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• Game Thread: Blue Jays at White Sox

Mike Tauchman has been excellent for the Sox this season, and is slashing .299/.382/.538 in 39 games. | Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The South Siders look to bounce back with Aaron Civale on the mound against righthander Chriss Bassitt Coming off an 8-4 loss Monday night, the White Sox (30-61) will attempt to rebound with Aaron Civale on the mound against Blue Ja...2025
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• White Sox hand Jays ninth straight win, fall 8-4 at home

A tale old as time: Opposing player scores while a Sox player throws the ball elsewhere. | Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Lefty power sinks South Siders to spoil Montgomery’s first home game Things at Rate Field tonight were much the same, and yet, they were different. In a change of pace from their usual introduction, the Chicago White Sox 86’d longtime pregame standard “Thunderstruck” from ...2025
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• White Sox 4, Blue Jays 2: Miguel Vargas’ clutch double in the eighth completes the comeback

Miguel Vargas’ two-out double in the eighth was this afternoon’s difference-maker. | Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images Adrian Houser has another brilliant start, while the offense and gloves gave him just enough backing What a game for the Chicago White Sox, as they pick up the late-inning win thanks to Miguel Vargas. The comeback secured just the second road series of the season for the South Side...2025
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• Game Thread: White Sox at Blue Jays

Adrian Houser takes the mound as he attempts to collect his third win of the season. | Matt Marton-Imagn Images Who will take the series, after two lopsided games so far? Happy Sunday, Sox fans. Today the Chicago White Sox will play their final game in Canada as they take on the Toronto Blue Jays, and go for the series win. The last two games have been 7-1 victories, Chicago winning on Fr...2025
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• Games of the Day
The Phillies face the Blue Jays with Jesus Luzardo taking on Chris Bassitt. Luzardo rebounded from elbow and back injuries in 2024 than limited his strikeout rate. He is back over 10 K per 9 IP in 2025. Bassitt allowed just 15 walks in 66 1/3 innings. The Phillies batters rank 6th in the majors […]...2025
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages against starting pitchers: 0.329 — Aaron Judge batting against Slade Cecconi. 0.329 — Jacob Wilson batting against Bailey Ober. 0.306 — Trea Turner batting against Chris Bassitt. 0.298 — Paul Goldschmidt batting against Slade Cecconi. 0.293 — Bobby Witt Jr. batting against Miles Mikolas. 0.292 — […]...2025
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Spencer Strider returns to the Braves a year after UCL brace surgery to face Chris Bassitt of the Blue Jays. Strider stands 32-10 in his career, with a strikeout rate of 13.51 batters per nine innings. That stands well and above anyone else in the league since 2021. We’ll see if the Braves try to […]...2025
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• Spencer Strider returns but Bassitt bests Braves’ bats, 3-1

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images Spencer Strider is back. Chris Bassitt, with some umpiring help, was better. The Atlanta Braves have been offensively resurgent, whether you believe it or not. But, that all came crashing down on today, the day of my daughter’s wedding the day of my cat’s quinceañera the day of Spencer Strider’s return to the mound, as they basically got mauled by Chris B...2025
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• It’s Spencer Strider time once again as Braves go for series win in Toronto

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Return of the King April 5, 2024, was the last time that Spencer Strider appeared in a baseball game that counted. He lasted four innings but was clearly off, with a 4/3 K/BB ratio and an average fastball velocity he had only shown in one of his 2023 starts. He then hit the shelf with elbow woes, and you pretty much know the rest: an internal brace p...2025
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• Braves hope to fix their road woes North of the border

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images Toronto’s gotten off to a pretty solid start. The Braves are still wandering around in the wilderness — especially on the road. Will they figure it out under the roof? There wasn’t too much positive to take from Atlanta’s trip to Tampa to see the Rays in their temporary home provided by the Yankees. On a micro-level, the offense took advantage of the dim...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• Preseason Draft Prep - February 20, 2025
Mariners Starting Rotation The Mariners' starting rotation is fascinating. Luis Castillo is the veteran with the most impressive resume, but he could turn out to be the worst starter on the team by the end of the season. He is certainly the oldest at 32 years old. In fact, every other Seattle starter is 27 years old or younger. The youth-infused rotation is buoyed by a pitcher-friendly ballpark an...2025
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• MLB storylines to watch as Spring Training gets underway

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images There is no shortage of intrigue as baseball returns for the 2025 season. The Super Bowl is now more than a week in the rear view mirror and, for Eagles fans like myself, I’m still not done re-watching the highlights of their beatdown of the Chiefs. Not even close. But this week, full squad spring training workouts began around Major League Basebal...2025
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• When you win games and spend money, players want to be on your team

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Who knew? Kansas City was once the Siberia of baseball. Free agents only came here if they had nowhere else to go. The Royals got all sorts of veterans looking for one last chance to prove themselves after injuries and bad seasons. Chuck Knoblauch. Juan Gonzalez. Scott Elarton. You never got the feeling any of these guys wanted to be here, only that they stil...2024
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• Previewing the Starting Pitching Market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Earlier this week, we previewed a pretty weak market for shortstops. Today, we’ll take a look at the market for another position for Alex Anthopoulos to address - starting pitchers. (For a look at my preview for the Shortstop market for the Atlanta Braves this offseason, click here) Charlie Morton and Max Fried, inarguably the top two star...2024
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"Chris Bassitt and Adrian Houser dueled early on, with both teams going scoreless through three innings."

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"If you look at recent comparable pitchers like Miles Mikolas, who signed a three-year, $57 million deal with the Cardinals, or Chris Bassitt, who signed a three-year, $60 million deal with the Blue Jays, it’s not hard to imagine Wacha getting more than the Royals offered on the open market."

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"jpg' alt='Blue Jays Mets Baseball' width='460' title='Blue Jays' Chris Bassitt pitches during the first inning of a 3-0 win over the Mets on Friday night at Citi Field in New York City."

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"The Blue Jays have agreed to a three-year, $63MM contract with free-agent righty Chris Bassitt, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan."

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"Oakland A's starting pitcher Chris Bassitt took a line drive off his head and was carted off the field during Tuesday night's game against the White Sox."

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"Oakland already has a deep rotation — Sean Manaea, Jesus Luzardo, Mike Fiers, Frankie Montas, Chris Bassitt — so it seems that Kaprielian’s Major League…"

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"Fellow right-hander Chris Bassitt is coming up from Triple-A Las Vegas to take his spot on the roster and figures to be an option to step into in the rotation as well."

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"The A's brought in a pair of bullpen reinforcements ahead of Friday's series opener against the Red Sox, promoting right-handers Chris Bassitt and Josh Lucas from Triple-A Nashville."

2017
"In a related move, the A’s moved right-hander Chris Bassitt to the 60-day DL to create roster space."

2016
"The A's trailed the Mariners by a score of 1-0 after seven innings Sunday, when starting pitchers Chris Bassitt and Felix Hernandez exited the game."

2015
"Chris Bassitt tossed seven shutout innings and the A's finally scored some runs for him, pulling away for a 5-0 win over the Orioles at the Coliseum on Tuesday night, giving the right-hander his first victory of the season."

2014
"The White Sox and A's completed a trade Tuesday that sent Samardzija and fellow pitcher Michael Ynoa to Chicago in exchange for right-handed pitcher Chris Bassitt, catcher Josh Phegley, first baseman Rangel Ravelo and infielder Marcus Semien."

• White Sox hand Jays ninth straight win, fall 8-4 at home
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Blue Jays

Jim Rassol-Imagn Images Forty-nine games down, one-hundred thirteen to go After a road trip that started off well and ended in disappointment, the Tampa Bay Rays returned home with a tough challenge as the Houston Astros came to town. However, after dropping the first game, the Rays have won two in a row and are currently 23-26. Entering play on Thursday, the Rays are 6.5 games behind the ...2025
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• Bassitt at His Best - April 17, 2025
Chris Bassitt, SP, TOR Bassitt was superb against the Braves on Wednesday, striking out 10 across 5 shutout innings, surrendering just 3 hits and 2 BB's. It's been an otherworldly start to the season for the veteran who now owns a 0.77 ERA and 31:5 K:BB in 23.1 IP across his 4 starts. Bassitt is coming off a disappointing 2024 in which he posted an ERA north of 4.00 for the first time since 2016...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• Preseason Draft Prep - February 20, 2025
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• Today in White Sox History: January 23

Yeesh. | Duane Burleson/Getty Images Happy birthday to the cornerstone of one of the worst trades in team history 1928 Alfonso “Chico” Carrasquel was born in Caracas, Venezuela. A 21.3 WAR player over his decade in the majors, Chico made an immediate impact with the White Sox, finishing 12th in AL MVP voting as a rookie and in just his second season becoming the first Latin player ever to...2025
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• White Sox hand Jays ninth straight win, fall 8-4 at home
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• White Sox 4, Blue Jays 2: Miguel Vargas’ clutch double in the eighth completes the comeback
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• I gave fake Gold Glove awards to pitchers who caught a popup last year

Royals pitcher Seth Lugo won the gold glove in 2024. | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Ryan Lefebvre proposed a new rule for Gold Glove eligibility. Who would win? During the top of the eighth inning against the White Sox on May 5th, Ryan LeFebvre had a funny comment about the pitcher Gold Glove award. My notes are not very detailed, but I am quite sure that since this was the only popou...2025
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• Rays 3, Blue Jays 1: The Caminero Show

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Junior Caminero slugs a 3-run homer in the first for all of Tampa Bay’s runs Same score as last night, same results. Junior Caminero provided all of the Rays’ offense this evening, as his three-run blast in the first inning, his ninth on the season, was enough offense to lead Tampa Bay to a 3-1 victory. Junior Caminero's 9th homer of the year gets @Rays...2025
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• One Pitch, Three Runs, No Reward: Rays 1, Blue Jays 3

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images One swing erased five innings of brilliance from Pepiot in a painful loss. One strike away. That’s how close Ryan Pepiot was, not once but twice, to escaping the sixth inning unscathed on Wednesday night in Toronto. Instead, one 0-2 pitch turned a night of promise into another gut-punch loss for the Tampa Bay Rays. Alejandro Kirk, down to his final strike...2025
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• Spencer Strider returns but Bassitt bests Braves’ bats, 3-1
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• Braves hope to fix their road woes North of the border
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• When you win games and spend money, players want to be on your team
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• White Sox 4, Blue Jays 2: Miguel Vargas’ clutch double in the eighth completes the comeback
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• One Pitch, Three Runs, No Reward: Rays 1, Blue Jays 3
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• Spencer Strider returns but Bassitt bests Braves’ bats, 3-1
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• MLB storylines to watch as Spring Training gets underway
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• Chris Sale gets nominated for 2024 Roberto Clemente Award

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Each team announced their nominees via a press release from Major League Baseball on Monday morning The nominees for MLB’s 2024 Roberto Clemente Award have been announced here on Monday. The annual award nominates players for both their accomplishments on the field and their philanthropic efforts off the field in an effort to find a playe...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Shohei Ohtani had one heck of a weekend

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Grand slams, records made, hard hits, and first pitches. We all know Shohei Ohtani is a generational talent, and probably one of the best baseball players of all time, but he had an incredible weekend that helped prove it. First, he was the fastest player to reach the 40/40 club, he reached the milestone in 126 games, something none of the other five p...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ meatloaf supper

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs took the second game of three, secured the meatloaf, and look for the sweep today. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overhe...2024
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• A's Bassitt taken to hospital after liner to head

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• A's pull away as Bassitt silences Orioles
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• White Sox acquire Samardzija from A's
Jeff Samardzija has returned to Chicago, and the White Sox apparently have their sights set on returning to AL Central contention. The White Sox and A's completed a trade Tuesday that sent Samardzija and fellow pitcher Michael Ynoa to Chicago in exchange for right-handed pitcher Chris Bassitt, catcher Josh Phegley, first baseman Rangel Ravelo and infielder Marcus Semien....2014
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• Bullpen of the Week: A's
The A's trailed the Mariners by a score of 1-0 after seven innings Sunday, when starting pitchers Chris Bassitt and Felix Hernandez exited the game. A battle of bullpens was on, and Oakland's stepped up to cap a stellar opening week of the season....2016
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• A’s pitcher Chris Bassitt struck in head by line drive, carted off field

Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt was carted off the field Tuesday night after he was struck on the side of the head by a comebacker....2021
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• Blue Jays' Bassitt tosses gem in win over Mets, rushes back to Toronto for birth of child
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• Chris Bassitt suffers facial fracture after getting hit with 100-mph line drive; A's pitcher has normal vision
Bassitt will undergo surgery once swelling subsides...2021
• Cubs 5, Blue Jays 4: Christopher Morel comes through

Kevin Sousa-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs pulled off another late-inning rally and won. Are you beginning to believe in this Cubs team? Because it would have been easy to let your mind sink into bad thoughts after they blew a 4-1 lead. Dismiss those losing thoughts, because Cubs players apparently have. They’re learning how to win even when they don’t have their best game. That happened Saturd...2023
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• Bassitt at His Best - April 17, 2025
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• Watch: Blue Jays pitcher has to wear team's fantasy football punishment

Chris Bassitt celebrated his 36th birthday on Saturday. His birthday was the only thing he was celebrating....2025
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• Preseason Draft Prep - February 20, 2025
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• AL Week 11 Strategy-June 1, 2024
In The Field 2B Brandon Drury (hamstring) told Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com that he expects to return from the IL on June 11. He has been out since May 9 with this injury but has been able to ramp up his activity level. Drury will need a rehab assignment prior to being activated so that will give a more concrete date for his return. The most likely scenario when he returns is that 3B Luis Guillorm...2024
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• 2024 Fantasy Baseball Sabermetric Notes: Pitchers
In our continuing series on the Sabermetric analysis that shapes our Player projections in our 2024 Player Projections Draft Advisor. Today we'll take a look at some of the indicators that are defining our 2024 Pitcher projections: George Kirby (SP-SEA) ended 2023 recording a 3.52 ERA, 8.1 K/9, 0.8 BB/9, and 3.63 xFIP in his 31 starts (190 IP) this season. While his K/9 isn't exactly impressive, h...2024
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• Game Thread: Blue Jays at White Sox
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• White Sox hand Jays ninth straight win, fall 8-4 at home
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• White Sox 4, Blue Jays 2: Miguel Vargas’ clutch double in the eighth completes the comeback
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• Beat the Streak Picks
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages against starting pitchers: 0.327 — Jacob Wilson batting against Chris Bassitt. 0.322 — Francisco Lindor batting against Kyle Freeland. 0.314 — Pete Alonso batting against Kyle Freeland. 0.313 — Luisangel Acuna batting against Kyle Freeland. 0.308 — Luis Torrens batting against Kyle Freeland. 0.308 — Tyrone ...2025
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• San Diego held scoreless in Toronto

Dylan Cease | Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images Padres extend losing streak to four games with 3-0 loss to Blue Jays The San Diego Padres went on the road to face the Toronto Blue Jays after being swept by the Seattle Mariners at Petco Park over the weekend. The hope from Padres fans was the offensive struggles at home would cease and San Diego would get back to scoring and winning. The Padres d...2025
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Blue Jays

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Forty games down, one-hundred twenty-two to go The Tampa Bay Rays are back on the road after a six game homestand in which they went 2-4, having been swept by the Phillies and then taking two of three against the Brewers. Now the Rays are traveling north of the border to take on the division rival Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays have won four in a row a...2025
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages against starting pitchers: 0.292 — Fernando Tatis Jr. batting against Zack Littell. 0.288 — Aaron Judge batting against Chris Bassitt. 0.284 — Kerry Carpenter batting against Dean Kremer. 0.279 — Nico Hoerner batting against Aaron Nola. 0.278 — Seiya Suzuki batting against Aaron Nola. 0.276 — […]...2025
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages against starting pitchers: 0.289 — Jacob Wilson batting against Patrick Corbin. 0.281 — Bobby Witt Jr. batting against Ryan Feltner. 0.281 — Miguel Andujar batting against Patrick Corbin. 0.275 — Josh Naylor batting against Zack Littell. 0.270 — Jose Altuve batting against Chris Bassitt. 0.268 — […]...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• Today in White Sox History: January 23
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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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• Keeping tabs on old White Sox friends: Vol. 4

Reynaldo López is coming of age in Atlanta. | Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Reynaldo López thrives in Atlanta, Marcus Semien continues to shine, and Joe Kelly hits the IL again Hey there, fellow White Sox fans! Welcome to this season’s new feature. It’s a bimonthly update on how some of our beloved former players are faring with their current teams. Additionally, I’ll cov...2024
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• Brady Singer As A Royals X-Factor

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals brought in a lot of pitching help, but a Singer rebound might be the best help they have The Royals were as active this offseason as any offseason in recent memory, specifically with their pitching rotation. In 2023, Kansas City starters finished with a 7.6 fWAR and a 5.17 ERA, both the second-worst mark in the American League. They responded by si...2024
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