo was drafted as a 28th-round pick by the Giants in 2005. Not much is ever expected of such late-round picks, and Romo was only one of two 28th-rounders from that draft that even made it to the big leagues. But unlike the […]
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