Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
The Oakland Athletics (20–60) dropped their recent three game series against the Toronto Blue Jays (43–36). In this series, they took the honor of being the first team to reach 60 loses this season. The inequality with how the two organizations are run were on full display in this series. The Athletics were out manned, […]
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Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — Week 13 (June 26 to July 2) Team Rankings We are in the 13th week of the season. The leader of the team bullpen/reliever/relief corps rankings has remained the same, but we have seen movement in nearly every other position in the rankings. One top performer had a dreadful […]
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These Players Have a Realistic Chance at the 3000 Hit Club Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman notched his 2000th career hit with an eighth-inning double Sunday night against the Houston Astros. Naturally, this raises the question of whether he’ll reach the next major milestone — the 3000 Hit Club. The most recent addition […]
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A perplexing trend for Baltimore Orioles pitcher Tyler Wells has the coaches and Wells at a loss. He is currently second in the majors in home runs allowed with 18. In fact, 31 runs this season have been on home runs against Wells. It will be interesting to see whether this trend continues the rest […]
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The emergence of Houston Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu was unpredictable, yet perhaps now more welcome than ever. With his high velocity fastball and a sharp breaking slider, he has become one of most effective relievers in the game. In those high-leverage situations, Abreu is the primary name called out of the bullpen. So Far this […]
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The Oakland Athletics (19–58) were swept by the Cleveland Guardians (36–38) during their three game series this past week. It is their eighth loss in a row, and their second straight series resulting in a sweep. The Athletics are in the midst of an oddly impressive stretch of baseball. Starting May 31 and ending on […]
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Eduardo Escobar was traded by the New York Mets to the Los Angeles Angels this past Friday. In the announced trade, the Mets will get a pair of minor league pitching prospects in right-handers Coleman Crow and Landon Marceaux. The deal also involves cash being sent to the Angels. Time in New York The trade […]
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Pete Fairbanks is helping the Tampa Bay Rays reinforce their bullpen as this team continues to hold their lead in the AL East. Both he and Jason Adam have combined to become co-closers and have helped keep the Rays in first place in the AL East while holding on to the best record in baseball. […]
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