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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 […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are already absolutely stacked from top to bottom, but it appears they’re on the verge of winning the Cole Hamels sweepstakes. Breaking: Dodgers closing in on a deal for Cole Hamels — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) August 4, 2021 Hamels recently pitched in front of a number of teams at a private […]

The Chicago Cubs sealed their fate for this year and likely the next couple seasons to come when they traded away their entire core of top players at the MLB Trade Deadline. Everyone knows the story by now as Anthony Rizzo was sent to the Yankees, Javy Baez to the Mets. Kris Bryant went packing […]

One thing the Los Angeles Angels have sorely missed for a large chunk of the season is productive bats next to Shohei Ohtani in the lineup. It was supposed to be superstar Mike Trout, arguably the best player in the sport, and Anthony Rendon. Both have missed large segments of the year due to injury […]

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 MLB trade deadline was a wild one that went up until the last minute and even had a few deals announced after the deadline had passed. Perhaps the wildest situation was regarding Washington Nationals star Max Scherzer, who ended up being dealt to the Los Angeles Dodgers. On Thursday, reports came out that the […]

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 41st National Sports Collectors Convention was definitely one for the ages. With tons of hot cards sold, new markets catered to, and a couple of incidents under its belt, this event will surely be one for the books. Another reason why it’s going to be unforgettable is the confirmed sale of a monster Mike […]

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been scratched from his start on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles. However, there is still a chance that it was a false positive, considering he is fully vaccinated: Cole had been vaccinated. There’s still a bit of hope it’s a false positive […]

It appears the fire sale the Chicago Cubs had at the MLB Trade Deadline is just the beginning of the drama that is set to unfold. On Monday, Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer appeared on Chicago’s ESPN1000 to voice his own frustrations with not being able to get Anthony Rizzo, Javy Baez, and […]

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 […]

When the Chicago Cubs lost 11 straight nearing the all-star break, it sent into motion a plan that would revolve around selling at the trade deadline. The unknown was how much they would trade away. They had plenty of star players set to hit free agency at the end of the year and with no […]

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 […]

After a wild MLB trade deadline that saw the Chicago Cubs put on a fire sale that included the departure of Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Javy Baez, the former Cubs have all hit home runs in each of their respective debuts. This historical feat started with Rizzo, who was traded to the New York […]

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 New York Mets aren’t planning to sign No. 10 overall pick Kumar Rocker because of physical concerns, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel. Rocker was a superstar at Vanderbilt but dropped to No. 10 to New York in the 2021 draft. The Mets were going to sign him for $6 million, but […]

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 […]

Tampa Bay Rays ace Tyler Glasnow has been hit with an awful injury update that will end his season. According to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the hard-throwing righty will undergo Tommy John Surgery on his partially torn UCL. Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery next week, […]

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, […]

The New York Yankees went all out at the MLB Trade Deadline, acquiring two left-handed bats in Anthony Rizzo and Joey Gallo. Both players were in the lineup on Friday against the Marlins and with the game scoreless in the sixth inning, Rizzo started off his Yankees career with a bang: RIZZO'S FIRST BOMB AS […]

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 Colorado Rockies stood firm at the MLB trade deadline and– after months and months of deliberation– have decided to keep talented shortstop Trevor Story. The Rockies had been linked to deal Story for some time, especially after dealing Nolan Arenado in the offseason to the St. Louis Cardinals. According to Mark Feinsand, the Rockies […]