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The Miami Dolphins will need a new quarterbacks coach. After Nathaniel Hackett was rumored to be the Dolphins new quarterbacks coach as late as last week, a new report by Tom Pelissero of NFL Network says that Hackett is jumping ship to join the Arizona Cardinals. Hackett was all but confirmed as Miami’s new quarterbacks […]
Baseball America released their farm system rankings, and they are not the only outlet to do so in the past week or so. ESPN and The Athletic have also put out their rankings. The general consensus is that the Nats farm system is in the middle of the pack, though that feeling is not universal. […]
The new staff for the Arizona Cardinals is beginning to come together, and the first name we know will be on it is an interesting one. Tom Pelissero of NFL.com is reporting that the Arizona Cardinals are hiring Nathaniel Hackett as their offensive coordinator under Mike LaFleur. Hackett was in a similar role with the […]
The Royals will once again air ten games on free, over-the-air television, including the home opener on March 30 against the Minnesota Twins. The team is renewing its partnership with Gray Media and will air ten home games on KCTV5 in Kansas City. They are: This does not include the season opener against the Braves, […]
The primary objective for the Colorado Rockies is to solve a single question in 2026: How do you consistently win in Colorado? For over 30 years, the team has failed to find a suitable solution. Instead, winning was based on a hope that things would work themselves out and the answers would fall in their […]
Ninth in the series. Today we look at the Cubs’ veteran left fielder, Pittsburgh-area native and former Cincinnati Bearcat Ian Edward Happ is a figure of some controversy among Cubs fans, who decry his numbers while praising his numerical consistency. Happ has amassed a tidy 22.4 bWAR (20.6 fWAR) in a nine-year career in which he […]
We’re trying a new series at Royals Review, a daily mid-day question of the day to hear about your opinions on a fun or pressing question affecting the Royals or baseball in general. Chime in and drop your answers below! Every team has a few players who feel this close to being difference-makers. For the […]
Previous Winner Caden Bodine, C22 | S/R| 5’10” | 200A (BAL) | .326/.408/.349 (133 wRC+) 49 PA, 0 HR, 0 SB, 5 BB, 8 K Drafted 30th overall in 2025, Bodine was acquired in the Shane Baz trade. He profiles as a relatively safe prospect thanks to 60 grade bat-to-ball skills, and comfortably-plus blocking and […]
2025 started with nothing but optimism. The team had landed the biggest free agent on the market in Juan Soto. They were stocked with talent and even brought back fan favourite Pete Alonzo. The season opened with the Mets playing some of their best baseball in their history, storming out to a 45-25 in the […]
From U of L: University of Louisville football assistant coaches Mark Ivey and Steve Ellis have been named Co-Defensive Coordinators, head coach Jeff Brohm announced. Ivey and Ellis will share defensive coordinator responsibilities, with Ivey leading the defensive line and Ellis overseeing the secondary. Ivey has coached the Cardinals’ linebackers since being retained when Brohm was hired prior to the 2023 […]
Dodgers spring training officially begins next week at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, so let’s take a look at the roster heading into camp. We’ll start first with the infielders, the deepest (and oldest) group on the team among position players. Dodgers infielders hit .257/.332/.422 as a group in 2025, easily outpacing the outfielders at […]
Spring Training is officially less than a week away! We won’t quite be done ranking the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization when it starts, but we’ll be getting fairly close! Our next name is a player most people aren’t too familiar with, because he hasn’t yet donned a jersey for the […]
The Phillies made their choice. It likely wasn’t the one you or I would have made, but it is one in which the fate of the Phils offense will likely rest. Adolis Garcia will be the everyday right fielder in 2026. Nick Castellanos, although still technically a member of the Philadelphia Phillies as of this […]
When it comes to pitching, top-end talent is crucial. So, too, is depth. The ability to find pitchers to “eat innings” — entering in lower-leverage situations or filling in the back end of rotations and pitching competitively — can help reduce wear on the rest of the staff. Sometimes, those supposed innings eaters end up […]
The Detroit Tigers have had some great pitchers in their long history, but few made their mark the way left-hander Mickey Lolich did. The hero of the 1968 World Series passed away at age 85 on Wednesday. Lolich was the ultimate combination of workhorse and ace. He pitched 16 seasons, covering 3638 1/3 innings with […]
Fresh off taking charge of the business aspect of Twins baseball operations of the Twins, team owner Tom Pohlad has announced a partnership with Brasher Microform, a company specializing in DNA experimentation and cloning. “It’s in our identity: Twins,” Pohlad said. “We brought back Taylor Rogers, and he’s a twin. It seemed apropos to craft […]
It’s day three of our countdown of the top 25 prospects in the Cubs system. 11. Jostin Florentino. RHP. DOB: 12/01/2004. 6’0”, 175. International free agent (2023) Dominican Republic. One of the disappointing aspects of the Cubs 2024 minor league season is that while players at the top of the system graduated to the majors […]
Folks, we’re almost there. Winter still has us in its icy grip here in the north, but a week from today, pitchers and catchers will be reporting to Lakeland. The anticipation of spring training is often followed by a minor letdown as March’s interminably long slate of Grapefruit League games grind by and the desire […]
As if the last part of our list wasn’t fun enough, we begin to see a major influx of tools as we enter our top 18 prospects. After adding the likes of Isaiah and Guanipa back in 2023, the Braves made serious changes to what kind of players they were looking to add which is […]
The Philadelphia Eagles have hired Sean Mannion as their new offensive coordinator and Josh Grizzard as their new pass game coordinator but the rest of the offensive staff is still a question mark. Coaches are still waiting to hear who will be retained and who will be replaced. The Eagles are seemingly looking to at […]
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at second baseman Marcus Semien. Former second baseman Marcus Semien, I guess […]
With Monday’s big trade news, the Mariners accomplished one of their major off-season goals, shoring up the infield with the acquisition of Brendan Donovan. That leaves just one item on the off-season shopping list: a reliever to help bolster the bullpen. Obviously, we love us a Pile Guy™, and the staff has already started laying […]
Pittsburgh Pirates icon Andrew McCutchen is still a free agent going into the final days leading up to spring training. McCutcheon, 39, is still looking to play this season and would like to return to the Pirates where he has played for each of the past three seasons. However, the Pirates have yet to offer […]
Well, well, well. Looks like we got a project here, folks. Matthew Fisher – 42Jean Cabrera – 19Cade Obermueller – 14Carson DeMartini – 12Keaton Anthony – 10Yoniel Curat – 7Griffin Burkholder – 6Mavis Graves – 3Romeli Espinosa – 3Alex McFarlane – 2 It’s kind of fun to be a bit giddy about Fisher. The team […]
A standout on the baseball diamond as well as the gridiron, Nolan McLean was a two-sport star while attending the eponymously named Garner High School in Garner, North Carolina. As a football player, he lettered three years and threw for 6809 yards for 62 touchdowns. He was a three year letterman in baseball as well, […]