AL West
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2.9KManny Banuelos A Great Signing for the Angels (Maybe)
Manny Banuelos has thrown 26.1 major league innings, all coming with the Atlanta Braves in 2015. He has a 5.81 ERA to...
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4.9K1If the MLB Playoffs Started Today…
With the trade deadline in the rear-view mirror, rather than a typical team/player/trade analysis, let’s get theoretical: What would the playoffs look...
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2.4KThe Astros Still Contenders Built for the Long Haul
At last week’s Trade Deadline, the Astros remained very quiet, the large acquisition that would push them over the edge never really came....
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3.0KHave the Mariners Just Given Up On 2016?
This is the first post from new OTBB contributor Andrew Pool: The Seattle Mariners are just about in the race for...
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2.5KThere’s No Time Like The Past: Tough Times Are Here To Stay For the Los Angeles Angels
I’m not sure when the last time you looked at the MLB standings is, but if its been a while, there are...
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3.0K1Made It by Thaaat Much: How Mookie and Cano Home Runs are Just Lucky Enough
One of most cliché and oft-used fascinations with our national pastime regards just how mind-bogglingly unique it can be. No two ballgames...
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3.6KMake Baseball Brawl Again
Time sure does fly when you’re having fun. Here we are a quarter of the way through the 2016 baseball season and...
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3.3K1Rooting For The Braves Is Tough, But At Least I Don’t Root For One Of These Teams
There’s no two ways around it, The Atlanta Braves are awful. It may seem like I’m a day late to the party...
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4.9K1The Oakland A’s Offensive Struggles, and Where They Go From Here
Saturday night, I had the pleasure of catching the Oakland A’s take on the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore’s Camden Yards. In addition...
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4.8K3The Official 2016 OTBB MLB TV Rankings: Part 2, 14-1
The 2016 season is upon us! So far its been fantastic, we’ve had late game heroics, incredible catches, unprecedented home run streaks,...
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4.3K1The Official 2016 OTBB MLB TV Rankings: Part 1, 30-15
The 2016 season is upon us! So far it has been fantastic, we’ve had late game heroics, incredible catches, unprecedented home run...
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4.2KAbout Colby Lewis, Josh Reddick and The Catchers Interference
On Friday, Off The Bench published its first foray into the new Statcast data. In that piece, which is made possible by baseball savant,...