One of the major changes in Major League Baseball last year was the Designated Hitter coming to the National League on a...
Dating back to Connie Mack‘s earliest ballclubs, the Philadelphia/Kansas City/Oakland/Las Vegas Athletics have been a franchise of extremes. The A’s have almost...
As 2022 winds down, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the past 365 days in your personal life. It’s a time...
Over the last calendar year, the best player in baseball is NOT Aaron Judge, despite his MLB-leading 50 homers in that time....
The 2022 MLB season is almost here! Party time! Excellent! There are 30 MLB teams, so we’re previewing the season with lines...
The Royals have had a recent run of success uncommon amongst small market teams, appearing in two consecutive World Series and winning...
Here at Off the Bench, Daniel R. Epstein has detailed the ongoing saga of MLB’s proposal to eliminate 42 minor league baseball...
As we celebrate Thanksgiving, baseball enthusiasts are optimistic that another prolonged stalemate between clubs and free agents will not materialize again this...
This past offseason was in some ways unlike any offseason we’ve ever seen. The lack of big free agent money being spent...
12 years. $430 million. Those are the terms of Mike Trout’s extension with the Los Angeles Angels. If honored in full, they...
Something is wrong with baseball. In case you haven’t noticed, teams have successfully repressed player values. The signs are everywhere. The average...
In the summer of 2011, I landed an internship of sorts with a general contractor in Knoxville, TN. The job was a...