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The Arizona Cardinals’ loss to the Seattle Seahawks this past weekend signified that most likely, the franchise will miss this year’s playoffs despite eight games left on the schedule. With this in mind, what to do with this roster, and what should happen in the off-season is now on everyone’s mind. Cardinals’ fans are used […]
Free agency has officially begun, and the Royals certainly have clear needs they will need to address, particularly in the outfield. While the Royals sound more willing to explore the trade path than a free agent market that is thin in outfielders, they have also shown to be flexible and adapt to the market. Last […]
When we last left off with Young Master Wrobleski in 2024, he had the opportunity to succeed in the 2025 season due to a combination of makeup and stuff. No one doubted Wrobleski’s temperament when it came to going after batters. Where Wrobleski had significant room to improve was in throwing quality pitches at the […]
Free agent projections are out, and so it is that time again — time for the annual “should the Rangers sign This Player” polls. Today, we are looking at outfielder Kyle Tucker. Tucker is a 28 year old right fielder who was with the Houston Astros prior to being traded to the Chicago Cubs this […]
After firing 64 year old Mike Rizzo, Nationals owner Mark Lerner has seemingly been searching for the Fountain of Youth. In the past six weeks he has hired a 35 year old GM, a 33 year old manager and a 30 year old pitching coach. Clearly, the Washington Nationals have a new and very young […]
I wouldn’t say Japanese ace Tatsuya Imai is the top starting pitcher on the free agent market this year, necessarily, and I wouldn’t say it’s a lock that the Chicago Cubs pursue him in any case. But I would say that, on paper, the 27-year-old appears to have big-league-caliber stuff, has dominated in Japan to a similar degree that we’ve seen from other starters who’ve come over and had success, and could give the Cubs a different look at the front of their rotation. The Cubs are not unique in ...
After filling in for about 100 innings in 2024, the Red Sox quietly resigned Cooper Criswell as pitching depth in 2025. There’s no doubt that Criswell was useful with an ERA/FIP of 4.08/4.15. That’s solid production for the back of a rotation, to say nothing of a minor league depth guy. But depth is what […]
THE FACTS: Minnesota led for most of the first half, trailed by two at the half and was within six points in the final 10 minutes before Missouri blitzed the Gophers to win by 23, 83-60. This was really a good game, encouraging for Gopher fans for 31 minutes, but eventually the depth and overall talent […]
A 7–3 win that almost didn’t feel like one: Panarin stays hot, Trocheck shines, and Sullivan’s process-first mindset stands out.
Good day all. Today’s the big day where we find out if Cal Raleigh is the 2025 American League MVP. Fingers crossed! With all of the excitement, you could be forgiven for missing the other news from around baseball. Fortunately, I’ve got you covered. In Mariners news… Around the league…
Missouri’s College Football Playoff hopes ended last Saturday in a dull thud against Texas A&M as the Tigers offense failed to gain any forward momentum for much of the contest. Kirby Moore’s unit was unable to compensate for the loss of two key starters, Beau Pribula and Brett Norfleet, against one of the nation’s top […]
So far 2025 honors seem to be repeat performances from last year. With the exception of the ROY announcement on Monday (which technically can’t be the same as the year before) we’ve had familiar faces hoisting hardware. It started with the rare back-to-back World Series victories by the Los Angeles Dodgers and has continued with […]
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). […]
Another game where the Seahawks practically decided the match in the first half. The starters could have rested longer if it weren’t for the series of turnovers. The victory kept the Seattle Seahawks in the lead of the NFC West before the important game against the Los Angeles Rams. All data used in this All-22 […]
The results of the 2025 Cy Young Award winners were announced on Wednesday night, and neither winner was much of a surprise: Tarik Skubal of the Tigers took home the American League honors, while the Pirates’ Paul Skenes (perhaps on his way out of town?) captured the National League’s award. While Skenes was a unanimous […]
Most, if not all, of the players I’ve put in this series to date are guys the Cubs likely will not sign — too much money, too many years, or both. Here’s a pitcher who seems more up Jed Hoyer’s alley at the present time. Zac Gallen was originally drafted by the Cardinals (third round, […]
Now that the dust has settled, it’s come time to look back at how we did with predicting the 2025 season. We’re still waiting on the results of some seasonal awards, so we’ll have to wait until next to week to review our regular season predictions, but now we can take a look at how […]
Kazuma Okamoto was born in Gojo, a city of roughly 27,000 within Japan’s Nara Prefecture, on June 30, 1996. With multiple high schools interested in him attending their institution and actively “scouting” him, Okamoto decided on in Chiben Gakuen High School, a school known for baseball success and having multiple players eventually get drafted as […]
Colorado Rockies closer Seth Halvorsen was drafted in the seventh round out of the University of Tennessee back in 2023 and pitched well enough in two months with the Rockies organization to earn two promotions, the second to Double-A. By August 2024, he was in the big leagues. This snowballed into a good amount of […]
Our water heater died a couple weeks ago, so we had to get it replaced. It was incredibly old, so we kinda felt fortunate to have gotten as much run out of it as we did. The new one is working fine – or at least, it was, until this morning when I discovered the ever-expanding pool of water coming from it in our basement. So that’s been a healthy portion of my morning. There wasn’t much suspense with the Cy Young Awards, with Tarik Skubal almost winning unanimously, and Paul Skenes winni...
The San Francisco 49ers are currently trending to start quarterback Brock Purdy for the first time since Week 4 this weekend when they face the Arizona Cardinals on the road. Purdy, who has been limited in practice for the last few weeks as he’s ramped up following a toe injury, has now had one ‘aggressive’ […]
https://www.gaslampball.com/gaslamp-ball-staff-editorials/51476/fernando-tatis-jr-is-wanted-especially-in-san-diego (Matt DeWalt – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.gaslampball.com/gaslamp-ball-reacts-poll/51471/padres-reacts-survey-what-do-you-think-about-the-craig-stammen-hire (Matt DeWalt – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/2025-mlb-cy-young-award-voting-results (MLB Staff – Padres.com) https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/12/padres-say-fernando-tatis-jr-wont-be-traded-this-offs...
Morning, all! The Rangers have announced some coaching staff changes for 2026 which include Travis Jankowski and his fierce flow. Chris Young is not in the least bit afraid of somehow making the Rangers a better team in 2026 while reducing payroll. Young’s statements ahead of the GM meetings hint at a future where some […]
The Rangers finally scored at home—and so did the jokes. Joe and Eric break down Panarin’s shaved-head magic, Perreault’s debut, and why Lafrenière deserves better.
By the end of the summer, Kristian Campbell was largely a forgotten man, which is both a testament to how fast things can change in baseball and how crazy the roster turnover was with the 2025 Red Sox. But now is probably a good time to remember that the Red Sox believed in him enough […]
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