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• 2024 Rule 5 draft preview

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Could the Royals find a gem to supplement their roster? On Wednesday, teams will conclude the Winter Meetings with the Rule 5 draft. The draft typically doesn’t yield high-impact players, but teams can find some gems, such as when the Royals selected Joakim Soria and Brad Keller in past drafts. Players are eligible if they are not on a...2024
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• Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: 12/6/24
Come talk about the D'Backs farm system and suggest birthday and Winter Meetings activities for our prospect writer....2024
• Weekend Rumblings - News for November 23, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Congrats to Bobby Witt Jr. for winning the 2024 Heart and Hustle Award! Anne Rogers talks to J.J. Picollo about the Jonathan India/Joey Wiemer deal for Brady Singer. “Clearly, we were looking for a leadoff hitter,” Picollo said. “... We wanted to address on-base. We wanted somebody to provide consistency for us in that leadoff spot. And Jonathan’s going to do...2024
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• Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: 11/22/24
Come talk 40-man additions, the Athletics farm system, Premier12, getting COVID at a Thrice concert, and more with our prospect analyst....2024
• Outside The Confines: MVP History made

Photo by Dustin Satloff/MLB Photos via Getty Images Two unanimous repeat winners! With the announcement of the 2024 MVP winners, there may have been no surprises, but there was also a historical moment made. Aaron Judge got his second MVP award, while Shohei Ohtani collected his third, and their unanimous wins put them in rarified company, and certainly put them in the conversation to be c...2024
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• Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: 11/15
Focus today includes the end of the Arizona Fall League, foreign pros coming to MLB, and the Angels prospect list....2024
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• Rays Tank: Fernando Valenzuela dies; Tropicana Field analysis due in November

Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images Manfred wants to keep the Rays in Tampa Bay while the Trop is unplayable. Good luck! Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela has passed away. We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela.“Fernandomania” swept through baseball in 1981 when the 20-year old rookie sensation began the season 8-0 with a 0.50 ERA. The ...2024
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, August 2024

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images How does the Rockies farm system look after another year? In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 72 players across 35 ballots — I learned a bit about trends and system strengths and weaknesses. So for anyone who missed a few write-ups or even w...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 30, 2024

10 years ago today! | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Can we just all pretend last night’s game was a bad dream? At The Star, Jaylon Thompson talked to the team about winning the division title: Now, after Wednesday’s series-ending loss, they’re one game behind and the divisional race has become an all-out sprint. “That’s our goal,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said of winning the AL Cen...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 20-16

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Five position players make the next cut We’re entering the mid-point of the mid-season 2024 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list. Previously we had PuRPs 30-26 and 25-21; today we head into the top 20. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 35 ballots were cast, with 30 points granted for a first place vote, 29 for second, etc. Fo...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 25-21

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Four pitchers and a shortstop make up the next five entries Let’s keep the mid-season 2024 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list reveal rolling! Today are prospects 25-21. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 35 ballots were cast, with 30 points granted for a first place vote, 29 for second, etc. For each player on the PuRPs ...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 30-26

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Two pitchers and three position players made the last five in Now that we’ve looked at the players who were on a single ballot (PuRPs 72-59), those receiving multiple votes (PuRPs 58-47 and PuRPs 46-36), plus the Honorable Mention PuRPs for mid-season 2024, it’s time to examine the players that made the list. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs po...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: Nos. 35 to 31

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The Honorable Mentions who didn’t quite make the Top 30 It’s time to reveal the five players who made it the closest to the mid-season 2024 top 30 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list as voted on by the Purple Row community recently. For each player, I’ll include a link to individual stats and contract status (via Baseball-Reference), as well as notes on ...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 72-59

Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/LightRocket via Getty Images First up, the single-ballot players! Now that the mid-season Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) balloting period has concluded, it’s time to reveal the community’s top 30 prospects in the Colorado system. These prospects will be revealed over the next couple of weeks to give fans an overview of players who could make an impact on...2024
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• Outside The Confines: South Side blues

Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports The White Sox fired their manager as they challenge for the all-time record for losses. And other news from around MLB. A leaked script from Major League 4. Jerry Reinsdorf: Here are a list of candidates for the new White Sox manager. Chris Getz: I’ve never heard of half of these guys and the ones I do know are way past their prime. Ozzie Guillen, Jim Leyland, To...2024
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• My summer baseball reading list

Just take a look, it’s in a book. When I was about 10 years old, I got really into baseball. I was a bookish kid already, so anytime I went to the library I checked out two kinds of books - Matt Christopher novels and baseball biographies. Matt Christopher wrote a series of fictional kids books about baseball like Catcher with a Glass Arm and The Kid Who Only Hit Homers, which I loved. I also love...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 16, 2024

Ok, that’s pretty funny | Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images There are baseball players doing real baseball things in Arizona and Florida! Baseball is back (!), which means Anne Rogers newsletter is back! She looks at three storylines for this spring: Vinnie Pasquantino’s return to the lineup It’s been eight months since Pasquantino appeared in the Royals’ lineup after rig...2024
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"Eric Longenhagen at Fangraphs ranks him #10 in this class and reports that the Padres were considered the favorite at one point for Ricardo, and he is expected to sign for around $2."

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"Eric Longenhagen and Tess Taruskin present their 2023 Top 100 list, with reports for each player."

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") Senga will turn 30 in January, and this note from MLB Trade Rumors tells a bit about the type of pitcher he is: A year ago, Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs wrote that Senga has “exploding” fastball movement as part of a four-pitch mix."

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"Meg Rowley and guest co-host Eric Longenhagen discuss the conclusion of the World Series, including how Brian Snitker and Dusty Baker managed their depleted pitching staffs, the future of postseason pitching, Jorge Soler’s pyrotechnics, when they realized Atlanta was going to win the Series, and what’s next for the Astros and the Braves."

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"The Rays have acquired infield prospect Esteban Quiroz from the Padres, Fangraphs’ Eric Longenhagen reports (Twitter link)."

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"He currently ranks 36th among all MLB prospects on the latest rankings from Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel of Fangraphs."

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"Eric Longenhagen…"

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"-Eric Longenhagen The KATOH projection system uses minor-league data and Baseball America prospect rankings to forecast future performance in the major leagues."

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"has been declared a free agent by Major League Baseball, Fangraphs’ Eric Longenhagen reports (Twitter links)."

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"Eric Longenhagen of ESPN."

• 2024 Rule 5 draft preview
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for November 23, 2024
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• Outside The Confines: MVP History made
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• Here are several reasons the Cubs could be the destination for Roki Sasaki

Roki Sasaki pitches for Japan during the 2023 World Baseball Classic | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images There are a lot of positives in the Cubs’ favor. It’s been widely assumed that whenever the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s NPB post Roki Sasaki so he can come to MLB next year, he’ll sign with the Dodgers. Or if not, perhaps the Padres. This posting isn’t likely to happen for a few weeks, becaus...2024
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• Outside The Confines: No baseball at Tropicana until 2026

Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The damage report for the Rays’ stadium is back, and it’s grim. One of the biggest stories of the offseason isn’t where Juan Soto will sign or which team will land Roki Sasaki, it’s the devastation of Tropicana Field, and whether the Rays would be able to play at home in 2025. The answer is finally known, and in short: No. The...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Wild, Wild Card

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images A manager comes out of a short retirement. Pete Alonso hits a clutch home run to send the Mets to the NLDS. And other news from the Wild Card round. Part of the problem with doing a links post during the postseason is that some of your links can be out of date by the time you post them. Before we get to the games, there was breaking news last night...2024
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, August 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 30, 2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 2 and 1

Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images The two most-recent first-rounders top the list In the process of Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) voting, there were two names that stood above the rest — Colorado’s most recent first rounders: outfielder/third baseman Charlie Condon from this year and pitcher Chase Dollander from last year. Ultimately, Dollander took 16 of the 35 first place vot...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies’ few trades are already bearing fruit

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, August 28th, 2024 The Colorado Rockies’ relatively quiet trade deadline was mostly received by fans with a resounding thud. The Rockies—well on their way to cementing another losing season at the time—held on to most of what would be considered their top trade candidates like right-handed pitc...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for November 23, 2024
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• Rays Tank: Fernando Valenzuela dies; Tropicana Field analysis due in November
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 30, 2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 2 and 1
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 20-16
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 25-21
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 30-26
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: Nos. 35 to 31
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• Outside The Confines: Lost cause

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The White Sox keep losing. A Giant threw a no-hitter. A look down the stretch and other baseball news. Good morning. The White Sox catch a break this week in that they have three games coming up against the Athletics in Oakland. The A’s are the second-worst team in the American League. They’re still 19½ games better than the South Siders. The Chicago ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: MVP History made
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• Here are several reasons the Cubs could be the destination for Roki Sasaki
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 30, 2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 2 and 1
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• Outside The Confines: South Side blues
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• Outside The Confines: A win, a loss, and a return

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Lots to get emotional about in today’s OTC. In breaking news, late last night against the Oakland A’s, the Chicago White Sox finally ended their 21-game losing streak by eking out a 5-1 win. A single win won’t solve the White Sox woes, however, and many of today’s links delve into the historic territory the Sox find themselves in. Meanwhile, the ot...2024
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• Reactions to the Royals’ 2024 draft class

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images The Royals add some talent. This week, the Royals selected 20 players to join the organization and could add more as they sign undrafted free agents. The 2024 draft class was headlined by Jac Caglianone, a slugging first baseman for the Florida Gators who will also pitch. In addition to the two-way Caglianone, the Royals selected 15 pitchers, two out...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The stars at night are big and bright . . .

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The All-Star Game and Home Run Derby took place this week. As if that wasn’t enough news, so did the MLB Draft. Also, announcer rankings. What are we going to do today with no baseball? Anthony Castrovince offers his thoughts and has a recap of the American League’s 5-3 win over the National League in the All-Star Game. Do-Hyoung Park ...2024
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• Royals call up outfielder Nelson Velázquez

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Drew Waters goes to the bereavement list. The Royals have promoted outfielder Nelson Velázquez to replace Drew Waters, who was placed on the bereavement list. Velázquez was acquired from the Cubs on July 31 for reliever Jose Cuas. The 24-year-old Velázquez is a right-handed bat who has spent parts of the last two seasons in the big leagues with the Cub...2023
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• Dansby Swanson, Ender Inciarte, More to Braves: Trade Details, Scouting Report
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• Royals trade pitcher Taylor Clarke to the Brewers

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports The move opens up a spot for Seth Lugo. The Royals have traded reliever Taylor Clarke to the Milwaukee Brewers, according to Fansided reporter Robert Murray. In return, the Royals receive right-handed pitcher Ryan Brady, and infielder Cam Devanney. The move would open up a 40-man roster spot for Seth Lugo, who the Royals officially announced the signing of ...2023
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• Royals acquire pitcher James McArthur from Phillies; designate Franmil Reyes for assignment
Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images The 26-year old right-hander was recently designated for assignment by the Phillies. The Royals announced they have acquired pitcher James McArthur from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for outfielder Junior Marin and cash considerations. To make room on the 40-man roster, they designated outfielder Franmil Reyes for assignment. McAr...2023
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• Rays Acquire Esteban Quiroz From Padres
The Rays have acquired infield prospect Esteban Quiroz from the Padres, Fangraphs’ Eric Longenhagen reports (Twitter link). Quiroz represents the player to be named later in the December trade that saw Tommy Pham and two-way prospect Jake Cronenworth go to San Diego, while the Rays received Hunter Renfroe and infield prospect Xavier Edwards. The 28-year-old…...2020
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• Royals sign top Cuban free agent as international signing period begins

The Royals get four of the top 61 ranked players. The Royals have reportedly signed shortstop Yandel Ricardo, the top prospect out of Cuba and the #9 prospect in this year’s international signing period according to Baseball America. In addition to Ricardo, they have reportedly signed Venezuelan shortstop Jhonayker Ugarte, ranked #31, Dominican shortstop Darison Garcia (#51), and Cuban third basem...2024
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• More praise for Cubs minor league prospects
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs had four minor leaguers make Fangraphs’ list of the Top 100 prospects Fangraphs announced their Top 100 minor league prospects for 2023 yesterday and four Cubs players made their list. The list was compiled by Eric Longenhagen and Tess Taruskin. The four players who made the top 100 were: 14. Outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong PCA is one of the bes...2023
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for November 23, 2024
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2235: Arizona Fall League Bits and Baldwins

Meg Rowley and guest co-host Eric Longenhagen, FanGraphs’ lead prospect analyst, discuss some of the eliminated playoff teams, Meg’s grand unified theory of Grimace, and a few of the things they are looking forward to in the coming Dodgers-Yankees World Series. Then they discuss what Eric does and doesn’t look for in his Arizona Fall […]...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Wild, Wild Card
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, August 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 30, 2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 20-16
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 25-21
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 20-16
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• Outside The Confines: Lost cause
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for August 3, 2024

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. is your July Royals Player of the Month. Bobby Witt Jr. and Brady Singer were named Royals Player and Pitcher of the Month. Witt is generating MVP buzz, writes Jaylon Thompson. “He is just a game changer every night,” Singer said. “He has been absolutely incredible this year. You talk about the MVP, obviously, I think he should be at the top...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ double your pleasure

Photo by mark peterson/Corbis via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. It rained baseballs Saturday as the Cubs split their squads but not their lumber. The Royals had some bombs stored, too. Many wow. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat...2024
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, February 2024

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images After revealing the Top 30 PuRPs over the past few weeks, what does the system look like as a whole? In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 57 players across 23 ballots — I learned a bit about trends and system strengths and weaknesses. So for anyone who mis...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 15, 2024

Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Did you go to the parade yesterday? Craig Brown at Into the Fountains recaps the stadium site announcement: There are several buzzy words in just that portion of his statement that I want to point out. “A neighborhood ballpark” is one of them. Small business owners currently located on the site may disagree, but the Crossroads is doing jus...2024
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• Outside The Confines: We were on an (All-Star) break!
Photo by Sam Navarro/Getty Images MLB heads into its last games of the first half. It’s the last Friday before the halfway mark of the season hits. With that in mind, and so-called experts predicting the award winners already, let’s have a little fun and try to predict some of the biggest stories of the second half. I think the Luis Arraez .400 story will go on until at least early Septemb...2023
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