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• MLB rumors: Juan Soto meets with another AL East rival, Orioles looking beyond Corbin Burnes

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• Juan Soto has ‘productive’ three-hour meeting with AL East team in nightmare scenario for New York Yankees

Juan Soto reportedly had a "productive" three-hour-long meeting with the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night....2024
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• Juan Soto reportedly 'impressed' by meeting with AL East team

The Red Sox appear to have legitimate interest in Juan Soto, and they reportedly made a good impression on the free-agent slugger during a meeting this week....2024
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• Pair of AL East clubs to meet with Juan Soto

The list of known teams who have upcoming meetings with Juan Soto and agent Scott Boras continues to grow....2024
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• Juan Soto MLB free agency destinations, ranked

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Juan Soto is reportedly available to all 30 teams. If we’re being honest, some teams have a much better chance than others do. Just like last offseason, there is one massive fish in baseball’s free agency pond. Juan Soto is in his own tier above all the rest when it comes to players who are available to be signed in free agency — that much is clear. What...2024
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• Will Burnes remain in the AL East?
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• A few thoughts about the first Dodgers/Yankees World Series in 43 years

Shohei Ohtani scores against the Yankees in June | Brad Penner-Imagn Images ... and what this might mean for the sport going forward, and for the Cubs. The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers did what their owners, management, players and fans expected them to do: Finish with the best regular-season records in their respective leagues, then win the postseason series they had to win to...2024
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• Previewing the shortstop market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Aaron Gash/MLB Photos via Getty Images Examining the different paths the Braves could take to upgrade at SS this winter. The Atlanta Braves offseason began earlier than they wanted, and now it’s Alex Anthopoulos’s job to go out and improve the team for 2025. There are four positions they can feasibly address this winter: shortstop, starting pitcher, left field, and relief pitcher....2024
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview

Even in a relative down season, the Astros might very well extend their ALCS streak. Will any American League team make like the Rangers and topple them? During the decade-plus of MLB play from 2005-16, only two American League teams won at least 100 games. Outside of the 2008 Angels and 2009 Yankees, it was always a scramble of several good teams, but no true slam-dunk standouts (and even the ‘08...2024
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• Rays 7, Red Sox 2: The stage is set for the battle of third place

Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images Baz strong again as Rays win again in Fenway The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox faced off again late Saturday afternoon for the second-to-last time this season and set up a battle for sole possession of the title “Third Best Team in the AL East”. Maybe more importantly, the Rays second consecutive win secured a series win and a chance for the Rays to finish ...2024
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• Nestor Cortes reportedly set for MRI on pitching elbow as Yankees fight to clinch AL East title

Cortes was scheduled to start Wednesday...2024
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• GM admits Orioles have lost 'mojo' amid struggles
Depleted by injuries and entrenched in a prolonged hitting slump, the Orioles, four games behind the Yankees in the AL East with 11 to go, are desperate to regain their winning ways as they stumble to the finish of the regular season....2024
• Cubs 2, Yankees 1: Finally, some runs...

Matt Marton-Imagn Images ... just enough runs to win the last game of the series behind some outstanding pitching. I know that most of you were paying attention to the Bears game this afternoon, so ICYMI, the Cubs finally put together enough runs to defeat the Yankees 2-1 and salvage the final game of this three-game series. They did that despite having only three hits. From BCB’s JohnW53:...2024
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Yankees series preview

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Bronx Bombers visit Wrigley Field for the first time in seven years. Aaron Judge has played just three career games at Wrigley Field, all of them in 2017, which was the last time the Yankees played at the Friendly Confines. In those games he went 3-for-13 with four strikeouts and no home runs. Those games were in Judge’s first fu...2024
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• Takeaways from Braves-Rockies: A missed opportunity

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves still won the series but they also missed a golden chance gain as much ground as possible in the NL Wild Card race. Heading into this series, the Atlanta Braves were going for a sweep in order to set the record straight against a Colorado Rockies team that tripped them up in a major way back at Coors Field. For the first two ga...2024
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• Spoiler Alert: The White Sox possess only one existential function, and they’re even failing at that

Artist’s imagining of Miguel Vargas’ post-collision injury. The South Siders go “full White Sox” in Baltimore and make history. Again The 2024 Chicago White Sox are so bad, they’re being used by other teams as an adverb. "the white sox have just gone full white sox" pic.twitter.com/1C5dgI5rvw— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) September 3, 2024 It’s not a pipe dream anymore; with 22 games rem...2024
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres facing important final stretch

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Tuesday, September 17, 2024. San Diego Padres News More hits for Arraez — and still no strikeouts (MLB.com) Padres on deck: AL West-leading Astros in town to start final homestand (San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres showing unprecedented power without even trying (San Diego Un...2024
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres beat Giants in extra innings

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, September 16, 2024. San Diego Padres News Padres beat Giants 4-3 in 10 innings for sweep, overcoming first righty Splash Homer by Ramos (AP News) Surging Padres need extra innings, but pull off sweep of Giants (San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres beat Giants 4-3 in 10 inn...2024
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• Weird but true: Remembering when two Devil Rays pitchers were shot in 2002

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images A look back at two tragic events from 2002. During the early morning hours of a Summer day in Charleston, South Carolina, police were called after a shooting where a 24 year old man had been shot twice in what was later deemed as a random act of violence. A few months later, also in the early morning hours, police responded to a shooting in Raleigh, North C...2024
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• Red Sox Cuban Phenom Yoan Moncada More Than Flashy Cars, Hype and Muscles
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Jays, Royals, Mets Full Steam Ahead After Deadline
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• What Do MLB Players Really Do During the Long Offseason Months?
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"Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 58th home run to help the Yankees wrap up their second AL East title in three years with a 10-1 victory over the Orioles on Thursday."

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"com/i1dG1JQfaH— Andy Kostka (@afkostka) June 11, 2023 With the victory, the Orioles improved to 41-24 on the season, good for second place in the AL East."

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"Step 1, complete: Yankees clinch AL East title"

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"Aaron Boone, whose job security came into question after the Yankees finished third in the AL East and then lost to the Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Game, will return with a new three-year deal, plus an option, sources confirmed to ESPN."

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"MLB shuts down Marlins and Phillies, revises schedule for NL East, AL East teams amid COVID-19 outbreak"

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"AL East Notes: Yankees, Gardner, Red Sox, Luxury Tax, Rays, Relocation"

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"AL East Notes: Brach, Orioles, Ellsbury, Yankees, JDM"

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"Sox storm back vs. Reds, pad AL East lead"

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"O's cool Blue Jays, stay alone atop AL East"

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"Brian McCann's home run in the sixth inning helped push the Yankees into sole possession of first place in the AL East on Monday night with a 4-1 win over the Rays, who saw their five-game winning streak snapped."

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"The Red Sox have finalized their contract with Pablo Sandoval, the first of two big signings aimed at boosting Boston's offense after a last-place finish in the AL East."

• Juan Soto MLB free agency destinations, ranked
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• New York Mets insider boldly predicts Pete Alonso replaced in blockbuster trade by 4-time All-Star from AL

A New York Mets insider offered up a bold predictions that sees the team replacing Pete Alonso with an even better player from the AL East....2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 5

Ron Schueler hoists the 1993 AL West champions pennant with Ozzie Guillén. That season ended up being the peak of Schueler’s 10-year term as White Sox GM. | Ron Vesely/Getty Images Ron Schueler takes the reins 1976 The White Sox lost five players in the American League expansion draft, with third baseman Bill Stein going fifth overall to the Seattle Mariners. Seattle also nabbed pitcher Ro...2024
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• A few thoughts about the first Dodgers/Yankees World Series in 43 years
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• Previewing the shortstop market for the Atlanta Braves
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview
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• AL East Notes: Jansen, Yankees, LeMahieu, Webb, Mountcastle
Kenley Jansen enjoyed ten straight years of playoff baseball before signing a two-year, $32MM free agent contract with the Red Sox during the 2022-23 offseason, and barring a late surge from Boston in the last two weeks of play, Jansen is now on pace for back-to-back without any postseason action. As he heads into free…...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 10, 2024

Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Just keep showing up. New Royals outfielder Robbie Grossman had some words of wisdom for his new teammates, writes Pete Grathoff. The veterans also offered some advice to their new teammates, even though they joined the Royals during that ugly seven-game losing streak. “Just keep showing up. We’ve got a good team,” Grossman said of...2024
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Yankees series preview
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 129 thread: Kyle Freeland vs. Carlos Rodón

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado will take on former Rockie DJ LaMahieu at Yankee Stadium For the first time since 2019, the Rockies will play at Yankee Stadium when New York hosts Colorado for a three-game series starting Friday night. Kyle Freeland (3-5, 5.97 ERA) will start game one for the Rockies, making his second-ever start at Yankee Stadium. The last one came in 2019...2024
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• The 1972 Cubs: Another failed potential contender

Billy Williams bats for the Cubs at Shea Stadium in August 1972, showing off the unusual road uniforms worn only in that year | Photo by Walter Leporati/Getty Images The Cubs wound up a distant second. The beginning of the 1972 season was marred by a players’ strike, the first such labor stoppage in MLB history. It lasted only a week or so, and it was decided that the games missed would no...2024
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• A few thoughts about the first Dodgers/Yankees World Series in 43 years
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• Previewing the shortstop market for the Atlanta Braves
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• MLB Playoffs: ALDS Preview

The AL Central takes center stage in the ALDS! The Royals and Yankees renew an old playoff rivalry while the upstart Tigers and Guardians duke it out. The American League Central doesn’t get much respect. Some of this is due to its history as one of baseball’s “newer” divisions. The AL Central’s only two World Series champions in 30 seasons of play are the 2005 White Sox and 2015 Royals. Neither w...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: CJ Abrams and the final stretch of the 2024 campaign...

Notes and quotes on Nationals’ shortstop CJ Abrams trying to find it at the plate... Davey Martinez gave CJ Abrams a day off in the finale of the series with New York’s Yankees last week in D.C., after Washington’s 23-year-old shortstop went 0 for 8 in the first two with the AL East leaders in Nationals Park. “Just wanted to give him a little breather,” the Nats’ skipper explained when he put Abra...2024
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• Cubs 2, Yankees 1: Finally, some runs...
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• Boone: Yankees Will Be “Creative” With Closer Role
The Yankees dropped tonight’s rubber match against the Rangers by a 10-6 margin. They’ve lost three straight series overall, dropping two of three against the Nationals, Cardinals and Texas. They had a good chance to secure a series victory and stay ahead of the Orioles in the AL East standings on Tuesday, but Clay Holmes surrendered…...2024
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• Gamethread: White Sox at Orioles

Nick Nastrini on the mound, searching high and low for run support. | Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Pale Hose set out to do damage control against a team that has a lot to lose Happy Tuesday, White Sox friends. Who else is tired of stats? Yet another mind-blowing statistic illustrating the ineptitude of the 2024 White Sox H/T @GrantBrisbee pic.twitter.com/XPiQACjfXk— The Athletic MLB (...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 5
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• Today in White Sox History: October 31

Ed Walsh [left] coached his sons Ed and Bob at Notre Dame. | George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images The younger Ed Walsh is beset by tragedy 1937 Ed Arthur Walsh, son of White Sox legend Ed Walsh, died of rheumatic fever after falling into a coma at his childhood home in Meriden, Conn. He was just 32 years old. Quite obviously, the younger Walsh would never escape the shadow of his father,...2024
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• A few thoughts about the first Dodgers/Yankees World Series in 43 years
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• Some 2024 thoughts about MLB expansion and realignment

Salt Lake City skyline | Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images It’s gonna happen eventually. Here’s how I see it as of now. Every time I post on this topic it generates some interesting and healthy discussion, so I figured, “Why not try talking about expansion and realignment again? Haven’t done it here in a couple of years!” It’s been said on a numb...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Coaches all coming back in 2025; Nats drop finale with Orioles, 4-1...

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ second game with the Orioles in OPACY... Davey Martinez announced before the second of two with the Orioles in Baltimore last night the entire Washington Nationals’ coaching staff will be returning in 2025, an early decision he said he wanted to get done sooner than later for continued stability as he, and the front office in D.C., think the ballclub is close to ...2024
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• MLB Trade Deadline 2024: Grading all 30 teams’ moves

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The dust has settled after a frenzied final few hours of trade activity. How did your team fare? The 2024 MLB Trade Deadline has come and gone. There will be waiver claims, minor signings, injury returns, and other internal promotions from this point onward, but in general, each team’s roster now features the primary players who wi...2024
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• Toronto's poor start leaves the Blue Jays needing to rebuild or retool

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The Blue Jays have gotten off to a poor start and can't seem to get any facet of their game going. So what's next for them? With the calendar set to flip in a few days from June to July, that means that the looming specter of MLB’s trade deadline is getting larger and larger on the horizon. With each passing day, we’re starting to get a better idea of who’...2024
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• MLB Roundup: Week 11

Paul Skenes continues his spectacular start. | Justin K. Aller/Getty Images A quick look around the major leagues at who’s hot, who’s not, and everything in-between! Week 11 of the 2024 Major League Baseball season is upon us! The kids are out of school, the weather is warm, and summer is officially right around the corner. Top Stories and Trends The New York Yankees continued their ass...2024
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• MLB Roundup: Week 10

Old White Sox friend alert! Carlos Rodón shows off in his sixth straight start, bolstering a 2.48 ERA in the last month. | Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Yankees surge into first, White Sox lose 13 straight, players gambling on baseball, and so much more! We are back with the 10th edition of the MLB Roundup, and teams are bringing the heat right into June! Top Stories and Trends The...2024
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• McCann's blast sparks Yankees past Rays
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• Yanks half-game back in AL East after win
It seemed as if Michael Pineda and the Yankees were in for a long day on Monday after Pineda allowed four runs to the Orioles in the second inning of the series opener. But the Yanks' offense chipped away to rally behind Pineda and New York ultimately pulled out an 8-6 win. Greg Bird's three-run shot in the seventh broke open a tie and ended up being the difference-maker for the Yanks, who pulled ...2015
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• Yanks half-game back in AL East after win
It seemed as if Michael Pineda and the Yankees were in for a long day on Monday after Pineda allowed four runs to the Orioles in the second inning of the series opener. But the Yanks' offense chipped away to rally behind Pineda and New York ultimately pulled out an 8-6 win. Greg Bird's three-run shot in the seventh broke open a tie and ended up being the difference-maker for the Yanks, who pulled ...2015
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• Severino helps Yanks keep pace in AL East
Luis Severino bounced back from a rough outing to pitch into the sixth inning and Greg Bird launched a towering home run as the Yankees defeated the Rays, 3-1, on Wednesday at Tropicana Field....2015
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• Severino helps Yanks keep pace in AL East
Luis Severino bounced back from a rough outing to pitch into the sixth inning and Greg Bird launched a towering home run as the Yankees defeated the Rays, 3-1, on Wednesday at Tropicana Field....2015
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• Sox storm back vs. Reds, pad AL East lead
The Red Sox endured the early body blow of a grand slam by Cincinnati's Scooter Gennett and then stormed back with big hits and clutch relief to pull out a 5-4 victory over the Reds on Friday night that reduced their magic number for clinching the American League East to six games....2017
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• Sox win set with Jays, increase AL East lead
Fresh off a 19-inning comeback win on Tuesday, the Red Sox were right back at it on Wednesday night, riding another stellar outing from Doug Fister and a balanced offensive attack to a 6-1 victory over the Blue Jays in the rubber game at Fenway Park....2017
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• Gardner's 2 HRs, Judge's 10th blast lead NY
Brett Gardner homered twice and drove in four runs, Austin Romine collected a career-high five RBIs and Aaron Judge hit his American League-leading 10th homer as the Yankees claimed sole possession of first place in the AL East with a 12-4 victory over the Orioles on Saturday at Yankee Stadium....2017
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• MLB Roundup: Week 13

Two heavy hitters for the Orioles continue to show dominance, as they take the AL East lead. | Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports The Guardians and Phillies continue to duke it out for the best team in baseball, a bat boy saves Shohei Ohtani, and ... are the Astros back? The action never ceases within MLB, so of course there have been many resurgences and regressions across both league. Wher...2024
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• MLB Roundup Week 4: Win streaks, sweeps, and sausages, oh my!

Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli tries his best to sound sane during a press conference where he reveals the team’s good-luck charm is a wrapped summer sausage. The latest on news around baseball includes Seattle’s latest surge, top pitching performances, and ... a White Sox sweep? While it hasn’t been too long since our previous update, BOY has a lot happened over the last week. Jo...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs sweep the Astros to close a successful homestand. Every season is an entity onto its own. You watch enough seasons and they start to feel like one long homogenous mass. But when you sort them out, or more specifically when one is going on, you can really feel that individuality. And so, as we sit in front of this currently unfolding season, th...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 6, 2024
Edwin Diaz, RP (NYM) Diaz is right on track towards a successful return from the torn patellar tendon in his knee that forced him to miss the entire 2023 season. The electric closer was hitting the mid-to-high 90's with his fastball in a minor-league intrasquad scrimmage on Tuesday. The expectation is Diaz will appear in his first Grapefruit League game of the season next week. All signs point to ...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 5, 2024
Yandy Diaz If you want a player with a sea of red for a stats page, Diaz is your guy. He led all qualified 1B in wRC+ (164) and was 4th in xwOBA (.381). He slashed a strong .330/.410/.522, and while some may argue for regression, Diaz's xBA of .305 ranks 6th amongst all hitters. He also is plus at controlling the zone (19.7 Chase%, 18.3 Whiff%, both 83rd Percentile), which allow him to maintain hi...2024
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• David Price Right at Home with Boston Red Sox Thanks in Large Part to Big Papi
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• Are the Yankees Headed for a Third Straight Year Without a Playoff Appearance?
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• Blockbuster Josh Donaldson Trade Shows Jays All-in for 2015, A's Retooling Again
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• Juan Soto MLB free agency destinations, ranked
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• Today in White Sox History: November 5
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• Today in White Sox History: October 31
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• The 1972 Cubs: Another failed potential contender
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• A few thoughts about the first Dodgers/Yankees World Series in 43 years
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• Previewing the shortstop market for the Atlanta Braves
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• Orioles Notes: Bautista, Rogers, Anderson
The Orioles enter the 2024-25 offseason on the heels of a disappointing end to their season where they fell out of the AL East race late in the year before failing to win a playoff game against the Royals during the Wild Card Series. While that disappointing end to the season in conjunction with the…...2024
• Breaking down this year's AL Rookie of the Year race

This year's AL Rookie of the Year race will center around the AL East and a pair of heavyweights that scuffled for the division lead until the regular season's final week....2024
• Some 2024 thoughts about MLB expansion and realignment
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• Royals, Yankees Lineups for ALDS Game 1

Kansas City Royals players celebrate in the locker room after defeating the Baltimore Orioles in game two of the Wild Card round for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. | Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Can The Boys beat The Evil Empire? The Royals’ reward for sweeping out the Baltimore Orioles in two low-scoring games is a battle against the other AL East play hopeful, the N...2024
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• Previewing the shortstop market for the Atlanta Braves
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• Some 2024 thoughts about MLB expansion and realignment
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview
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• Takeaways from Braves-Rockies: A missed opportunity
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• Spoiler Alert: The White Sox possess only one existential function, and they’re even failing at that
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• What to watch for at the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images We’ve already seen a bunch of familiar faces in new (and old) places and it’s likely that the wheeling and dealing will continue right up to the 6 P.M. E.T. deadline. Later today at 6 P.M. E.T., MLB’s Trade Deadline will come and go and while today might be the deadline, we’ve already seen plenty of fireworks. Entering Tuesday, 28 of the 30 teams in MLB ...2024
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• Three storylines to watch for the second half of MLB season

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The MLB All-Star break is over and now it's time for the contenders to start separating themselves from the pretenders. Now that we’ve gotten the American League’s annual paddling of the National League in the All-Star Game out of the way, it’s time to focus on the business end of the regular season. While we’re not quite in the money rounds of the seaso...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 92

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The Cubs stay hot with a 9-2 win over the reigning AL East champs. The Cubs have reached a place where eventually all struggling teams reach. The question is it the ineloquently named dead cat bounce? Or has the worm turned? Four wins in five days. One against a shorthanded Phillies team on get away day. Two of three against another lousy installment ...2024
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• The All-Star Game is coming Part 2: Votepocalypse

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates with Salvador Perez #13 after hitting a home run in the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on May 26, 2024 in St Petersburg, Florida. | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images This democracy can be dominated by royalty Last week we talked about what would have to happen to get a Royals catcher or baseman into the Al...2024
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• Why has no MLB team signed Brandon Belt?

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The two-time World Series champion was a dangerous hitter last year, but he is still unemployed over a month into the 2024 campaign. During the 2023 MLB season, 212 different position players came to the plate at least 400 times. From that group, 35 players became free agents at some point during the offseason. There were the big, splashy ...2024
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