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Zac Gallen Leads Breakthrough, Forgotten Players in NL Wild Card Race
The National League Wild Card race has been nothing short of, well, wild. Eight teams currently are within five games of each other, vying for three postseason positions. And the National League Central is up for grabs with the Cubs …
Going, Going, Gone! … It’s a Single
I cannot remember as many balls rocketing off outfield fences resulting in long singles as I’ve seen this season. Going, going, gone … it’s a single. Part of the reason is superior outfield defense corralling the ball and firing it …
DJ LeMahieu vs. Bryce Harper: How to Choose a Free Agent
About 120 games into the Yankees season, the biggest question I ask myself almost every game is why the Colorado Rockies allowed DJ LeMahieu to declare free agency. Why didn’t they offer him a contract? Or at least make him …
It’s Wait Till Next Year, Yet Again, for New York Mets
In a New York Post article, the Sports staff opines that the New York Mets were 19-5 over a 24-game run. The stats showcased in the brief article assert it’s largely because of the outstanding performances listed on the page. …
Waiver Wire Waver: MLB’s New Post-Trade Deadline Craze
Thad Levine, GM of the Minnesota Twins, offered an unusual perspective on MLB Network Radio in the last few days. He said, There will be a few players that change hands between now and the end of August that will …
Marcus Stroman Addition Won’t Improve Mets
The Marcus Stroman trade might seem like a big deal to Mets fans, but let’s face the facts: The Mets won’t get any better. Do they have great pitching now? Yes. Hitting? A resounding no. The Mets’ strategy of acquiring …
The End of (Trading) Days!
July 31 was the last chance for a Major League Baseball GM to balance the books and add a few critical pieces to recalibrate his team’s chances to make the postseason and, if they’re good enough, win the World Series. …
Noah Syndergaard-Marcus Stroman Trade Package Best for Mets?
Mets fans were puzzled by the decision to trade for Marcus Stroman, especially when it seems the team’s starting pitchers were rumored to be moving for the longest time. This trade screams indecisiveness. Are the Mets buyers or sellers? If …
Tampa Bay Rays to New York City? Is Three Teams One Too Many?
Can New York City support three baseball teams? When last we looked, at the end of the 1957 baseball season, just before the Dodgers and Giants headed west, only a mere 62 years ago, three baseball teams cohabited well with …
Marcus Stroman to Mets: What is Brodie Van Wagenen Doing?
These New York Mets, they’re infuriating. They seem unable to grasp the basic skill of team building. It’s been 40 years since the Mets had a GM who understood the art of completing a jigsaw puzzle. Forty years since they …
