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What The Phillies See In Jason Vargas
Updated:On Monday, the Phillies swung a deal with their division rival to acquire left-handed starting pitcher Jason Vargas in exchange…
Read more »The Athletics Have Already Made One of the Best Moves of the Deadline
Updated:On the morning of July 27th, barely anything in the MLB trade market has shuffled around. The dominoes still haven’t…
Read more »Checking Back on my Bold Predictions
Updated:With the All-Star Game come and gone, the official second half of the season starts today (except for the Houston…
Read more »The baseball world remembers Tyler Skaggs
Updated:It has been said that sports can be an escape from reality. When something is bothering you the thrill of…
Read more »Meet the Fifth Overall Pick of the 2019 MLB Draft: Riley Greene
Updated:The Detroit Tigers had the fifth pick in the 2019 MLB draft. With it, they selected Riley Greene, a prep…
Read more »Cubs Reportedly Sign Relief Pitcher Craig Kimbrel
Updated:It did not take long after the June deadline for Craig Kimbrel to find a home. After spending most of…
Read more »A Dive Into Directional Outs Above Average
Updated:The game of baseball has been progressing in terms of the precision of player evaluation and development at a rate…
Read more »Who is Spencer Turnbull?
Updated:The Detroit Tigers have struggled to start the 2019 season. They are currently 18-23 and have one of the worst…
Read more »Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Hits First Major League Home Run (Video)
Updated:It was only a matter of time until Vladimir Guerrero Jr. showed the world how powerful he could be on…
Read more »Ailing hamstring forces Astros to place Jose Altuve on IL
Updated:The Astros will be without their former MVP for an extended period of time. It was announced that Jose Altuve…
Read more »Pete Alonso hits a home run for the ages in San Diego (Video)
Updated:Where would the Mets be without Pete Alonso to start the season? The 24-year-old rookie has been a leading force…
Read more »Vladimir Guerrero sends a message to his son before his MLB debut
Updated:One of the best prospects in baseball today will finally be making his major league debut. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is…
Read more »Bird Law 3.8 – Rotation??? Lineup!!!
The rotation has been less than solid as we wrap up the 4th turn, with Adam Wainwright emerging as the…
Read more »Bird Law 3.7: How Sweep It Is!
Updated:Extension season rolls on as the Cardinals lock in Matt Carpenter through at least 2021. And the team pulls off…
Read more »Christian Yelich hits his fourth home run in the Brewers’ fourth game of 2019 (Video)
Updated:Last season, NL MLP Christian Yelich hit 36 home runs for the Brewers in 147 games. Four games into this…
Read more »Watch: Robinson Cano hits his first home run as a Met on Opening Day
Updated:For the first time since the 2012 season, Robinson Cano is back in New York. Traded from the Mariners to…
Read more »Three Bold Predictions for the Tigers on Opening Day
The smell of hot dogs and Cracker Jack is in the air, and that means one thing: baseball is back….
Read more »Call to the Pen? How the Mariners should handle Felix Hernandez
Updated:If you were to say five years ago that Felix Hernandez would not be starting the first game for the…
Read more »Report: Red Sox, Chris Sale close to an extension
Updated:Looking to lock up their top players before they hit free agency, the Boston Red Sox have reportedly settled on…
Read more »Ichiro Suzuki to retire, leaves field to standing ovation (Video)
Updated:Since 2001, Ichiro Suzuki has wowed American baseball fans with his athletic ability both on the field and at the…
Read more »Following Bread Crumbs to the Cardinals Opening Day Roster
Updated:Over the course of spring training there are plenty of things for fans to overreact to. In the words of…
Read more »Should the Astros go after free agent Craig Kimbrel?
Updated:While Manny Machado and Bryce Harper are finally off the board, there are still plenty of free agents available this…
Read more »WST Podcast: Oregon State Football and Reality TV
The latest episodes of the Western Standard Time podcast brings a variety for listeners. [protected-iframe id=”44ae9a4b36ba7cb1cc0fb806aeca31c6-142507471-46816006″ info=”https://app.stitcher.com/splayer/f/181227/58809733″ width=”220″ height=”150″ frameborder=”0″…
Read more »Bold Predictions for the 2019 St. Louis Cardinals
Updated:At long last, Spring Training is upon us. As the pre-season progresses and players go through their workouts and exhibition…
Read more »Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens Shouldn’t Get into Cooperstown Without a Ticket
Updated:On January 22nd, baseball will announce the official results for this year’s Hall of Fame voting. That means once again,…
Read more »Astros moving in on two-year, $32 million deal for Michael Brantley
Updated:The Astros may have just picked up another All-Star caliber player in an MLB offseason. It is being reported and…
Read more »Bird Law 3.4 – Goldschmidt, Frankly-Making-Sense, and More
Updated:In this episode, Rusty and Adam talk over the acquisition of Paul Goldschmidt, some low-end roster churn, Right Field, and…
Read more »Astros make a splash by acquiring catcher Robinson Chirinos
Updated:After a long slumber this offseason, the Astros have awoken just in the nick of time. It is being reported…
Read more »Look: New commercial the reason behind Jose Altuve’s cryptic tweet
Updated:If you are an Astros fan, it has been a hectic 24 hours. Late Wednesday night, right before Thanksgiving, Jose…
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