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NL Spring Prospects Update

With only 20 days until Opening Night, spring training is now in full swing and players are starting to get into their groove. Let’s take a look at four prospects that have fully found their groove in the first week and a half with high hopes to continue great play into the regular season. Kris Bryant, 3B/OF, Chicago Cubs… Continue reading NL Spring Prospects Update

Don’t Call it a Comeback: Four MLBers Looking to Bounce Back in 2015

Spring training in Florida and Arizona is in full swing and all of baseball is abuzz about a veteran player making an improbable comeback. That man is, of course, Will Ferrell. Maybe Ferrell’s recent “10 teams/10 positions” thing was a charity stunt and TV special, but there are other players looking to bounce back from rough… Continue reading Don’t Call it a Comeback: Four MLBers Looking to Bounce Back in 2015

2015 Miami Marlins Season Preview

There is an interesting constant to being a serious baseball fan. It’s ultimately about very little more than one short word—hope. During a six month long, 162-game regular season, hope is nothing more than potential energy that will be turned into kinetic energy in the course of about 1500 innings of baseball. The best baseball… Continue reading 2015 Miami Marlins Season Preview

Fans Put Torii Hunter’s Awkward Return Behind Them

Long before the Minnesota Twins decided to prove they could hang onto the big boys with Joe Mauer’s monster contract, they let a lot of good talent go. Two-time Cy Young winner Johan Santana got shipped off to the Mets for a package of prospects. At least one of those prospects panned out – unfortunately… Continue reading Fans Put Torii Hunter’s Awkward Return Behind Them

Speeding Up Baseball

Baseball has long been held as the American pastime, the epitome of a leisurely summer afternoon. In a world where technology has increased people’s desire for instant gratification, this mindset has found its way into the game of baseball. No longer can we stand for four hour marathon games. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has put… Continue reading Speeding Up Baseball

AL Spring Prospects Update: Week 1

Spring is upon us! If you live up north, just keep repeating that to yourself and try to not look outside. While spring stats are basically meaningless for most MLB veterans, this is the time of year where prospects get a chance to impress the big league clubs in person before being sent back to the… Continue reading AL Spring Prospects Update: Week 1