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How was he acquired? The Braves made a run on college arms in the 2023 draft, and Braun was a part of that run as he was selected in the 6th round, with Atlanta using the 189th overall pick of the draft to take the righty out of Cal State Northridge. Braun received a signing […]
From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 3 reads
1971Todd Ritchie, author of one of the worst seasons in White Sox history, was born in Portsmouth, Va. He came to the White Sox from Pittsburgh in a ballyhooed deal that saw three pitchers dealt away for a player in Ritchie — who was never destined for much more than middle-rotation innings-eater. And in 2002 […]
From South Side Sox | 3 months ago | 6 reads
Earlier this week, the Miami Marlins announced their new General Manager, and it was a name very familiar to Phillies fans. Quick refresher: After the Ruben Amaro reign ended, the Phillies were determined to pivot hard in the other direction and become the most analytically based organization in baseball. To that end, before the 2018 […]
From The Good Phight | 3 months ago | 3 reads
The Colorado Rockies announced Friday morning that they have named long-time football and baseball executive Paul DePodesta as their new head of baseball operations. Effective immediately, DePodesta will take the title of president of baseball operations. “I have always kept my eye on baseball and this is an incredible opportunity to help make an impact […]
From Purple Row | 3 months ago | 1 read
There were bits of Jays’ news yesterday that I missed. Not that it was news, but the Jays game Bo Bichette a Qualifying Offer. $22.025, which sounds like a lot of money. Bo will be looking for a contract for around ten years. That’s a longer contract than I’d want to give him, but if […]
From Bluebird Banter | 3 months ago | 2 reads
With some of the early option and Qualifying Offer decisions behind us, MLB Trade Rumors has finally released their highly anticipated 2025 Top-50 MLB Free Agents with Predictions . It’s always one of my favorite articles of the offseason for its impressive prescience in both projected contracts and predicted suitors. The group over there (Tim Dierkes, Anthony Franco, Darragh McDonald, Steve Adames) really does a great job with it, and you should check it out in full. Like I said in the h...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Baseball America is one of the game’s trusted prospect evaluators that offer public scouting reports for us to consume. When they give a ranking of prospects, we tend to listen. Today, they released their top ten prospects from the Phillies’ system, as well as a ranking of tools in the system. Here is that top […]
From The Good Phight | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. released their third quarter numbers on Wednesday. Yes, one of the benefits of the Braves becoming an asset of a large corporation and later spun off is that they are compelled to tell us all about their money. You don’t get that kind of transparency with the Miami Marlins or the […]
From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 1 read
The MLB offseason is already off to a rapid start following a World Series for the ages. The Cubs said sayonara to Shota Imanaga. Alex Bregman opted out while Trevor Story opted in. And I’ve already checked to see if there’s a game on at night before catching myself on three occasions — all in […]
From Over the Monster | 3 months ago | 8 reads
If I were the commissioner of Major League Baseball, one of the many rules that I would implement purely to entertain myself would be to require that every team carry at least one player who grew up in that team’s city. And I would be strict as hell about it, too. Sorry, Rich Hill, Milton […]
From Over the Monster | 3 months ago | 3 reads
Chicago Bears RB D’Andre Swift will be up against the 31st-ranked tun defense of the New York Giants (150 yards allowed per game) in Week 10, at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. Should Swift be a player that you plug into your fantasy football lineup this week for his matchup versus the Giants? Prior to making that decision, here’s a look at the stats and trends you need to know. Sign up for Fubo to watch the NFL, live sports and entertainment without cable! D’Andre Swift Week 10 Game Info Let’s g...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 5 reads
With the Chicago Cubs making Shōta Imanaga a one-year, $22 million Qualifying Offer , I am somewhat comforted by the thought that Shane Bieber’s decision to take one year and $12 million, and Jack Flaherty’s decision to take one year and $20 million, were not necessarily harbingers that the market is going to be profoundly disrupted this offseason. More importantly, it heartened me that the Cubs are not going to be so precious about their spending that they couldn’t possibly justify $22 millio...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 7 reads
With the offseason fully underway, I wanted to introduce Nats nation to the 2026 MLB draft. Due to the lottery rules, we already know the Nationals will be picking 11th this year. With new POBO Paul Toboni’s background, the draft will be a massive emphasis for the Nats. Here are some players they should be […]
From Federal Baseball | 3 months ago | 4 reads
Teoscar Hernández was a key cog in the Dodgers lineup during the 2024 championship run, and parlayed that into a three-year deal to return to Los Angeles that seemingly everyone wanted to happen. Year one of the deal saw regression, and the key will be finding out how much was aging and how much was […]
From True Blue LA | 3 months ago | 3 reads
In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco break down all the latest Kansas City Royals headlines as the offseason heats up. From Salvador Perez’s contract extension to bold predictions in free agency, the duo tackles what’s next for a franchise finally showing signs of life — and […]
From Royals Review | 3 months ago | 4 reads
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the Atlanta Braves and their organizational loyalty. On one hand, loyalty is generally a good thing. Loyalty requires commitment, and it means sticking with someone even through some hard times. It means being there to offer a helping hand when they need it, and in return, they do […]
From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Edmundo Sosa is the ultimate utility player. Whether he’s at second base, shortstop, third, or even in the outfield, he’s going to give 100% effort every night. There’s a reason why the bitches love Sosa. 2025 stats: 261 PA, .276/.307/.469, 11 HR, 39 RBI, 21.5 K%, 3.8 BB%, 111 wRC+, 1.6 fWAR What went right: […]
From The Good Phight | 3 months ago | 0 reads
It has been a while since I felt this good on a Friday. Let’s keep the good vibes going! When the Chicago Bears and New York Giants square off this weekend, it will be a classic uniform matchup with the G-Men rocking these fits: Old school fits pic.twitter.com/tDZ9WyGrkz — New York Giants (@Giants) November 5, 2025 We have seen the return of some classic uniform combos this season around the NFL. The Broncos with their orange tops. Creamsicle Bucs. Vintage Seahawks b...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 3 reads
We have known for a bit that Japanese slugging corner infielder Munetaka Murakami would be posted for MLB teams this offseason, but now we know when. Soon. Like, immediately soon: News, free at ESPN: Munetaka Murakami, who owns the single-season NPB home run record for a Japanese-born player, will be posted today and will sign with an MLB team by Dec. 22. Details on one of the most highly anticipated free agencies of the winter: https://t.co/DwoRgs23yN — Jeff Passan (@Jeff...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 0 reads
The Seattle Seahawks have tweaked their practice squad a bit ahead of their Week 10 game with the Arizona Cardinals. Undrafted rookie free agent tight end Marshall Lang, who was brought in this offseason alongside current 53-man roster player Nick Kallerup, has been added to the practice squad as of Thursday. Starting tight end A.J. […]
From Field Gulls | 3 months ago | 3 reads
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). […]
From Purple Row | 3 months ago | 3 reads
Thanks to a 2024 season that saw him post a 1.07 ERA in 25.1 innings with High-A Brooklyn, a 2.45 ERA in 62.1 innings with Double-A Binghamton, and a 7.53 ERA in 28.2 innings with Triple-A Syracuse, Amazin’ Avenue ranked Brandon Sproat the Mets top prospect coming into the 2025 season. Far from a slam […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 3 months ago | 4 reads
Good morning friends, and happy Friday! To the links! In Mariners news… Around the league…
From Lookout Landing | 3 months ago | 4 reads
Perhaps some of you would view a Cubs signing of Dylan Cease as something that would “right a wrong” — that is, Cease was a major part of the deal that brought José Quintana to the Cubs, and Quintana generally wasn’t very good on the North Side, while Cease went on to have some very […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Heading into the 2025 season, most people who followed the Kansas City Royals’ minor leagues expected that the team would call up Noah Cameron at some point. The 2024 Royals starting rotation was extremely healthy, and there was bound to be some negative regression on the injury front. Cameron, a native of St. Joe, had […]
From Royals Review | 3 months ago | 3 reads