Across the 2024 season, Aaron Judge was by far the league’s best player. The Yankees slugger engineered one of the greatest offensive campaigns in league history, recording a .322/.457/.701 slash line, 223 OPS+, and a league-leading 10.8 bWAR to help power New York’s playoff push. It was always going to be hard to recreate that…
The 2024 MLB season might be over, but the baseball calendar stops for no one. Players on expiring contracts will become free agents the morning after the World Series ends, and they can start signing with new teams five days later. Of course, free agency rarely plays out that quickly. The bulk of the action…
The Baltimore Orioles made some intriguing moves in the 2023 offseason that ended up with a mixed bag of results. From trading for seemingly one season of an ace and the failed signing of veteran closer, the moves can now be looked at under new context following the disappointing season that the Orioles just had. Corbin Burnes trade This…
The Baltimore Orioles continue to run into a wall when it comes to the postseason. For the second straight season, the team made it into the postseason after rebuilding the entire organization for almost a decade beforehand. The accomplishment of making the playoffs is worth mentioning, but the Orioles have yet to make any type of noise…
The Braves followed a historic offensive campaign in 2023 with a disappointing performance in 2024. While injuries played a significant role in this decline, regression also contributed, leading the club to part ways with Kevin Seitzer and replace him with Georgia native Tim Hyers. Hyers, relatively young by Brian Snitker’s staff standards, has already achieved much,…
When it comes to free agency, Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos has a distinct approach. He tends to avoid bidding wars against clubs with deeper pockets and generally steers clear of long-term contracts altogether. Instead, Anthopoulos focuses on short-term deals with players who aren’t typically entering free agency on a high note. One of the most notable examples…
After a solid start to the 2024-2025 campaign, Lonzo Ball suffered yet another injury setback. Lucky for Ball—and Bulls fans everywhere—his injury is not related to his lower extremities. With an MRI revealing a Grade 1 to Grade 2 wrist sprain, Ball is expected to be on the shelf for at least the next week or two. Bulls…
The Dallas Mavericks escaped from Minnesota with a 120-114 win over the Timberwolves, giving them a great win early on in the season. For two nights in a row, Luka Doncic struggled to score in the ways Mavs fans have become accustomed to and was just 1/8 from the three-point line. That one made three gave Minnesota…
The 2024-25 NBA season is young, but the Dallas Mavericks are reportedly determined to secure an NBA playoff spot by April 2025. The Mavericks are the reigning Western Conference Champions. They’ve defeated the San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, and Minnesota Timberwolves to start this season on a high note. As of Tuesday, October 29, the…
The Phoenix Suns are 3-1 after their opening stretch, and thus far we’ve seen a mixed bag of play. The beginning stages of Mike Budenholzer’s tenure in Phoenix have seen some new innovations (an actual offensive philosophy) while some old problems (turnovers) still plague the Suns. The first week of action is now in the…
Week 1 of the NBA season is in the books for the Phoenix Suns, and despite a 3-1 record, a KD heater, displays of grit we never saw last season, the fifth-best defense, Dunn locking up All-Stars, putting up 38 threes per game on the sixth-best accuracy, and a head coach who runs an actual modern…
The New York Knicks were recently billed as a suitable trade partner with the Washington Wizards for their gifted scorer Kyle Kuzma. Knicks: Kyle Kuzma’s growth in the league makes him an attractive trade target The NBA world got a first glimpse at just how talented Kuzma is at putting the ball in the basket after he…