Arizona Diamondbacks: The NL’s Best Bullpen in September For several years, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ most glaring weakness has been relief pitching. While improved in 2023, they still were in the bottom ten in the majors and bottom five in the NL for most of the season. September, however, has been a different story, as the […]
Read MoreWith the dog days of summer winding down, the Oakland Athletics youth movement has come to the fore front. There have been great performances this season from young talent like Zack Gelof, Esteury Ruiz, and Lawrence Butler offensively. Those have been matched by impressive progression from JP Sears, Ken Waldichuk, and Mason Miller on the […]
Read MoreThe Texas Rangers have made the difficult decision to shut down right-hander Max Scherzer for the rest of the season. The team made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon, and it was first reported by Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. Rangers general manager Chris Young said that it is unlikely Scherzer will be able to […]
Read MoreChicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. is having a monstrous 2023 campaign, which has flown under the radar of many baseball fans due to the unfortunate record of the White Sox. Currently fourth in the AL Central, the White Sox have massively underperformed the hopeful Wild Card push they achieved two seasons ago. In 2022, […]
Read MoreReliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — 9/11–9/17 Team Rankings We are beginning the 23rd week of the season. Here are the team bullpen/reliever/relief corps rankings as we enter the final three weeks of the season. The leader has remained the same since these rankings first ran, but another team almost passed them. An AL Wild […]
Read MoreReliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza — Week 22 Individual Rankings We are at the end of Week 22 of the season. Here are the top ten individual relievers in each league. But these rankings take it to a different level than the other reliever rankings you’ve seen. We will separate our rankings by closers, setup […]
Read MoreRangers 9, Athletics 4 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Sep 10) — The Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics in convincing fashion, 9–4, Sunday afternoon. Multi-homer performances by both Marcus Semien and Corey Seager helped set the tone in the matinee. With this win, they take the series from the Athletics, winning two out of three. It also […]
Read MoreRangers 3, Athletics 2 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Sep 9) – The Texas Rangers got a boost on Friday as they evened their series with the Oakland Athletics, winning 3–2. RBI singles by Nathaniel Lowe and Leody Taveras were the difference makers in this one. The Rangers needed this win badly, as it snaps their four-game skid. […]
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