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The Cleveland Guardians’ roster may look a lot different in 2023. Starting pitcher Shane Bieber is being mentioned in trade rumors, and Cleveland designated another starter in Cal Quantrill for assignment Tuesday, per Zack Meisel of The Athletic. Despite still having two years of team control remaining on his contract Cleveland decided to make this […]

Though the MLB offseason has begun, the Texas Rangers will long be celebrating their first World Series title in franchise history. That doesn’t mean they won’t be busy making moves and improving their championship-winning roster. There’s always room for improvement the Rangers can’t stay put if they want to have sustained success. Texas won’t be […]

A year that started out in borderline disaster for the Philadelphia Phillies ended up being quite successful by the time October came around. The team was seven games under .500 in early June, then won 62% of its games to finish the season (a 100-win pace for a season) to secure a Wild Card spot. […]

Juan Soto trade rumors have been often discussed so far during the MLB offseason. Could a Chicago White Sox star emerge as a Soto trade alternative though? National MLB reporter Michael Marino believes Luis Robert Jr. may be a trade candidate. “For good reason, the OF everyone wants to talk about via trade that could […]

Many expect the St. Louis Cardinals to add pitching this offseason, and it would be a surprise if they did not end up with a free agent like Aaron Nola or Blake Snell, but they need multiple starters, and Chicago White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease makes perfect sense for St. Louis. The Cardinals still have […]

The Boston Red Sox need to make a big splash this offseason. Pitching is of the utmost importance for Boston, but upgrading their lineup wouldn’t be a bad idea either. Doing both at the same time would help, even if Shohei Ohtani can’t pitch until 2025 due to injury. Signing Ohtani is something the Red […]

The odds of making the playoffs were always low for the Boston Red Sox entering the 2023 season. The team lost Xander Bogaerts in free agency, Trevor Story started on the 60-day injured list, and the starting pitching was always going to be a question mark. Plus, a stacked AL East further put Boston at […]

The New York Yankees did not play well in 2023. Despite entering the season with lofty expectations, New York dealt with injury struggles throughout the campaign. And sure, it is easy to blame the Yankees’ struggles on injuries, but even players that were healthy did not perform up to their typical standards. Now, Aaron Judge […]

The New York Yankees look like they’re poised to make some big moves this offseason. After an incredibly disappointing 2023 campaign, the Yanks are already looking at two star pitchers in the free agency period, per Jon Morosi of MLB Network. Pitching hasn’t necessarily been the biggest problem in the Bronx, but a splash in free […]

As the hot stove season heats up, the New York Yankees find themselves in a pivotal position to reshape their roster and reinvigorate their championship aspirations. Among the marquee names circulating in the MLB free-agency market is Cody Bellinger, a dynamic outfielder whose potential impact could be the missing piece to the Yankees’ World Series […]

Bad luck or underperformance? That is the question fans are asking of the the Seattle Mariners after the 2023 season. Seattle fought to the end, but ultimately 88 wins was not enough to propel the team to the playoffs in a tough American League. Regardless of how last year ended for the Mariners, the focus […]

After coming into the 2023 season as one of the favorites to win the World Series, the San Diego Padres fell flat, finishing the year with an 82-80 record and missing out on the playoffs. On paper, the Padres should have been a successful ballclub. Most players on the team had solid, if not good years, […]

If you were to look at what the Atlanta Braves did during the regular season, you’d probably say, “What needs to be fixed?” The Braves were one of the most productive teams offensively in all of baseball in 2023. Yet, once everything was reset back to zero for the postseason, Atlanta’s high-powered offense quickly lost […]

The Houston Astros struggled out of the gate last season, but as expected, they went on an incredible run and still managed to clinch a berth in the postseason. The Astros wound up winning the AL West on the final day of the regular season, only to fall to the in-state rival Texas Rangers in […]

San Francisco Giants baseball is typically synonymous with good pitching and sound defense. That was not entirely the case in 2023, however. The team ranked 11th in ERA, but did itself no favors with an MLB-worst 117 errors. A bottom-tier offense exacerbated their identity crisis. And yet, San Fran was above .500 and still in […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers need pitching and there is a chance Chicago White Sox ace Dylan Cease will be available during the offseason. Cease was mentioned in trade rumors prior to the deadline during the 2023 season, but a deal failed to come to fruition. Now the Dodgers are being mentioned as a possible trade […]

Shohei Ohtani is the most popular free agent this offseason. The Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, and Texas Rangers are among the favorites to land the two-way phenom. John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the San Francisco Giants are preparing to fully pursue Ohtani in MLB free agency as well, via […]

Marcus Stroman has consistently been a reliable starting pitcher over the years. Stroman is now a free agent and should be in line for a big payday. He will have plenty of interest from teams in MLB free agency. Stroman’s 2023 season was a tale of two stories. He started extremely strong on the mound […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to find success during the regular season but come up short in the playoffs. Los Angeles has won only a single World Series victory over the course of the past 30 years despite consistently reaching the postseason. So what moves do the Dodgers need to make in order to find […]

A slow start to the 2023 season could have doomed the Houston Astros, but Dusty Baker’s club bounced back and finished within a game of its fifth World Series appearance in seven years. Despite Baker’s offseason retirement, the Astros will once again be among the favorites to reach the Fall Classic in 2024. Here are […]

After coming into the season as one of the favorites in a weak NL Central, the St. Louis Cardinals struggled to even get off the ground in 2023. The team finished in last place in the division at 71-91 — the club’s first losing season since 2007 and its worst record since 1990. No area […]

Despite winning 92 games and the NL Central crown last season, the Milwaukee Brewers are reportedly open to a fire sale. This inclination towards selling isn’t because of the front office’s lack of belief in its current players’ abilities. Rather, the Brewers are looking to maximize the value of their players as trade assets, as […]

Is Giancarlo Stanton happy with the New York Yankees? MLB analyst Keith McPherson believes so, while former player and current analyst Cameron Maybin isn’t so sure. McPherson posted a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) Thursday, summarizing the Yankees’ future. He discussed a number of different players including Stanton. When talking about Stanton, McPherson wrote, “Stanton […]

When the Atlanta Braves walked into the 2023 postseason, they were bringing with them the best record in Major League Baseball, accounting for 104 wins and 58 losses. With that came an array of what seemed like every conceivable offensive record in baseball, either for a single season or in history, that was broken either […]

The Minnesota Twins had a successful 2023 season, reaching the playoffs and defeating the Toronto Blue Jays before losing to the Houston Astros in the ALDS in four games, but there are some moves that need to be made if the Twins want to have a chance at going deeper into the playoffs in 2024. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have finished with 100-plus wins in each of the last three seasons, yet they’ve been bounced out earlier than expected in the postseason, twice in the NLDS and once in the NLCS. So what’s missing from such a talented team? Could Shohei Ohtani be the lone answer they’ve been looking for […]

The MLB season is over after the Texas Rangers’ thrilling World Series win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. That’s the whole point of this endeavor: to win the World Series. The games are at the forefront and the utmost priority, but that doesn’t mean that rumors, trades, free-agent signings, etc don’t matter. Just ask the Rangers, […]

The MLB season is over after the Texas Rangers’ thrilling World Series win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. That’s the whole point of this endeavor: to win the World Series. But with the World Series over, that means that free agency will soon be underway and teams can begin to plot out how to best construct […]

Grady Sizemore is returning to MLB. Sizemore, a former Cleveland Indians (now Cleveland Guardians) superstar, is joining the Chicago White Sox coaching staff, Bruce Levine of WSCR-AM and Audacy’s 670 The Score reported. “Former All Star Grady Sizemore, will be a part of White Sox manager Pedro Grifol’s coaching staff. He will coach outfielders and […]

Aaron Nola is a free agent. The 30-year-old starting pitcher projects to be one of the most sought-after players in MLB free agency. He has established a reputation as an ace-caliber pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies. So will Nola leave Philadelphia after spending his entire career with the team up to this point? Nola broke […]

Tuesday was an eventful day for the New York Yankees, as owner Hal Steinbrenner and general manager Brian Cashman spoke, with Cashman’s press conference being very combative, but despite the fireworks and commends that angered the fanbase, the team is reportedly interested in free agent outfielder Cody Bellinger, according to Jon Heyman of the New […]

When an underdog vaults itself past a more talented and expensive team in the playoffs, it is easy to just stay the course in the offseason. Cost efficiency and endless determination worked for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2023, so who is to say it can’t produce substantial success again, right? That is an even easier […]

The Philadelphia Phillies had just finished another strong run. While they were not able to win it all in the 2023 MLB season, Aaron Nola and the Phillies managed to go seven games deep in the National League Championship Series. Now back to the drawing board, the Phillies seem to have the potential to part […]

Clayton Kershaw recently announced that he underwent shoulder surgery. Kershaw’s future with the Los Angeles Dodgers was already in question amid his looming free agency, but now there is even more uncertainty. Max Muncy, Kershaw’s teammate on the Dodgers, revealed during a recent episode of Foul Territory that he did not know the future Hall-of-Famer […]

Cody Bellinger is going to receive interest in free agency following his impressive 2023 bounce back season with the Chicago Cubs. The outfielder should have plenty of teams to choose from. Although most people around the MLB world aren’t anticipating a Bellinger-Los Angeles Dodgers reunion, Betonline’s odds suggest it could be a possibility. The Dodgers’ […]

As of now, Joey Votto’s time with the Cincinnati Reds has come to an end. It marks the conclusion of an illustrious 17-year career with a single team, a journey cut short due to the influx of youth within the Reds’ ranks. With the Reds declining his $20 million option for the 2024 season, Votto, […]

Now that the World Series has concluded with the Texas Rangers claiming the throne atop the MLB, it’s time to look forward to the upcoming 2023 MLB offseason. The whole point of this endeavor is to claim the trophy the Rangers just won, and to get there, sometimes that means spending up in free agency […]

The MLB season ended with a bang after the Texas Rangers ended their miraculous run with a World Series championship over the Arizona Diamondbacks. That’s the entire point of all of this: to win the World Series. Texas helped themselves get there in part by making a series of moves in free agency. It’s about […]

After an arduous 162-game season and four grueling playoff series, the Texas Rangers are World Series champions. Now, with the offseason upon us, Texas must take the first steps toward defending its title. A number of key Rangers players are free agents this offseason, notably: Will Smith, Aroldis Chapman, Mitch Garver, Jordan Montgomery, and Martin […]