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Robbie Stratakos
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Baseball Essential
28 Dec 19
Infielder Carter Kieboom, 22, is the Washington Nationals top prospect, but his future with the team is an enigma. The organization's long-term projection of their 2016 first-round draft selection will dictate the team's infield future. After losing...
Washington Nationals
... be right. On the other hand, signing stopgaps or one-year fill-ins give the Nationals future flexibility. That money could be allocated towards re-signing Scherze ...
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Robbie Stratakos
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Baseball Essential
25 Dec 19
The Chicago White Sox are making big-boy moves on the open market this offseason, and it's spewing life into their division, the American League Central. For the longest time the AL Central has been a boring, easy-to-forecast division labeled as the...
Chicago White Sox
... ito, who had a case for being an AL Cy Young Award finalist last season, the White Sox have experienced a great deal of unreliability and inconsistency on the moun ...
Cleveland Indians
... spectable starting rotation headlined by Jose Berrios and Jake Odorizzi. The Indians won 93 games last season with Corey Kluber making just seven starts, Trevor ...
Kansas City Royals
... J. Cron and Jonathan Schoop to one-year deals. Concurrently, the Kansas City Royals have high-octane bats such as Whit Merrifield, Jorge Soler, Hunter Dozier, a ...
Minnesota Twins
... off contender. This is a ballclub that can give the top of the division, the Twins and Indians, a run for its money in 2020. The Twins won 101 games in 2019, a ...
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Quinn Allen
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Baseball Essential
24 Dec 19
The Toronto Blue Jays locked up a much-needed starting pitcher on Sunday, agreeing to a four-year, $80 million deal with former Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu. The 32-year old enjoyed a great season in 2019, posting a league-best 2.32...
Toronto Blue Jays
... g a 49.1 strikeout percentage with the big, looping 12-to-six breaking ball. Blue Jays Needed a Blockbuster Acquisition Signing Ryu was a definite priority for gen ...
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Robbie Stratakos
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Baseball Essential
20 Dec 19
The Milwaukee Brewers have been the most active team in Major League Baseball this offseason, and they should finish off the period by signing Dallas Keuchel. The Brewers either released or lost the following players to free agency: catcher Yasmani...
Milwaukee Brewers
... rs to alleviate some of the pressure being put on their bullpen. We know the Brewers likely aren’t going to back up the truck for premier starting pitching on th ...
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Jason Kelly
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Baseball Essential
19 Dec 19
The quest for starting pitching continued for the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, as they signed 28-year-old right-hander Julio Teheran to a one-year, $9 million deal, which was first reported by ESPN's Jeff Passan. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/stat
Atlanta Braves
... record with a 3.67 cumulative ERA. Teheran was a two-time All-Star with the Braves, as well as a model of consistency and durability. He made no fewer than 30 ...
Los Angeles Angels
... room on July 1. Teheran will join Dylan Bundy as one of the newcomers to the Angels starting rotation, as the team is looking to add stability and consistency t ...
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Jason Kelly
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Baseball Essential
19 Dec 19
The busy offseason continued for the Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoon, as they added veteran left-hander Gio Gonzalez on a one-year contract. The deal was first reported by Robert Murray and later confirmed by MLB Network's Jon Heyman. https://
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Robbie Stratakos
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Baseball Essential
19 Dec 19
The Baltimore Orioles are coming off a third consecutive last place finish in the American League East, as well as back-to-back 100-loss seasons. With that said, they have some young position players to build around such as Trey Mancini, Hanser...
Baltimore Orioles
... onathan Villar for assignment, the need for a middle infielder exists in the Orioles infield; Russell could be their opening day shortstop. Russell was granted s ...
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Robbie Stratakos
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Baseball Essential
18 Dec 19
Anthony Rendon likely doesn't put the Los Angeles Angels in the playoffs. Their starting pitching remains suspect, and the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics, their American League West rivals, are deeper and more proven than the Angels. But the...
Los Angeles Angels
... tics, their American League West rivals, are deeper and more proven than the Angels. But the All-Star third baseman’s arrival in Anaheim gives new manager Joe M ...
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Robbie Stratakos
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Baseball Essential
15 Dec 19
The Tampa Bay Rays recently made a trade with the San Diego Padres that's generally perceived as a fair swap. The deal sent outfielder Tommy Pham and two-way prospect Jake Cronenworth to San Diego and outfielder Hunter Renfroe, second base prospect...
Tampa Bay Rays
... his is the type of player that fans fall in love with. At the same time, the Rays, who finished last season with the lowest payroll in MLB at roughly $64 mill ...
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Quinn Allen
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Baseball Essential
13 Dec 19
The Tampa Bay Rays are adding a much-needed power bat to their lineup. According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, the Rays are finalizing a two-year, $12 million with Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, who had quite the decorated 10-year career in the Nippon...
Tampa Bay Rays
... Tommy Pham to the San Diego Padres earlier this month, Tsutsugo provides the Rays with a lot of versatility, just as Pham did. The Japanese utility man can pl ...
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Robbie Stratakos
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Baseball Essential
13 Dec 19
The New York Yankees did it: they got their ace. With Gerrit Cole in the fold -- thanks to a record-setting, nine-year, $324 million deal -- the Yankees are now the team to beat in the American League. Cole is coming off a season where he was...
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Robbie Stratakos
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Baseball Essential
12 Dec 19
One year ago Stephen Strasburg was Major League Baseball's forgotten star. Now he's one of the highest-paid players in the sport. Strasburg re-signed with the Washington Nationals, whom he has spent the entirety of his big-league career with, on a...
