Trade winds are blowing across the league following the conclusion of the general managers meetings this week, kicking the hot stove into full gear. With the perceived leaguewide notion that this free agent class isn’t brimming with substance, especially regarding position players, the expectation is that the trade market will see an uptick in action this offseason as teams scramble to...
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On Wednesday night, the Texas Rangers exercised their demons and won their first World Series title in franchise history over the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was a tumultuous road back to glory for the Rangers, who appeared in back-to-back Fall Classics in 2010 and 2011 and enjoyed a run of success in the mid-2010s before ultimately undergoing a lengthy rebuild process that kept them out of the...
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In recent years, we have seen numerous pitchers make a successful jump from Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball. Whether it’s Yu Darvish, Masahiro Tanaka, or the New York Mets’ own Kodai Senga, there’s no denying the influx of talent from Japan at the position. This offseason will only accentuate that trend as several of NPB’s top pitchers are set to be...
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When Rawlings released the finalists for the Gold Glove Award on Wednesday afternoon, it was somewhat of a surprise that Francisco Álvarez was not included among them. While his offensive output was impressive, Álvarez’s development behind the plate was the most encouraging aspect of his rookie campaign. There was no shortage of skepticism regarding his ability to hold up defensively both...
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The non-tender deadline is quietly one of the more momentous occasions on MLB’s offseason calendar as teams finalize their decisions on whether or not to extend a contract to eligible players by the Nov. 17 deadline, an influx of new free agents hit the market with a surprise player or two mixed into that group. For example, Cody Bellinger and Jeimer Candelario, both of the Chicago Cubs,...
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