Bullpens are one of the hardest things in baseball to construct. Relievers are so volatile that you are almost expecting someone who was elite the year prior to regress. I mean, Seth Lugo was a 34th round pick and Nick Anderson (owner of a 41.7 strikeout percentage in 2019) was independent baseball as recently as 2015. Meanwhile, Edwin Diaz saw his stats sky rocket. Safe to say, you can’t...
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As per Eduardo Perez of MLB Network, New York Mets outfielder, Yoenis Cespedes (heels, ankle) has declared himself “ready” to return to the field in 2020 and that he could hit 52 home runs (his jersey number). “I have spoken to Yoenis and he’s hungry,” Perez said on MLB Network Radio. “[Cespedes] verbally told me, ‘I’m ready. I’m going to go...
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Major League Baseball’s hot stove is in full swing. Let’s see what’s cooking. Boras Boys’ Market Beginning To Heat Up Mark Feinsand of MLB.com shed some light on the respective markets of free-agent left-handed starters Hyun-Jin Ryu and Dallas Keuchel, as well as outfielder/designated hitter Nicholas Castellanos — all of whom are clients of mega-agent Scott Boras....
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Good morning Mets fans! Wednesday was a particularly quiet day around Major League baseball. Of course, the Mets have still not added any additional bullpen pieces to their roster, which was their biggest weakness in 2019. Dellin Betances is arguably the best available reliever left on the market, but the Mets are currently balking at adding the former Yankee. Betances is said to be seeking a...
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Andrew Simon, Jason Catania, and Thomas Harrigan of MLB.com compiled a list of six trade scenarios that could result in the Cleveland Indians actually deciding to trade Francisco Lindor. Lindor, 26, hit .284/.335/.518 with 32 home runs, 74 RBI, and 22 stolen bases in 2019 to give himself a 114 wRC+ and 4.4 fWAR. He has graded above average defensively at shortstop in each of his first five...
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With the 2010s coming to a close, it’s time to acknowledge some of the greatest achievements of the decade. In this article, I will look at the top 15 games of the decade. Truth be told, there were so many to pick from in this article. For me, personally, these games basically cover my teenage years into my young adult life thus far (11-21 years old). Here is my list of the top 15 games...
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