AL West
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1.7KSo, Uh, The Astros Are Legit
Last night, I watched the first place Houston Astros take on the Chicago White Sox. The Astros sat at 34-26 and had...
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2.8KLance McCullers Jr Makes Debut, Has Impressive Pitcher Comps
The Houston Astros promoted Lance McCullers Jr to make his big league debut on Monday. Normally, a move to promote a 21-year...
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1.8KContractual Somewhat Obligations
We are through with the first week of the baseball season, and on multiple occasions we are seeing billionaire baseball owners refusing...
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2.2KStream of Conciousness, on a Sunday Afternoon with Baseball
So it’s Sunday afternoon and I’ve decided to watch some baseball and chronicle it for you, our loyal OTBB readers. Since it’s...
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2.2K2015 Season Preview: AL West
Don’t look at last year’s AL West Season Preview, please don’t. Actually, go ahead, click on the link. What you’ll find is that...
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1.4KRangers Will Be 2015’s Most Improved Team
A brutal injury bug saw a proud Texas Rangers organization lose 95 games in 2014, good enough to finish 31 games out...
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1.6KAre the Mariners Really the Second Best Team in Baseball?
According to the projections available through Fangraphs, the Seattle Mariners will be the second best team in baseball in 2015. Sure, this...
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1.8KImagining the Red Sox’s Next Moves
The Boston Red Sox have apparently signed Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval to separate 5-year, ~$100 Mil deals. While obviously huge offensive additions,...
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1.7KAgainst the Grain: LA Angels Win Without Pitching
The current thinking around Major League Baseball holds that dominant starting pitching is absolutely necessary for success, certainly in the regular season, but...
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1.2KHow the Angels Replace Garrett Richards
Last night, Los Angeles Angels star pitcher Garret Richards went down in a heap as his right knee collapsed. Richards was carted...
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1.8KDissecting the David Price to Detroit Deal
This afternoon sometime around the 4 PM trade deadline, word broke that the Tampa Bay Rays were sending David Price to the...
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1.5KRapidly Reviewing Red Sox Radical Roster Revamp (and other Trade Deadline Notables)
The Red Sox have been busy today shipping Ace Jon Lester and outfielder Johnny Gomes to the A’s for Yoenis Cespedes and...