Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports released his contract predictions for whom he deemed to be the Top 80 free agents. Along with his contract predictions he has a “trusty expert” make his own and Heyman admits that the expert has been closer with his analysis over the last ten years. In light of Heyman admitting the experts picks are better let’s take a look at some of them that may...
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The Washington Nationals started their offseason by announcing that manager Dusty Baker and his staff would not be returning for the 2018 season despite back-to-back National League East division titles. They have now rounded out their staff as they hired Derek Lilliquist to be their pitching coach and Tim Bogar as first base coach according to Mark Suckerman of MASN Sports. Lilliquist had been...
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The New York Mets certainly have plenty of holes to fill this offseason and now it seems they may entertain bringing in a veteran stop-gap at first base. Young first baseman Dominic Smith struggled offensively and defensively in his very brief major league experience in 2017 and could find himself starting 2018 in the minors according to Marc Carig of Newsday. Mike Puma of the New York Post also...
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The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers last night to claim their first World Series title in franchise history and to officially bring an end to the 2017 season. It’s already been a busy period for the New York Mets as they’ve hired a new manager in Mickey Callaway along with numerous coaching changes. But, if the Mets wish to be contenders in 2018 there is still a ton of...
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The free agent bullpen market gained an intriguing name on Friday when lefty Mike Minor declined his half of a $10 million mutual option with the Kansas City Royals. Minor, 29, pitched in the major leagues for the first time since the 2014 season posting a 2.55 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 10.2 K/9 in 77.2 innings for the Royals. The former Brave struck out 88 batters, walked 22 and allowed only 57 hits....
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