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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week we asked Royals fans how the team should go about adding talent to the roster […]
Kansas City Royals reliever Lucas Erceg made a great first impression with the team in 2o24. The right-handed reliever was acquired at the trade deadline from the then Oakland Athletics and immediately became the most important bullpen piece for Matt Quatraro. In 25 innings after joining the Royals, Erceg posted a 1.17 FIP, striking out […]
I like Seiya Suzuki and what he’s brought to the Cubs. He’s been worth 11.1 bWAR in his four years with the team, about 3 WAR per season. He will hit his 100th home run as a Cub next year, most likely (almost certainly, as he’s averaged 22 per season). The Cubs have wanted to […]
Happy Friday everyone! And Happy Halloween! The 2025 World Series has been one of the fun ones. After the Toronto Blue Jays split their first two games at home against the favorite Los Angeles Dodgers, they went into LA and shocked everyone by taking two of three, and the lone loss was that epic 18-inning […]
The Orioles announced their choice for their new manager this week, bringing in Craig Albernaz, who they plucked from being a top lieutenant on the coaching staff of the Cleveland Guardians. Albernaz won’t be officially introduced in a press conference until next week. The one clip we’ve seen of him speaking so far is enough […]
Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). It’s […]
Hello friends, and happy Halloween! The World Series resumes today in Toronto, and the links steady on. In Mariners news… Around the league…
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2025 In A Discarded-On-The-Dugout-Floor Nutshell In a season that started with infield candidates ranging from Alex Bregman, Trevor Story, Kristian Campbell, Triston Casas, Rafael Devers, and Marcelo Mayer, David Hamilton managed to make it into 91 games. That’s way too many! His large presence in box scores is the byproduct of a tumultuous year in […]
The San Francisco 49ers look to get back into the win column with a trip to the Meadowlands to square off with the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. The last visit to MetLife was during 2020, and while the 49ers left with a victory, it came at the expense of a season-ending injury to […]
https://www.gaslampball.com/gaslamp-ball-staff-editorials/51210/padres-first-offseason-questions (Cheri Bell – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.gaslampball.com/gaslamp-ball-staff-editorials/51216/pujols-niebla-hundley-among-the-finalists-in-padres-managerial-search (Thomas Conroy – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-prospect-carson-montgomery-returns-from-tommy-john-surgery-in-arizona-fall-league?t=arizona-fall-league-coverage (Jesse Borek – Padres.com) https://www.mlbtraderumors.co...
The bottom six keeps producing, the top six keeps sputtering, and Noah Laba keeps making noise.
Seven years ago today, the Red Sox’ last World Series championship parade rolled through a Halloween riot of baseball fans. When will the next parade down Boylston be? We’ll have to wait at least a year. But either Dodgers or Blue Jays fans will be luckier than that. Will the Jays drop the curtain on […]
It absolutely sucks that my son has a peanut allergy. No question about it. However, there is one small side benefit after he complete trick or treat: I made out like a bandit last night. Reese and Butterfinger and Snickers everywhere, and I * have to * take them. For safety. The Cubs have yet to lose bench coach Ryan Flaherty to an open managerial gig, but they are indeed losing a coach off the staff: From @PJ_Mooney and @sahadevsharma : Cubs coach Alex Smith is leaving to becom...
Even the Devil himself would be spooked by the way the Edmonton Oilers have been playing. As an October full of ghastly mistakes kept adding up for the Oilers, Halloween Eve saw them leave the candy bowl outside for the neighbourhood kids to pillage. And that’s what the New York Rangers did, taking advantage of…
Happy Friday, everyone. If you’re still keeping up with the World Series, Game 6 will take place tonight back in Toronto with the Blue Jays looking to secure their first World Series title in over 30 years. There’s plenty of World Series content in today’s links breakdown, which is of course to be expected this […]
The Phillies have a pivotal offseason ahead, as they try to make some changes and tweaks to a roster that won 96 games but stalled out in the NLDS. Much of the focus of discussion to this point has been on the lineup, and rightly so, as it has arguably been the biggest culprit for […]
The Orioles went into last offseason with the stated need of a lefty-mashing batter to balance out a lefty-heavy lineup. While it’s true the Orioles do have a lefty-heavy lineup, they weren’t actually that bad against lefty pitchers in 2024. Nevertheless, the goal was stated and Mike Elias went out and addressed the need by […]
The Cardinals are about to begin what should be a very productive and busy offseason. That could start as soon as Saturday, as the Blue Jays return home ahead 3-2 in the World Series with a chance to close out the Dodgers in Friday’s Game 6. If necessary, Game 7 will be Saturday night, and […]
A-ha, the easiest fill-in question on a Friday ever. Are you just watching Game 6, which could be the final game of the “2025 Championship Season,” or is there something more topically relevant also going on? Are you perhaps combining the two, somehow? (If you’re towards the East Coast and have kiddos, the candy-gathering is […]
Fred McGriff turns 62 today. McGriff was born in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees drafted him in the 9th round of the 1981 amateur draft. Don Mattingly blocked his way to the majors for the Yankees. The Jays acquired McGriff, Dave Collins, Mike Morgan, and cash in exchange for Dale Murray and Tom Dodd. That trade […]
On Monday, Clayton Kershaw entered a tied game in the 12th inning with the bases full of Blue Jays. His job was simple; get out of the jam needing one out against a left handed hitter. With the count full and on his eighth and final pitch of the night, Kershaw induced a weak ground […]
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The Minnesota Twins announced Derek Shelton as manager yesterday. So, it’s a good time to look at the last four MN baseball skippers and see how they fared in Year 1. Surprisingly, the results have been almost exclusively positive in my lifetime (1985+)… Tom Kelly Ron Gardenhire Paul Molitor Rocco Baldelli The four newest Twins […]
Meet the Mets Danny Abriano considers whether or not the Mets should try to sign Ranger Suárez, who’s spent his entire career with the Phillies thus far, in free agency. David Lennon writes that the Mets should give real consideration to a reunion with soon-to-be free agent Chris Bassitt, who has excelled as a shutdown […]