One of the strengths of the Houston Astros throughout the 2024 season was their pitching staff. Despite so many key players being injured, they found players capable of filling those voids. Justin Verlander spent time on the injured list and when healthy enough to pitch, struggled to produce. Jose Urquidy and Lance McCullers Jr. both spent the…
Red Sox catching prospect Brooks Brannon was among the top performers in Week 2 of the 2024 Arizona Fall League season. Appearing in three games for the Mesa Solar Sox last week, Brannon went 7-for-12 (.583) with one home run, two RBIs, four runs scored, two walks, and one strikeout. The right-handed hitter is now slashing a…
Another member of the 2023-24 Phoenix Suns has hit the chopping block. Former Suns F Keita Bates-Diop – who signed a one-year deal with Phoenix in July 2023 – was just released by the Minnesota Timberwolves ahead of the regular season opening tomorrow, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Bates-Diop, 28, began the 2023-24 season with the…
This may be hard for young fans of the NBA to believe, but there was a time when the Knicks were relevant. They even played on Christmas Day, usually against the Bulls. But that was a long time ago for both teams. For years the Knicks were an NBA punchline, though things did get better under coach…
The New York Knicks will have their high expectations put to the test early, as they will face the defending champion Boston Celtics to open the regular season Tuesday night. The two teams have been cited as heavy favorites in the Eastern Conference throughout the offseason, and the season opener is sure to provide high-quality play from…
It will be interesting to see what kind of moves the Philadelphia Phillies make during the upcoming offseason to keep their championship window open. Throughout the 2024 campaign, they were one of the best teams in baseball. But, their postseason stay was a short one. Their National League East rivals, the New York Mets, defeated them in four…
The Savannah Bananas have been one of the most successful stories in the baseball world over the last several years. The one-time summer collegiate league team has become baseball’s version of the Harlem Globetrotters with their own set of baseball rules and viral pregame, in-game and postgame performances. The Bananas have transferred that success to…
By trading Danny Jansen at the 2024 trade deadline, it signalled that the Toronto Blue Jays were ready to proceed with Alejandro Kirk as the catcher of the future. Kirk broke onto the scene in 2021, hitting eight home runs in 189 plate appearances for a 106 wRC+. He won the Silver Slugger award for…
Despite the regular season success, their October run would be shortlived, as they would quickly be dispatched by the New York Mets in four games, but it would not be because of the bye as some would have you to believe. While all of the blame can not be put in one place, a lot of it can, and…
The New York Mets had their season come to an end with a 10-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, but team owner Steve Cohen is still proud of their performance this year. Cohen took to social media to express gratitude for the Mets’…
How the Houston Astros operate this offseason will be telling. They have a massive decision to make regarding the free agency of Alex Bregman and if they are willing to pay the requisite amount of money it’s going to take to keep him with the franchise that drafted him for the rest of his career. In all…
The Chicago Cubs have not had a whole lot to smile about since their curse-ending World Series triumph in 2016. After losing in the NLCS the following season in 2017, the team has not won a playoff game since and missed the playoffs entirely in five of the last seven seasons. As starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks sits as the…