The World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers will turn to a newcomer when the club opens the domestic portion of its schedule, announcing that left-hander Blake Snell will take the mound Thursday at home against the Detroit Tigers. Snell, 32, is a two-time Cy Young Award winner who was signed as a free agent by…
As spring training comes to a close for the Houston Astros, the team is getting prepared for what will be an interesting upcoming season. There are few teams in baseball that have as many question marks going into the new campaign than the Astros. This winter, Houston saw two key players from their lineup in 2024…
This past offseason was a difficult one for the Houston Astros as it marked the end of an era for the franchise. Two homegrown stars, Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker, are no longer part of the team. The star third baseman agreed to a three-year, $120 million deal with the Boston Red Sox in free agency while the three-time…
The White Sox today informed catcher Omar Narváez and infielder Chase Meidroth that they would not be making the Opening Day roster. The news was relayed by James Fegan of Sox Machine. Meidroth, a prospect not on the 40-man roster, will start the season at Triple-A Charlotte. Narváez is a veteran who was in camp on a minor league deal. He had…
The Chicago White Sox have struggled this spring with injuries, and it looks like it will affect their roster for Opening Day. The White Sox got decimated in their pitching department, with six total pitchers set to miss this season due to Tommy John, four coming in March alone. Given the number of injuries the Sox have had, they’ll have to…
The Chicago Cubs are coming into the 2025 season with what appears to be an upgraded starting rotation. That’s a pretty significant achievement since the team’s 2024 starting pitching was just about the only thing that stayed consistently good from opening to closing day. With a combined ERA of 3.79, the Cubs’ staff ranked tenth…
The Chicago Cubs were so confident that Craig Counsell was the right man for their managerial job that they made him the highest-paid coach in the league. In November 2023, the two sides agreed to a five-year, $40 million contract. That remained the highest salary for a manager in the MLB until the Los Angeles Dodgers topped it with…
Could the Boston Red Sox be the team to topple the juggernaut Los Angeles Dodgers in 2025? ESPN’s Buster Olney thinks so. After a busy offseason of roster upgrades, including bolstering the starting rotation and reinforcing the lineup, Olney believes the Red Sox are “uniquely qualified” to win the AL East and challenge the Dodgers…
The Boston Red Sox have had many more health scares for starting pitchers than they would have preferred this spring. Fortunately, none appear too serious. And that includes the recent scare the Red Sox caused based on the last-minute scratch for free-agent acquisition Walker Buehler. Buehler was supposed to start Sunday’s game against the Minnesota…
When taking a look at the Baltimore Orioles’ roster heading into the 2025 season, the only real flaw is their lack of a prototypical ace. Their decision to load up on starting pitching depth instead of making a splash at the top of the market is something time will tell if it was the right course…
According to Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, new addition Kyle Gibson hopes to join the starting rotation some time around May 1. That comes from Matt Weyrich of the Baltimore Sun on social media: Another tidbit from Brandon Hyde’s pregame media session: Kyle Gibson will spend April ramping up with the goal of joining the Orioles’ rotation “somewhere around”…
Opening Day is just days away, the lineups are set and the Atlanta Braves are looking good. Their starting pitchers are dangerous even without Spencer Strider fully healed and in the lineup. Their bullpen also has the potential to be great. However, one question still remains. That is the Bryce Elder question. What will it take for…