The American League Central is the worst division in baseball. The Cleveland Indians seem to be, on paper, the cream of the crop, but it remains a race without a true leader. The two teams with the best chance to catch the Tribe, the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, wrap up a big three-game […]
Continue readingThe Orioles are a team in turmoil. This season was supposed to be their last shot at a winner with this group of players. So far, it hasn’t gone well. The O’s find themselves at the bottom of a competitive AL East despite star shortstop Manny Machado battling for the league lead in just about […]
Continue readingMatt Harvey was designated for assignment by the New York Mets on last Friday after he refused to be sent to the minors. The move is an unceremonious end to the right-hander’s career as a Met that, at one point, seemed destined for greatness. Not long ago, Harvey was one of the finest starters in […]
Continue readingHe has shoulder length red hair, an arm full of tattoos and a mid-90s fastball that hitters are incapable of putting in play. The Milwaukee Brewers’ Josh Hader is dominating Major League Baseball in his sophomore season, and the argument can be made that he is already the best bullpen arm in the sport at […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager will miss the rest of the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. The defending National League champions now find themselves in a free-fall down the division standings and without their MVP-caliber shortstop. Across the country, the Orioles have had a miserable first month of the new campaign. However, one […]
Continue readingRonald Acuña Jr. may already be the best player in the entire Atlanta Braves organization. The 20-year-old outfielder has only appeared in a handful of MLB games, but his talent has been obvious for years. He dominated Triple-A pitching last summer, and was the consensus number one prospect in the sport heading into 2018. However, […]
Continue readingApril is nearly over and, as the old saying goes, teams can’t win the pennant in the first month of the season but they sure can lose it. For these teams, a bad start to the year may have already doomed their postseason aspirations. Top flops this far 2018 MLB season opener 1. Baltimore Orioles […]
Continue readingThe Cincinnati Reds are very much the same team we’ve come to expect over the last years, given that there were no real acquisitions to headline this year. Rather, it’s all about a bunch of familiar faces, and guys being brought up from within. First baseman Joey Votto The Reds batting will continue to be […]
Continue readingIt wasn’t hard to see the changes coming. After finishing with the lowest win total in the American League (and tying for the least wins in all of Major League Baseball), and surrendering a staggering 894 runs last year (also worst in the big leagues), it would’ve been a bigger surprise if the team didn’t […]
Continue readingYou could easily make the argument that no team in no division in all of Major League Baseball should have an easier road to clinching their division title in 2018 than the Cleveland Indians. Each of their American League Central rivals the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, and Chicago White Sox find themselves at varying […]
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