Hot Stove
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2.7KMLB Offseason Power Rankings – The Men Who Stare at Goats
Despite the frigid ‘hot stove’ all winter, I have been locked in this offseason because of OTBB’s offseason power rankings. The power...
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4.2K1The Market for Free Agent Relievers: Part 1 – The Good Guys
The 2016-2017 MLB offseason was all about free agent closers with Aroldis Chapman, Kenley Jansen, and Mark Melancon signing the three largest...
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3.2K1Early New Year’s Resolutions for all thirty teams: National League East
As the year winds down and the stove heats up, fans are still looking to see what their team will do to...
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3.3K1Short Term Retrospective: The Mariners’ Dee Gordon Trade
In last week’s Dee Gordon Trade, the Mariners traded three prospects; Robert Dugger, Nick Neidert, and Christopher Torres to the Marlins in...
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2.7K1The Shohei Ohtani Rejects Support Group
Off The Bench was lucky enough to be in the room at the winter meetings this week when an impromptu healing session...
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5.8K1Matt Harvey Desperately Needs to be Traded: An Inside Look From a Friend of the Family
The 2017 Winter Meetings will be remembered for the Giancarlo Stanton trade, but rumors circulating around trade of New York Mets’ starter Matt...
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3.5K1What Would It Take for the Yankees to Acquire Giancarlo Stanton?
The trade market for Miami Marlins star Giancarlo Stanton has been murky, to say the least. At first, it looked like the...
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5.4KDanny Valencia a Better Fit with the Red Sox than Eric Hosmer
Eric Hosmer has been linked to the Boston Red Sox since before the offseason even began, and for good reason. The All-Star...
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2.0K2MLB Offseason Power Rankings – Peacocks Posture Before They Move
Dan Epstein wrote an article last winter about the mating rituals of general managers as they enter this, their mating dealmaking season....
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3.4K2Red Sox Searching for Power
During the past two offseasons, Dave Dombrowski and the Boston Red Sox have focused on pitching. Two years ago, they signed David...
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3.3K1Why Teams Should Target Todd Frazier Over Evan Longoria
Former New York Yankees third baseman Todd Frazier is an enigma in my mind. He’s likely an enigma to MLB teams as...
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3.7K1MLB Bold Predictions for the Contenders this Offseason, Part 2
Hot Stove season is nearly in full swing and with the Winter Meetings just a few of weeks away, we are predicting some...