National League
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3.6KFirst Impressions: Manny Machado Joins San Diego Padres; (Saves Baseball?)
Today (or yesterday, depending on when our editor gets to this) news broke that Manny Machado (finally) signed a massive contract with...
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6.2K1Just How Bad Are the Miami Marlins?
It’s no big news that the Miami Marlins aren’t very good. Cellar dwellers in 2018, the 63 – 98 Marlins bested only...
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3.4K2What the Brewers Bullpenning Means for Team Velocity
William Russell Frisbie bought a bakery in Connecticut in the late 19th century. He called the bakery the Frisbie Pie Company. They...
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3.4KThe Cardinals Could Have the Top 1-2 Punch in Baseball
The St. Louis Cardinals went out and made a blockbuster trade to bolster the top of their lineup this offseason. The acquisition...
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2.5KThe Cardinals’ Backup Catcher Situation is… Not Ideal
Cardinals fans don’t really want to talk about a future without Yadier Molina behind the plate. However, given the backstop’s age and...
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6.1KAre The San Diego Padres Good Yet?
The San Diego Padres last appeared in the World Series in 1998. The last time they even appeared in the playoffs was...
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6.6K1Did you Notice Reds’ Luis Castillo Got His Velocity Back?
Heading into 2018, there was a lot of hype surrounding Luis Castillo after his breakout 2017 in which he posted a 3.12 ERA and...
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2.7K1The Roy Halladay Hall of Fame Quandary
With the upcoming BBWAA vote for the Hall of Fame approaching at the end of January, it’s worth a look back in...
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6.0K2019 National League Manager Rankings
Every year around this time, Off the Bench publishes our annual manager ranking. This is a tradition that goes all the way back...
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17.3KThe 2018 Reds had the worst pitcher in MLB history
You will not enjoy reading this article. Every aspect of it is completely unfair, including the headline. There is neither a feel-good...
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2.3KThe Mets’ Winter Might Just Be Getting Started
As we reach the end of December, baseball fandom’s collective attention turns to Twitter, and news of the latest acquisitions by their...
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2.2KA Hot Stove Recap Before the Winter Meetings
The Hot Stove has been boiling the past few days. With a total of seven All-Stars on the move, it looks like...