You can never have too many starting pitching. Teams may enter a season with an idea of who their top five starters are, but rotation depth is imperative during the course of a 162-game marathon. In 2022, 239 hurlers made at least five starts, an average of roughly eight pitchers per team, and there’s value … Read more
Baseball is the best for a litany of reasons, one of which is the extreme athleticism on display on the field every day. One of its most captivating forms is the dynamic combination of power and speed. There have been four individual seasons in MLB history where a player had at least 40 home runs … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was Friday night at a mall, Polaris Fashion Place, and 18-year-old Cam Collier wasn’t there to hang out with friends or go shopping like many teenagers might with a winter weekend just getting started. Instead, Collier was among the headliners on the northern leg of Reds Caravan. “We were joking earlier … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays have not had an offseason to remember. Their biggest move this winter came in signing free-agent pitcher Zach Eflin. It’s been an offseason where the Rays have lost more than what they brought in. The host of “The JP Peterson Show” and Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, JP Peterson, spoke in an exclusive … Read more
The Colorado Rockies, like every team in the league right now, are getting ready for Spring Training. Normally, teams have high expectations coming into the new season. But that’s not the case with the Rockies. Team owner Dick Monfort spoke at an event on Saturday, detailing his expectations for the team this upcoming season. He’s … Read more
The New York Mets continued to spend extravagantly during the offseason with Jeff McNeil, who is the latest player to receive a revised contract. This time, however, the Mets seem to have pulled off a bargain as the club signed one of the league’s premier hitters to a four-year, $50 million extension. The Mets also … Read more
Spring training is only three weeks away. The winter flew by, eh? If this hot stove season felt both busier and shorter than most, you can point to the lack of a lockout and the lengthy melodrama surrounding Carlos Correa. Unlike last year, when the owners froze the sport for months, business stayed open all … Read more
After seven months of exploring a potential sale, Arte Moreno has decided to maintain ownership of the Los Angeles Angels. This comes as a surprise to many, as Moreno has been actively shopping the franchise for potential buyers. He reportedly had five viable parties interested in bidding and a huge sale was expected along the … Read more
It’s a mystery why some fine lefty relievers Andrew Chafin, Matt Moore, Brad Hand and Zack Britton are still looking for jobs. “Strange,” one executive called the remaining market glut. Michael Wacha and Zack Greinke are the top two starting pitchers still free. Wacha is seeking a two-year deal. Greinke has been negotiating with his … Read more
DENVER — This offseason is the perfect time to remove a concern from Rockies designated hitter and outfielder Charlie Blackmon’s list. At the end of last season, Blackmon, 36, had arthroscopic surgery to repair the meniscus in his left knee. He and his wife, Ashley, also welcomed their second child, Wyatt, to team with their … Read more