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Hard to believe we are so deep in the AFL season, but here we are with yet another AFL update from the last week of play. Nacho Alvarez Jr. 5G, .421/.500/.789, 4 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R AFL season: .293/.438/.462 Nacho appeared in five games last week and had an extremely strong week of […]
From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 1 read
It’s a big night in Arlington as the Cowboys try to keep 2025 afloat when they host the Arizona Cardinals. Which Dallas players have a strong chance to shine in Week 9, and who could struggle in this matchup? As always, this week’s Buy/Sell article gets into our projections for statistical booms and busts. BUY […]
From Blogging The Boys | 3 months ago | 1 read
Inspiration. During the off-season, I wonder who will the Diamondbacks acquire? In contrast to free agent signings, trades have often provided the Diamondbacks with excess value. One example was trading for J.D. Martinez in 2017. Let’s catch up on him. J.D. Martinez Former Diamondback. In July of 2017, the Diamondbacks acquired him in a trade. […]
From AZ Snake Pit | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Today, as the baseball offseason begins, I’m beginning a series on great Cubs walkoff wins. Instead of focusing just on the win, though, these will focus on the individual responsible for the win, in this case Kiki Cuyler, who’s a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, though largely forgotten today. And so this isn’t […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 months ago | 2 reads
In a move that is really more of a formality than anything, Edwin Díaz is planning to opt out of the final two years of his contract with the Mets, according to Ken Rosenthal. The news is largely expected, as Díaz had his best season since 2022. After missing all of 2023 with a torn […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 3 months ago | 2 reads
In the 67-year history of the Gold Glove award, only five pairs of pitchers and catchers had won Gold Gloves while playing for the same team. Logan Webb and Patrick Bailey just made it six. Webb won his first Gold Glove and Bailey won his second straight for the 2025 season. Webb had seven defensive […]
From McCovey Chronicles | 3 months ago | 4 reads
MLB Trade Candidates — Earlier today, I wrote 1,300+ words on why the Chicago Cubs should be spending more money in free agency than they have historically. And even if you already agree (of course you do), you should check that one out. There’s some updated data which could be useful for any non-believers. But the funny thing is that the post started out as a draft for this article. Basically, I wanted to explain why I felt the latest ranking of the top-40 trade candidates at MLB Trade R...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 2 reads
I really hate this part of this time of year. Organizational departures are inevitable over a large enough window of time, though, so you just have to accept that it’s going to happen periodically, and this time of year is most common. Triple-A Iowa Hitting Coach, and co-Minor League Hitting Coordinator Rachel Folden is departing for the New York Mets organization: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rachel Folden (@rachelfolden25) Mets are hiring Rachel Folden to ser...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 6 reads
Outfielder Randal Grichuk has declined his mutual option and become a free agent. Grichuk had a $5 million mutual option that had to be exercised by both him and the club, and the deal includes a $3 million buyout that Grichuk will now receive. Grichuk was acquired at the July trade deadline from the Diamondbacks […]
From Royals Review | 3 months ago | 2 reads
How Acquired Tate Southisene was selected with the Braves first round pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, 22nd overall. What Were Expectations?There weren’t many expectations for Tate because high school seniors don’t often make their full season debut in the year that they were drafted! It’s safe to assume Braves coaches considered Tate shattered their […]
From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 3 reads
The NFL season has effectively reached the midway point, with Week 9 action wrapping up Monday evening when the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys face off on Monday Night Football. Once the Cardinals and Cowboys wrap up their game, there won’t be a shortage of content in the NFL news cycle, though, as even in […]
From Field Gulls | 3 months ago | 1 read
After a disappointing Week 8 loss in Houston, the San Francisco 49ers bounced back and closed the quick two-game road trip with an impressive 34-24 win over the New York Giants. The 34 points were the 49ers’ highest output of the season so far, meaning all three stars will come from that side of the […]
From Niners Nation | 3 months ago | 3 reads
Relative to their market size and generalized revenue opportunity, the Chicago Cubs are a financially conservative franchise. To be fair, they would tell you that “every” dollar that comes into the organization is turned back around and spent on the organization in one way or another. But that has always rung a little hollow to me. Given how much more other teams are spending on their payrolls, the Ricketts are either not counting all of their broader organizational revenue as “team” reve...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Louisville Cardinals (0-0) vs. South Carolina State Bulldogs (0-0) Game Time: 9 p.m. Location: KFC Yum Center: Louisville, Ky. Television: ACC Network Announcers: Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Terrence Oglesby (analyst) Officials: TBA Favorite: Louisville by 35.5 Series: First Meeting Projected Starting Lineups: Louisville South Carolina State Statistics: Relevant Videos: About South Carolina State: South Carolina State is coming off of a season […]
From Card Chronicle | 3 months ago | 1 read
Five days after the World Series, teams and players who have contract options must make their decisions known. Five days after the World Series concludes, teams must also decide whether to make qualifying offers to their players who are eligible for free agency. The Detroit Tigers have two pending free agents who are worthy of […]
From Bless You Boys | 3 months ago | 3 reads
Former Ohio State catcher and current Detroit Tiger Dillon Dingler was named the 2025 American League Gold Glove award winner at the catcher position Sunday evening. The Gold Glove is awarded to one player at each position, in each league, for being the best defensive player at their position. Dingler is the first former Ohio […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 3 months ago | 7 reads
The Tampa Bay Rays have hired Ozzie Timmons as assistant hitting coach, the club announced today. Timmons, 55, spent the 2025 season in the Rays organization as special assistant, coaching development, after three years as the Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach (2022-24). He returns to Kevin Cash’s staff after beginning his major league coaching career as […]
From DRaysBay | 3 months ago | 5 reads
Say it with me, folks: The Atlanta Braves used 46 pitchers in 2025. They used 71 players overall (a MLB record for a single season) and of those 71, 28 of them weren’t around for more than five games. Connor Seabold is one of those players, as he was only here for a brief period […]
From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Every Monday is an off-day in the Arizona Fall League, so it’s an excellent time to check in on how the Cubs Boys of Autumn are doing out in the desert with the Mesa Solar Sox. The Solar Sox had their best week of the season so far, going 5-1 and currently sport a four-game […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 months ago | 7 reads
The slow death of the starting pitcher has been a tragedy to watch in MLB over the last decade. In 2010, there were 92 qualified starters. That number dipped to 78 by 2015, 61 by 2019, and just 52 this season. Just 15 years after there were, on average, three starters per team that were […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 3 months ago | 0 reads
The Arizona Fall League is already in its fourth week, and the White Sox have nine prospects in action, headlined by OF Braden Montgomery (White Sox No. 1/MLB No. 35) and LHP Hagen Smith (No. 5/No. 88). Rounding out the crew: IF Sam Antonacci (No. 11), RHP Tyler Davis, IF Ryan Galanie, RHP Carson Jacobs, […]
From South Side Sox | 3 months ago | 2 reads
The Seattle Seahawks slipped out of first place for a few hours on Sunday afternoon, after the Los Angeles Rams waylaid the New Orleans Saints. However, a dominating victory over the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football put Seattle back atop the NFC West by way of tiebreaker, with divisional matchups against the Arizona Cardinals […]
From Field Gulls | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela is one of eight players on the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballot for possible selection to the National Baseball Hall of Fame for the class of 2026. It’s the first time on a veterans committee-type ballot for Valenzuela, who received 6.2 percent of the vote on Baseball Writers Association of America […]
From True Blue LA | 3 months ago | 2 reads
According to multiple reports, the Mets are circling Justin Willard as their new pitching coach. Willard, 35, who was most recently the director of pitching for the Red Sox last two seasons, also coached and coordinated for the Twins from 2017-2023. If hired, Willard will join new arrivals Kai Correa (bench coach), Jeff Albert (director […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 3 months ago | 6 reads
Happy Monday. I will admit, I’m ok with no longer having GameThreads and Game Recaps hanging over my head every day. Getting into the off-season routine will take a few days; there is enough to discuss about the season just passed to carry us through to the new year. The Jays have four days where […]
From Bluebird Banter | 3 months ago | 3 reads