MLB Editorials Articles - Page 216

There currently are 12 new players on the 40-man roster for the Milwaukee Brewers, signaling a major turnover only one year removed from winning a spot in the Wild Card round of the National League playoffs. While President of Baseball Operations David Stearns seems to always be relying on analytics and statistics to build his […]

The New England Patriots can put a bow on their 11th straight AFC East division title with a win over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday, but it might not be so easy. While the Patriots are 11-3, the feisty Bills are 10-4 in their own right, and it’s rare that New England is actually threatened […]

Ichiro Suzuki. Hideo Nomo. Shohei Ohtani. Daisuke Matsuzaka. Masahiro Tanaka. Yu Darvish. Kwang-Hyun Kim. Jae-Hwan Kim. Yoshitomo Tsutsugo. Shun Yamaguchi. Ryosuke Kikuchi. Wei-Yin Chen. Tzu-Wei Lin. Jen-Ho Tseng. Wei-Chung Wang. These are just a few names of players that were either born in or played in the MLB from the countries of Japan, South Korea, […]

With the Los Angeles Angels having made one major splash in free agency with the signing of Anthony Rendon, their failed pursuit of a second, Gerrit Cole and Madison Bumgarner, has made them look a different direction. According to Jon Morosi, the Angels are highly motivated to make a move to upgrade their starting pitching, […]

Free agency can put players in a weird bind, setting them up to struggle to find the right place for them to continue their MLB careers. But for third baseman Josh Donaldson, he has been on a voyage full of hills and valleys throughout his professional career. Donaldson currently finds himself a free agent after […]

As the free agency period moves along, there are a few big names still available on the market, looking for the right team to make them an offer they cannot refuse. With the winter of 2019-20 looking a lot better financially for most players than the offseason of 2018, starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu is seeing […]

The Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians pulled off the first blockbuster of the MLB offseason on Sunday, as the Indians agreed to send two-time American League Cy Young winner Corey Kluber to the Rangers in exchange for outfielder Delino DeShields Jr. and hard-throwing reliever Emmanuel Clase: OF Delino DeShields Jr. and RHP Emmanuel Clase heading […]

With the centerpiece of the franchise re-signing for what seems to be his final contract before retiring, the Los Angeles Angels have to be happy. They made it through countless years of struggling, stinking, and middling performances, and were still able to retain their best player, Mike Trout, for the long haul. But with the […]

The New York Yankees won the Gerrit Cole sweepstakes, agreeing with the ace right-hander on a massive nine-year, $324 million deal on Tuesday night. The contract shattered the record for pitchers, as Stephen Strasburg had previously broken the record this past Monday when he inked a seven-year, $245 million pact to remain with the Washington […]

With the Milwaukee Brewers looking to be cutting salary this offseason, their roster only has 10 returning players on it from its 25-man roster that they ended the 2019 season with. On top of that, President of Baseball Operations David Stearns has doubled down on that sentiment, all while wanting to keep the franchise competitive […]

With reports floating around everywhere that the Chicago Cubs are going to be one of the most active teams on the trade and player movement fronts this offseason, the question must be asked – why? Why are the Cubs, who just finished in third place in the National League Central division, fired incumbent manager Joe […]

Filled with tons of talent across all levels of the minor leagues, the American League should produce a ton of talented candidates for the 2020 AL Rookie of the Year award for this upcoming season. With a bunch of struggling teams looking to graduate top-flight prospects as they look to speed up the rebuild or […]

Seven-time All-Star, 346 saves, and 898 strikeouts does not seem to grow on trees anymore for MLB teams around the league. With the Chicago Cubs being lucky enough to have that one tree in their orchard in Craig Kimbrel, their back of bullpen worries should all be alleviated, even with how he performed in 2019. […]

What does a team that has everything but still cannot get out of its own way in the playoffs need? Why more talent, of course! The Los Angeles Dodgers, who look to be resembling the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Cowboys in terms of their yearly penchant of making it to the playoffs after a […]

With manager Mike Shildt winning the National League Manager of the Year in 2019, Paul Goldschmidt earning his keep in the first year of his big-time contract extension, and the team as a whole exceeding expectations on its way to winning the NL Central divisional crown, the St. Louis Cardinals put together a pretty darn […]

How hard is it to replicate a World Series appearance and victory the following season? Just ask the 2019 Boston Red Sox, who went from being the best team in the league one season to completely having the bottom fall out from itself the next. A 24-game difference is what sets the 2018 version of […]

Welcome to what could become one of the best – or worst – teams that the New York Mets have put together in the past decade. Depending on what type of team decides to show up on the diamond each and every game, depending on their luck of missing serious injuries (looking directly at you, […]

As the New York Yankees go into free agency looking to make high-priced additions yet again just like every single year, is there an upgrade out there that would constitute a better use of their time? More importantly, could they decide to use the trade market to their advantage and save a little bit of […]

The Atlanta Braves were the early aggressors in MLB Free Agency, signing former San Francisco Giants closer Will Smith to a three-year, $40 million contract. Shortly thereafter, general manager Alex Anthopoulos re-signed middle reliever Chris Martin, whom he acquired from the Texas Rangers at the July trade deadline. In a matter of days, the Braves […]

The Houston Astros have been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. As if the seven-game loss at the hands of the Washington Nationals in World Series were not crushing enough, the Astros are totally enveloped in a sign-stealing scandal that threatens the integrity of the sport. Not to mention, they have their […]

The Washington Nationals overcame all the odds to win the 2019 World Series. Their reward for one of the most historic runs in MLB history? Potentially losing two of their best players and franchise mainstays. General manager Mike Rizzo has his work cut out for him as he prepares to make the necessary moves to […]

For the second time in three years, the New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series. As was the case in 2017, the Yankees had to rely on extensive work from their bullpen arms due to a sheer lack of depth in the rotation. Eventually, the usage wore […]

Is it ever too early to look ahead to next season? With the snowy season already rolling in, some may say about a month too early, the Winter Meetings will be starting soon, which will help commence the push for the next season of MLB baseball to start up yet again. There will be quite […]

Including the St. Louis Cardinals, outfielder Marcell Ozuna looks to have around seven teams that are looking to secure his services for 2020 and beyond, according to Jon Heyman. With the offseason just about ready to ramp up, it remains to be seen which players will be able to finally cash in and secure big-money […]

When the Chicago Cubs captured their first World Series title in 108 years in 2016, it seemed as though they were on the precipice of a potential dynasty. With young players like Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras in place, as well as one of the best starting rotations in baseball, the […]

The Atlanta Braves are in need of starting pitching as their front office prepares for the offseason, and they may be gearing up for a run at veteran left-hander Madison Bumgarner. Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reported earlier this week that the Braves have made Bumgarner their top target and hope to make […]

While it may be hard to envision third baseman Anthony Rendon in a different uniform, that same thought was had about outfielder Bryce Harper, and look at what happened. If the Washington Nationals were to prioritize other elements of their team, like resigning starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg, then Rendon could be left out in the […]

In the spirit of taking riches away from one team and giving them to others, how about Madison Bumgarner in a Los Angeles Dodgers jersey? Hard to imagine, right? Well, it has a slight chance of becoming a reality this offseason. With the Dodgers always seemingly in need of starting pitching help, and a few […]

The Boston Red Sox had a tremendously disappointing season in 2019. Not only did they fail to make the playoffs, but they also spent the latter half of the year dealing with internal dramas. Former president Dave Dombrowski was fired after bringing Boston’s payroll to a whopping $234 million (the highest in the majors), and […]

Money wins championships, but money also raises expectations – the New York Yankees franchise is very familiar with both of those aspects, although higher expectations have been the only aspect to come true as of late. With a World Series drought on their hands, the Bronx Bombers have yet another pivotal offseason ahead of them. […]

With MLB free agency officially underway, we are likely to hear a plethora of rumors in the coming days about potential suitors, contract scenarios, possible trades, etc. This free-agent market is pretty solid, with the deepest position certainly being starting pitcher. Gerrit Cole is obviously the biggest name available, but there are plenty of other […]

The New York Yankees need to spend money. Yes. I seriously just said that about the team that has historically spent more money than any other franchise in the sport. The Yankees were bounced out of the ALCS by the Houston Astros for the second time in three years last month, and while there were […]

For the pitcher that has put together his best season in his career and one of the best seasons for a starting pitcher in the history of baseball, Gerrit Cole has got to be looking directly at how many Brinks trucks teams will be willing to back up to his house this winter. Playing on […]

Stephen Strasburg cemented himself as one of the greatest postseason pitchers ever with a historic string of performances this October. Strasburg went 5-0 across five starts and one relief appearance for the Washington Nationals, including a pair of wins in the World Series that helped him earn the World Series MVP Award as the Nationals […]

As current Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon looks to finish out his 2019 season with a World Series ring, the superstar hot corner specialist is going to be one of the hottest commodities on the free agency market this winter. With a copious amount of suitors wanting to shell out the big bucks to […]

The two best words in sports: Game. Seven. After a thrilling World Series filled with momentum swings and victories for the road team in each of the first six contests, the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros will square off on Wednesday night in a winner-take-all Game 7 at Minute Maid Park. Here are some things […]

Having put together one of their most successful seasons in recent memory, the Atlanta Braves rode the offensive – and defensive – skills of third baseman Josh Donaldson to the National League East Divisional title and a trip to the playoffs. While having fallen short in the NLDS to the St. Louis Cardinals, both Donaldson […]

As the Los Angeles Dodgers are forced to look ahead to yet another regular season after falling short in the postseason, upgrades are needed for a team that so desperately wants to add their first World Series title since 1988 to the mantle. With their payroll seemingly skyrocketing every offseason, a move in the trade […]

Minor League Baseball is at the epicenter in the resurgence in popularity in the sport of baseball – from in-game activities that get fans involved to seeing the future of the sport at a level in which they have not yet ‘made it,’ the MiLB does things right. But if the MLB has any say […]