MLB Editorials Articles - Page 197

It’s Opening Day as the Los Angeles Dodgers head to Coors Field to take on the Colorado Rockies on Friday afternoon.  It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Dodgers-Rockies prediction and pick.   The Dodgers went 106-56 last season, entering the playoffs as a wildcard. In the NL Wildcard Game, the Dodgers […]

The San Diego Padres and Minnesota Twins each made last-minute tweaks to their respective rosters with a trade on Opening Day, as San Diego agreed to send starting pitcher Chris Paddack and relief pitcher Emilio Pagan to the Twins in exchange for closer Taylor Rogers and outfielder Brent Rooker. Paddack, who burst onto the scene […]

It’s Opening Day as the Boston Red Sox head to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx to take on the New York Yankees. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-Yankees prediction and pick.   The Red Sox went 92-70 in 2021, finishing in a second-place tie with the Yankees but won […]

Rickey Henderson is a retired baseball player who suited up for several teams during a lengthy MLB career. Considered by many as the greatest lead-off hitter in MLB history, the Hall of Famer is currently the MLB record holder for most career stolen bases and career runs. For this piece, let’s take a look at […]

Opening Day is finally upon us! The Arizona Diamondbacks host the San Diego Padres for a 4-game series to start off the 2022 campaign. Let’s continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Diamondbacks prediction and pick.   The San Diego Padres are coming off another underperformed season after they had high expectations last year. The […]

Welcome National League Central fans to an opening day matchup between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals. With both squads looking to start off the 2022 season on the right foot, let’s take a sneak peek at our MLB odds series, where our Pirates-Cardinals prediction and pick will be unveiled.   The Pirates […]

Opening Day 2022 rolls right along in this American League Central showdown between the newly-revamped Cleveland Guardians taking on the Kansas City Royals. It is time to check out our MLB odds series with a Guardians-Royals prediction and pick.   For the first time in nearly 100 years, the city of Cleveland’s major league baseball […]

With the smell of hot dogs and brats in the air and stadiums opening their doors for the first time since October, America’s national pastime is officially back! In one of the first games of Opening Day 2022, the New York Mets will travel to our nation’s capital to take on the Washington Nationals. Welcome […]

It’s Opening Day in Major League Baseball as the Houston Astros take on the Los Angeles Angels at Angels Stadium. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Angels prediction and pick.   The Astros went 95-67 last season, losing in six games in the World Series to the Atlanta Braves. Now, they […]

It’s Opening Day in Major League Baseball as the Milwaukee Brewers visit Wrigley Field to take on the Chicago Cubs. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Brewers-Cubs prediction and pick.   The Brewers went 95-67 last season, winning the NL Central. Additionally, they finished one win shy of the franchise record […]

With Opening Day just hours away, the San Diego Padres and Minnesota Twins decided to make last-minute tweaks to their respective rosters, agreeing to a trade involving starting pitcher Chris Paddack and outfielder Brent Rooker, who are both heading to Minnesota, and relief pitcher Taylor Roger, who is on his way to San Diego. Also […]

The Boston Red Sox have the odds stacked against them for the 2022 season. The Blue Jays strengthened their team, and the Yankees and Rays are always ready to compete. Last year, Boston snuck into the postseason as a Wild Card team and made it all the way to the ALCS before losing to the […]

Randy Johnson established himself as one of the best pitchers in baseball history after making his MLB debut in 2022. With multiple broken records and a long list of major accolades over a 22-season career, The Big Unit is a certified legend of the sport who made a lot of money striking people out. Let’s […]

After yet another productive offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers will be hungry to chase a World Series title in 2022. With Freddie Freeman joining an already scary lineup consisting of Mookie Betts, Justin Turner, and Trea Turner, among others, this team is going to be a force in the National League. Although Betts is one […]

With Opening Day of the 2022 MLB season around the corner, the New York Yankees, who will unfortunately have to wait to start their season due to inclement weather, are prepared to duke it out in a competitive American League East division. With a scary up-and-coming team in the Toronto Blue Jays, a pesky team […]

The Detroit Tigers are going all in to make the postseason for the first time since 2014. After an offseason highlighted by the addition of free agent Javier Baez, the Tigers acquired outfielder Austin Meadows in a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays just days before the start of the 2022 MLB season. Tampa Bay […]

The Boston Red Sox were heading into the 2022 MLB season prepared to start their journey for a title without the services of ace starting pitcher Chris Sale, who is dealing with a broken rib. However, Boston received some news on Monday that was perhaps worse than even they imagined, as Sale was placed on […]

We’re now officially less than a week away from Opening Day, but that didn’t stop the Oakland Athletics from letting go of another key player, trading Sean Manaea to the San Diego Padres. In addition to the fan-favorite, Oakland also sent away pitching prospect Aaron Holiday, in exchange for infielder Euribiel Angeles and pitcher Adrian […]

The New York Yankees had a clear hole at the shortstop position this offseason, with two viable means of addressing it. They could have signed a star free agent shortstop from the numerous options available, or they could have signed a stopgap shortstop while waiting for one of their young prospects to be ready. This […]

Justin Upton spent the end of 2017 campaign with the Los Angeles Angels, and has played a role in the outfield ever since in Anaheim. That is, until now. The Angels recently announced that they were designating Upton for assignment. The outfielder will make $28 million this season despite the Angels decision to release him. […]

The New York Mets received some devastating news when it was announced that ace right-hander Jacob deGrom had suffered a stress reaction in his scapula and would be sidelined indefinitely. The Mets, who spent big this offseason to compile a contending roster, will now have to move forward without their best pitcher. Fortunately, the Mets […]

Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani had a season for the ages in 2021. Ohtani finished second in the majors in homers with 46 while pitching to a 3.18 ERA with 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings. He took home the American Legue MVP award. The Japanese star emerged as one of the faces of […]

Audacy’s Inside the Monster Podcast with hosts Steve Perrault and Joey Capponi recently caught up with Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora. Cora talked about his life during his 2020 suspension and the recruitment process of Trevor Story.   Cora began by discussing what his future might have looked like had he not been rehired […]

With Opening Day less than a week away, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox agreed to a trade sending White Sox reliever Craig Kimbrel to Los Angeles in exchange for outfielder AJ Pollock. Not only is it a rare trade that works for both sides, but it’s also a deal between two MLB […]

New York Yankees ace right-hander Gerrit Cole finished second to then-Toronto Blue Jays starter Robbie Ray in the 2021 AL Cy Young award vote. It’s the second time in the last three years that Cole has finished second in the running, as he fell just short to teammate Justin Verlander back in 2019 when the […]

The Toronto Blue Jays may have finished fourth in the American League East while missing the playoffs last year, though it was the official arrival of their young core. Led by the sons of former major leaguers in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette, the Blue Jays powered their way to 91 victories this past […]

The New York Mets are projected to win over 90 games and seem poised to make their first postseason appearance since 2016. They have most of their stars returning from last season and made a number of significant additions over the offseason.  But winning is the standard in New York and they need to get […]

The Houston Astros enter the 2022 MLB season looking to defend their turf once again in the American League West. It’s a division that the Astros have won in four of the last five seasons, though the Seattle Mariners at least pushed Houston a bit this past year, securing 90 victories. The Mariners and Los […]

The New York Yankees have emerged from a relatively quiet offseason faced with the task of competing in a loaded American League East division. In 2021, four Al East teams won 90 or more games, with the Yankees finishing in a tie for second in the division alongside the Boston Red Sox. New York watched […]

After having made the postseason for the third consecutive season (which is a franchise record), the Milwaukee Brewers enter the 2022 MLB season with plans on extending that streak to four. Reliant on dominant pitching and key hitting, the Brewers and manager Craig Counsell have yet another shot at taking home the NL Central crown. […]

The 2021 AL MVP race was an exciting one to the very end. The showdown for the award came down to Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani and Toronto Blue Jays infielder Vladimir Guerrero Jr., with the hardware eventually going to the former. With such an exciting race last season, there’s reason to believe […]

Major League Baseball’s top sleeper MVP candidate is arguably the best current player in the game. However, he also has a very strong argument for most underrated and underappreicated star in the MLB. Mike Trout, Aaron Judge, and Shohei Ohtani all will likely make MVP bids in 2022, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will also be […]

Currently showcasing a very shaky lineup and an endless need for improvement across the board, the Colorado Rockies are anything but in a good place. With the way things are looking right now, the Rockies won’t be in any shape to compete in the NL West or the NL in general. To say the playoffs […]

The Houston Astros have enjoyed a considerable amount of success in recent years, as they’ve won 95 or more games in each of the last four full MLB seasons. However, Houston has lost some of the key pieces from those rosters, such as talented shortstop Carlos Correa, who left the team as a free agent. […]

The Toronto Blue Jays enjoyed a fairly successful 2021 regular season. Typically, 91 wins is good enough to get you into the postseason. Unfortunately for Toronto, they finished just one game behind the Red Sox and Yankees for the two Wild Card sports and were ultimately sent home.  But the Blue Jays knew they were […]

The Los Angeles Angels have not seen much success during the Mike Trout era. Since Trout entered the league in 2011, the Angels have made the playoffs only one time (2014) and have finished in the bottom half of their division eight times. Trout has performed exceptionally well on an individual standpoint, being named an […]

Coming off a roller coaster season where they witnessed a series of successes  and misfortunes, the Chicago Cubs will aim to right the ship in the hopes getting back to playing a winning brand of baseball in 2022. Between signing Marcus Stroman and trading away Kris Bryant and Yu Darvish, the Cubs are still in […]

The San Diego Padres massively underachieved last year. Despite competing with the Dodgers and Giants for the top spot in the National League West through the first portion of the season, the Padres fell off a cliff after the All-Star break and ended up missing the postseason altogether. But most people around baseball believe that […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the most storied franchises in MLB history. With 11 World Series titles to their name, the Cardinals have been a model of consistency over their 130-year history.   The Cardinals enter the 2022 season looking to build upon three consecutive playoff appearances. They will look to challenge the […]