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The Chicago White Sox have officially arrived. After bursting onto the scene in the shortened 2020 season with a surprise wild-card berth backed by a young hitting core, the South Side went full buying-mode at the 2021 trade deadline, as they acquired 2B Cesar Hernandez from the Cleveland Indians/Guardians, closer Craig Kimbrel from the Chicago […]

The San Diego Padres made a splash, albeit a smaller one, at the 2021 trade deadline, as they acquired infielder Adam Frazier from the Pittsburgh Pirates, right-handed relief pitcher Daniel Hudson from the Washington Nationals, and outfielder Jake Marisnick from the Chicago Cubs. Though these moves certainly stamped San Diego as buyers during the deadline […]

The Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees will wrap up their three-game series on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Orioles-Yankees prediction and pick. The Yankees are in the middle of one of the most disappointing seasons in recent memory. New York was expected to contend for the […]

The Houston Astros look for the sweep on Wednesday night as they take on the Los Angeles Dodgers for the final game in a two-game set. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Astros-Dodgers prediction and pick. Los Angeles currently stands at 64-44 and is 33-19 at home. If you put […]

The Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers will continue their four-game series on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Angels-Rangers prediction and pick. The Angels don’t have much hope of making the postseason. But if they want to keep their slim playoff hopes alive, they need to […]

The San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks will continue their four-game series on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Giants-Diamondbacks prediction and pick. This is another important series for the Giants. They’re currently clinging to a three-game lead in the NL West, barely staying ahead of the rival […]

Now that the New York Yankees have acquired Joey Gallo, the left-handed power hitter they’ve been trying to get into their lineup for so long, one has to assume they’ll be looking to lock him up to a long-term contract as early as this offseason. And it’s not inconceivable to envision the Yankees re-signing Anthony […]

The Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals will open a three-game series on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Braves-Cardinals prediction and pick. Both of these teams have playoff hopes heading into this game. The Braves trail first place in the NL East by only 3.5 games, […]

The San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics will begin a two-game series on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Athletics prediction and pick. These two games are hugely important for both teams. The Padres are currently trailing first place in the NL West by seven games with that […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals will continue their four-game series on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Phillies-Nationals prediction and pick. The Phillies pulled off a massive comeback in the first game of this series, scoring five runs in the top of the ninth to scrape out a […]

The Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers will kick off a three-game series on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Red Sox-Tigers prediction and pick. The Red Sox are on a surprising cold streak heading into this matchup. They’ve dropped their last four games, losing their lead in […]

The trash cans will be ringing in Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night as the Houston Astros take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in front of a full stadium for the first time since the 2017 World Series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Astros-Dodgers prediction and pick. Los Angeles currently stands […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers will begin another three-game series on Monday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Pirates-Brewers prediction and pick. These two NL Central rivals played a three-game set less than a week ago. The Brewers managed to pull off the sweep, further securing their lead […]

The San Diego Padres might have to make a postseason run without NL MVP frontrunner Fernando Tatis Jr. Tatis was placed on the 10-day IL over the weekend after partially dislocating his left shoulder for the third time this season. To put it in context, Tatis was hitting .292/.373/.651 with 31 home runs, 70 RBI, […]

The Los Angeles Angels will travel to Arlington, Texas to begin a four-game series against the Texas Rangers on Monday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Angels-Rangers prediction and pick. Both of these AL West rivals are essentially out of playoff contention. The Rangers haven’t had a shot of […]

The San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks begin a four game series in the desert on Monday night as the Giants attempt to defend their spot atop the NL West.  It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Giants – Diamondbacks prediction and pick. San Francisco currently stands at 66-39 and is 31-22 […]

The Seattle Mariners and the Tampa Bay Rays will open up their three-game series on Monday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Mariners – Rays prediction and pick. The Mariners are on a bit of a cold streak, dropping both of their last two series’. Things won’t get any […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals will open a four-game series at Nationals Park on Monday evening. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Phillies-Nationals prediction and pick. Philadelphia is trying to work their way back into the National League East race as they’re just 3.5 games back of the Mets. […]

The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles will open a three-game set at Yankee Stadium on Monday evening. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Orioles-Yankees prediction and pick. New York is right back in the American League playoff hunt thanks to a weekend sweep in Miami. Baltimore certainly isn’t in […]

During the wild week which was the MLB trade deadline, the New York Mets made some big moves to improve their roster during their second-half stretch. With hopes to make it to the playoffs, these moves may define the team for years to come. With that being said, here are some trade grades for the […]

The Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays will finish up their crucial three-game series on Sunday Night Baseball. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Red Sox-Rays prediction and pick. This series is about as important as it gets in early August. The Red Sox dropped the first two […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks will wrap up their three-game series on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Dodgers-Diamondbacks prediction and pick. This is an absolutely crucial series for the Dodgers. Los Angeles just dropped a series to the division-leading San Francisco Giants, increasing the gap […]

During one of the most insane MLB trade deadlines in recent memory, the Los Angeles Dodgers were one of the busiest teams out there by making a blockbuster trade and another underrated move. The Dodgers have once again set themselves up for success. Here are 2021 MLB trade deadline grades for the Dodgers. Danny Duffy, […]

The Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants will finish up their three-game series on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Astros-Giants prediction and pick. This is an important series for both of these powerhouses. The Astros are only 5.5 games ahead of the Oakland Athletics, so every game […]

The 2021 MLB trade deadline came and went, where multiple teams completed blockbuster moves one after another. This trade deadline was one unlike in previous years, as it became as chaotic as NBA trade deadlines thanks to moves from the likes of the Yankees, Dodgers and Giants. Overall, 10 players who were All-Stars this year […]

Heading into the final day of the 2021 MLB trade deadline, the San Francisco Giants were relatively quiet as they instead watched their NL West rivals make notable moves. In the end, the Giants responded with the acquisitions of former Chicago Cubs star Kris Bryant and former Los Angeles Angels reliever Tony Watson. As mentioned, […]

What a week for Chicago Cubs fans. After starting the season off really well, a long losing streak toward the end of June began the Cubs fire sale. While it may seem that all is lost to a Cubs fan, the return that Chicago received for their star players was not a bad one. So […]

The Boston Red Sox have been one of the hottest teams in baseball in 2021. They enter Friday night’s games holding a 63-41 record with a 1.5-game lead in the AL East. Although they have been one MLB’s best, the Red Sox needed to address many positions at the MLB trade deadline. In this article, […]

Brian Cashman and the New York Yankees did not disappoint at the 2021 MLB Trade Deadline, making numerous moves that will help the Bronx Bombers make a playoff push as we inch further into the second half. Bringing in two power bats in Joey Gallo and Anthony Rizzo are surely the highlights, but the acquisition […]

The Cubs traded Craig Kimbrel to the crosstown rival Chicago White Sox in return for Nick Madrigal and Codi Heuer according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.  The White Sox paid a massive price for Craig Kimbrel: second baseman Nick Madrigal and reliever Codi Heuer, sources tell ESPN. When I said at the top of the […]

The New York Yankees are going all-in on offense at the trade deadline, having dealt for both outfielder Joey Gallo from the Texas Rangers and first baseman Anthony Rizzo from the Chicago Cubs. These are two massive moves that turn a middling Yankees lineup into a true monster. New York wanted more left-handed bats in […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers made the biggest move of the 2021 MLB trade deadline when they acquired the Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer and shortstop Trea Turner. According to Maria Torres, the two All-Stars cost the Dodgers their top two prospects in Keibert Ruiz and Josiah Gray, along with two lower-ranked prospects in Gerardo […]

The Boston Red Sox will take a trip down south to battle the Tampa Bay Rays in the first game of their three-game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Red Sox-Rays prediction and pick. The Red Sox will be looking to bounce back after a rare double-digit defeat to the […]

The Houston Astros travel to the Bay Area to take on the San Francisco Giants in their stadium for the first time in three years on Friday evening. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Astros-Giants prediction and pick. San Francisco currently stands at 64-38 and is 33-16 at home. If […]

On Thursday, the Washington Nationals agreed to a blockbuster deal that sent Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for C Keibert Ruiz, RHP Josiah Gray (MLB’s 41st and 42nd best prospect, LA’s no. 1 and 2 prospects, respectively), and two mid-range prospects. During Scherzer’s time with the Nationals, he […]

1B Anthony Rizzo was traded from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees on Thursday, in exchange for Yankees’ prospects RHP Alexander Vizcaino (NYY No. 9 prospect per @MLBPipeline) and OF Kevin Alcantara (No. 12). Chicago is also paying for the remainder of Rizzo’s 2021 salary.  If that seems like a sweet deal for […]

The Oakland Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels will begin a four-game series on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Athletics-Angels prediction and pick. This is an important series for both of these AL West rivals. The Athletics are currently sitting six games behind the Houston Astros for […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers will finish their three-game series on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Brewers-Pirates prediction and pick. The Brewers have taken the first two games of this series and will be playing for the sweep. Milwaukee has one of the most secure […]

The San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies begin a four-game series on Thursday night as the Padres attempt to climb the NL West standings. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Rockies-Padres prediction and pick. San Diego currently stands at 59-45 and is 34-20 at home. If you put $100 on every […]