0 comments by Matt Musico on 10/13/2016
New York Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera has been with the organization for just one season, but he’s instantly become a fan favorite. A strong April helped start his tenure on a positive note, but it was an epic late-season surge that instantly brings a smile to every Mets fan. It’s interesting how one player transformed […]
0 comments by Matt Musico on 10/11/2016
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on On The Bench Baseball. The 2017 MLB regular season is the furthest thing from our minds right now with the postseason in full swing, but not for the majority of the league. Most are at home watching the playoffs, trying to figure out how they could be playing […]
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The following post was written by Sean Morash of Off the Bench Baseball. Check out their website and be sure to Sean. The Chicago White Sox posted a 78-84 record and really lost pace after the All-Star break, finishing 16 games behind the division-winning Cleveland Indians. This was a poorly constructed team that had serious flaws on […]
0 comments by Matt Musico on 10/7/2016
The 2016 MLB postseason is officially in full swing as the remaining eight teams battle for the right to hoist the World Series trophy within the next few weeks. This also means that 22 other squads are already turning the page with their eyes set on making a run at October in 2017. Every organization goes […]
0 comments by Matt Musico on 10/5/2016
On the heels of finishing in the American League East basement three times in four years, the Boston Red Sox made a big change last summer by hiring Dave Dombrowski. He arrived with a certain reputation and has lived up to it thus far. The biggest thing on his 2016 to-do list was getting the […]
0 comments by Matt Musico on 9/30/2016
There’s still another month of baseball to be played before 2016 is officially put in the books, but the cold winter months are feeling closer than ever. The mornings feel brisk, leaves are falling from trees and 20 of MLB’s 30 teams will soon be forced to watch the postseason from their respective couches. Instead […]
0 comments by Matt Musico on 9/28/2016
As the Atlanta Braves continued selling off MLB talent to rebuild for the future last winter, general manager John Coppolella was adamant about one thing: first baseman Freddie Freeman wasn’t going anywhere. Fast-forward to a few months later as the left-handed hitter wraps up a career year and everyone can see why he’s worth every […]
0 comments by Matt Musico on 9/23/2016
MLB players enter a new year with the best intentions, but this is baseball, and things don’t always go exactly as planned. In fact, they almost never do. To have a successful regular season and a shot at clinching a playoff berth, managers need production from every corner of their respective rosters. It also helps […]
0 comments by Matt Musico on 9/20/2016
The old adage in baseball is you can never have enough pitching. While every team can vouch for that, the two organizations currently feeling this the most are the New York Mets and Cleveland Indians. Heading into 2016, both squads had one clear strength: a solid starting rotation expected to be one of the best […]
0 comments by Matt Musico on 9/15/2016
With less than three weeks to go in the regular season, the Washington Nationals are all but assured their third National League East title since 2012. One has to wonder how this year would’ve gone if the offseason went as planned for general manager Mike Rizzo and his front office, though. Rizzo made an appearance […]
0 comments by Matt Musico on 9/12/2016
When the qualifying offer system was developed for MLB free agents, it was supposed to help players, but it’s done just the opposite. After first being put into play for the 2012 offseason, we didn’t even see a pending free agent accept one until last winter. One would imagine the thought process for Matt Wieters, […]
0 comments by Matt Musico on 9/9/2016
For a Major League Baseball team to experience success, it’s necessary to receive contributions from all 25 men on the active roster. However, because of injuries, lack of production or a combination of the two, it normally takes even more than that to reach the postseason and contend for a World Series title. That’s why […]
0 comments by Matt Musico on 9/6/2016
After surprising most of baseball by finishing second in the American League Central with a 83-79 record last year, there was reason for the Minnesota Twins to feel optimistic in 2016. In a year in which a lot of things had to go right for second-year manager Paul Molitor, nothing did. Instead of building off […]
0 comments by Matt Musico on 9/2/2016
Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado is one of baseball’s best all-around players. Despite that, he doesn’t get nearly as much airtime as some other superstars. Why is that? Well, Denver isn’t exactly a huge media market when compared to New York, Chicago or Los Angeles. Playing for a team that can’t get over .500 […]
0 comments by Matt Musico on 8/31/2016
Between the regular season and the playoffs, there’s still about two months of baseball left to enjoy, but winter is approaching faster than we realize. It stinks to think about life without baseball (even for a relatively short period of time), but that also means the Hot Stove is coming to keep us occupied. As we’ve […]
