NL Central
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5.1KThe Top 15 National League Spring Training Storylines
The Top 15 National League Spring Training Storylines We’re now a week into spring training, and there’s still plenty of time for...
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6.2KCorbin Burnes, Mitch Keller, and the Road Not Taken
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both” – Robert Frost in The Road Not Taken...
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5.4K4The Red Sox parted with the last of the Killer B’s… but it didn’t have to be this way
One of the last free agents of note this off season signed with a new team last week: Jackie Bradley Jr. signed...
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4.7K4Who is the Worst Team in the NL Central
As weird as this past year has been, we are just around the corner from normalcy. The gears of Spring training are...
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9.6KWhy Rockies Fans Will Be Looking at the 2021 Projections Through Their Fingers
The build-up to the Cactus League should in theory be a time of optimism for fans as the idea of a productive...
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5.7K2MLB’s Competition Problem
At its core professional baseball exists because it is a competition. In fact, its entire existence is predicated on the competition between...
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4.3KThe Reds and Rockies Swap of Former First Rounders Could Mean More Than You Think
On November 25th, 2020, on the unofficial holiday that is Thanksgiving Eve, the Reds and Rockies consummated a relatively quiet trade. “Sources:...
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6.8K3San Diego Padres Acquired Snell, Kim, Darvish, and Your Favorite Uncle
A.J. Preller, general manager of the San Diego Padres, was growing tired of not seeing his name trending on Twitter. With the...
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4.6KEvaluating the Trade Market for Shortstops
Next year’s free agent market will be loaded with some of the best shortstops in the game today. Francisco Lindor, Corey Seager,...
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5.9K1Singles, Bunts, and Intentional Walks: The Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers Exemplified 2020 Baseball
Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers Exemplified 2020 Baseball I recently wrote about the increasing rate of strikeouts, homers, and beanballs in Major...
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6.0K2Corbin Burnes: The Second Coming Of Roy Halladay?
In professional sports, especially baseball, athletes are taught to maximize their strengths. Power hitters? Hit the ball farther. Flamethrowers? Throw the ball...
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4.6KThe Cardinals Team Defense Will Make a Big Impact In This Year’s Weird Playoffs
With the playoff field set and four of the eight tenuous three-game series set to begin Tuesday, it’s easy to start imagining...