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The Arizona Cardinals may have a shot. Robert Saleh has scheduled a second interview with the Arizona Cardinals before his second interview with the Tennessee Titans. So, what does that mean for the Cardinals? If Robert Saleh gets on the plane, they have a shot to interview the current San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator. Now, […]
Cam Collier came off the board with the #6 ranking in this year’s Community Prospect Rankings of the top prospects in the Cincinnati Reds system, and is quite well deserving of the honor. Very excited to see what he can do in 2026 in what hopes to be a full, healthy season again. Now, we […]
The Arizona Cardinals don’t have a head coach. That doesn’t matter, we can still dream about the 2026 NFL Draft, and tonight, we see some of the best players, and potentially best fits for the Arizona Cardinals, even if we don’t know who the head coach is. Let’s take a look. Fernando Mendoza, QB – […]
I had the great privilege of chatting with Baseball America National Writer Carlos Collazo. We had a very fun discussion about his background, the Nationals’ new regime, the state of the Nats farm system and the 2026 draft. He provided great insights, as you would expect from one of the best prospect evaluators and writers […]
Eight Years Ago The Blue Jays traded pitchers Conner Greene and Dominic Leone to the Cardinals for Randal Grichuk. Greene had been a good prospect. He was #100 on Baseball Prospectus’ Top 100 Prospect List in 2016. Then, in 2017, Conner played in New Hampshire and had a 5.29 ERA in 132.2 innings. He had […]
The Detroit Lions’ hiring of former Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing as their next OC—while not official yet—caught many fans and analysts off guard when news broke on Monday afternoon. Although he reportedly interviewed with the team last week, per Dave Birkett, that news didn’t leak to the public, so his name was not on […]
Football season is drawing to a close, basketball season is right around the halfway point which can only mean one thing: baseball season is upon us. The 2026 college baseball season is just a tick over three weeks away and the defending national champion Tigers are opening up at or near the top of the […]
The 2026 iteration of the annual Winter Warm-Up event has concluded, and this year, a little more bittersweet than last, considering the impending labor strife headed into next offseason, the chances of the event taking place appear to be slim. Regardless of those looming thoughts overhead, the day was still as eventful as ever, filled […]
This weekend at the Cubs Convention, everyone said all the right things about the Chicago Cubs’ theoretical infield overload, with Alex Bregman coming in to be the starting third baseman, Nico Hoerner holding down second base, and Matt Shaw moving into a super-utility role. That’s the approach that makes for the best 2026 roster, and it’s the way things are expected to go as we sit here today. That said, we know about the rumors that have swirled for a long time, and we discussed the real...
The thing about Cubs Convention is that you can be as big of a Cubs fan as anyone you know, a rabid poster on various Cubs communities like Bleed Cubbie Blue, the type of person who gets notifications for multiple teams and players, and odds are the crowd at Cubs Convention will out-fanatic you. It […]
The staredown of a lifetime continues, as the Yankees continue to stand behind their line in the sand with Cody Bellinger. In the meantime, however, the rest of the free agent board has been active: Kyle Tucker caused an uproar by signing a four-year, $240 million deal with the Dodgers while Bo Bichette pivoted to […]
He is a member of a very select fraternity. It’s a fraternity that goes beyond the usual small fraternity of former major league baseball players. It’s so small that you can count the members on both hands, if that. That fraternity is composed of former pitchers who excelled as both starter and relievers. Think about […]
As 2026 continues to look more and more like an “all-in” season for the Chicago Cubs, we cannot discount the possibility of more additions to the 2026 roster this offseason. Logically, of course, that makes sense. But even more reassuringly, both President Jed Hoyer and GM Carter Hawkins have indicated as much, even suggesting that – for once – paying the luxury tax isn’t a concern or impediment to any moves they may want to make before Opening Day. But when you look around the diamond/ro...
We’re less than a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting, which means that in about 10 weeks, we’ll have real baseball to cover. Until such time, we’ll be covering something called hypothetical baseball, where the headlines feature player-team combinations that may never come to fruition, proposed storylines that bear absolutely no fruit, and rumors […]
Okay, that line is slightly tongue-in-cheek. But only slightly. To be fair, it’s not particularly the Dodgers that broke baseball. Jesse Friedman made a salient post on Twitter, which I largely agree with. All of these statements can be true at once:1) Dodgers are doing precisely what they should be doing.2) They probably won’t win […]
According to several reports, the Detroit Lions are finalizing a deal to hire Drew Petzing as their new offensive coordinator. For the past three seasons, Petzing has served as the Arizona Cardinals’ offensive coordinator. During that time, the Cardinals ranked 24th (2023), 12th (2024), and 23rd (2025) in points scored. But he did manage to […]
Well, that is something. The Arizona Cardinals offense in 2024 with a healthy Kyler Murray, a decent and healthy offensive line and Drew Petzing calling plays were nearly a top 12 offense in all statistical and/or efficiency measures. That lead to a lot of excitement for 2025. Obviously injuries and ineffectiveness hurt things, but the […]
There were a number of lessons to take away from the Phillies’ failure to haul in Bo Bichette to a seven-year, $200 million contract last week. Like with most teams, the luxury tax remains a self-imposed impediment to the Phils’ willingness to spend. The Dodgers and Mets are the two teams who will hold their […]
The Milwaukee Brewers recently announced their 2026 international free agent class, consisting of 22 prospects from Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. Notable international free agents signed by the Brewers over the years have included Jackson Chourio, Jesus Made, Luis Peña, and — this name brings back memories —Alcides Escobar. Almost all these guys are extremely […]
The Cubs’ 2022 season began much like 2021 ended — with the team losing games, some of them by large scores (though they also had a 21-0 win over the Pirates in that span, go figure). They had taken two of the first three games of a four-game set against the Reds in Cincinnati, and […]
We know that Alex Bregman’s deal with the Chicago Cubs is for five years, is nominally worth $175 million, has a reported $70 million in deferrals, and comes with a no-trade clause. Now we know a little more on the particulars there: Details on deferred $ in Alex Bregman deal: $70 million of $175M is deferred ($15M in 2026 & 2029, $10M in 2027 & 2028, $20M in 2030) Deferred money is paid each July 31, 2034-41: 2026 & 2029 in installments of $1.875M 2027 & 2028 in installments of $1.2...
The offseason has begun for 28 teams around the NFL, 10 of whom will have different head coaches. The New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons have each hired former AFC North head coaches, as John Harbaugh is the new head man for the Giants, and the Falcons have hired Kevin Stefanski. The remaining eight teams […]
This story has been corrected in reaction to a mathematical error caught by user Tim B. In 2024, Logan Gilbert became one of MLB’s apex predators. He led baseball in innings pitched with 208.2 and finished second in the AL in strikeouts with 220. He was rewarded with a trip to the All-Star game and […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are less than a month away from reporting to Bradenton to get ready for the upcoming 2026 season. The team looks a little different than it did a year ago, but some changes are still to be made. ESPN contributor Jesse Rogers wrote about what the Pirates have done this off-season and […]
Bo Bichette has been a Blue Jay since we drafted him in the second round of the 2016 draft, so ten years now, seven of them with the major league team. He was a top prospect, reaching number eight on Baseball America’s top 100 prospect list. In 2017 he was number on nine our top […]