Two spring trainings ago, a lot of eyes were focused on a trio of Phillies pitching prospects. All right-handers, Andrew Painter, Mick Abel and Griff McGarry sat atop Philadelphia’s farm system. They were all coming off inspiring 2022 campaigns in the minor leagues. Painter and Abel were first-round selections by the Phillies — Painter in…
The New York Mets lost in six games to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. With many key pitchers hitting free agency, the team could look to make a trade to strengthen their rotation. FanSided’s Zach Pressnell proposed this trade that would bring Jordan Montgomery to New York from the Arizona Diamondbacks:…
As the New York Mets prepare for a busy offseason, president of baseball operations David Stearns addressed the possibility of bringing back ace pitcher Sean Manaea. On Wednesday, Stearns held his end-of-season media availability from Citi Field. Not surprisingly, he was asked about the players headed to free agency, including Pete Alonso and Manaea (opt-out). Manaea was a pleasant…
The Houston Astros have some massive decisions to make involving a couple of their superstars. One potential trade could tackle both issues at once. Trade talks surrounding the Astros’ three-time All-Star slugger Kyle Tucker are heating up once again. They will continue until he is moved or the trade deadline comes around once again. Tucker is one of…
All of the attention thus far this offseason for the Houston Astros has been on what they will do with their prominent free agents. Third baseman Alex Bregman and starting pitchers Justin Verlander and Yusei Kikuchi are all set to hit the market. Will any of them be retained, and if not, how will the team go about replacing them? For…
If the Boston Red Sox have one contractual regret from the last half-decade, it’s likely the huge deal they gave shortstop Trevor Story. It’s an unfortunate scenario because Story has been injured repeatedly ever since he signed a six-year, $140 million contract with the Red Sox before the 2022 season. However, the fact remains that…
The Boston Red Sox have 11 players hitting the market in the coming weeks once either the New York Yankees or Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series. At that point, Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and his staff will have to decide what they want to do with all of their pending free agents,…
Boston Red Sox Director of Player Development Brian Abraham thinks that infielder prospect Chase Meidroth is a future superstar, per SoxProspects.com. Meidroth is currently ranked no. 9 in the Red Sox farm system. “He’s a guy to me who could have a 10+ year big league career, multiple All-Stars, and is hoisting up the World Series trophy…
The World Series is about to kick off with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. Sadly, the Atlanta Braves won’t be a part of it. Atlanta made the playoffs — which was impressive in its own right — but didn’t make a deep run this year. Injuries played a major role in that, and…
After we find out the winner of the New York Yankees-Los Angeles Dodgers World Series, MLB’s award season begins. Here’s a breakdown of candidates for the NL Cy Young, which will be awarded in November, from least to most likely to win. Per BetGM as of Wednesday, these are the top candidates, RHP Logan Webb |…
The Baltimore Orioles enter the offseason with an interesting outlook. Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander will be their two biggest decisions, as the Orioles stars are arguably two of the top five players on the market this winter. While re-signing at least one has to happen, there will be other areas to focus on. In a perfect world, Baltimore would…
The Baltimore Orioles have been making a flurry of changes across their organization this offseason. They will be searching to fill four open coaching positions after one of their co-hitting coaches left to take a job with a different organization, and the other was part of the three members of Brandon Hyde’s staff who will not be back in…