Tag: Baseball

  • A’s on Track for a Smooth Sailing Transition

    Tyler Soderstrom, Lawrence Butler, Brent Rooker, and now Jacob Wilson have all signed extensions as the A’s near a smooth sailing transition to Las Vegas. The A’s currently play in West Sacramento but it does not excuse their future elsewhere.

    The cards are stacked for a team that has not been willing to spend before. Nick Kurtz came off a AL Rookie of the Year campaign while Wilson finished second in that respective race.

    Wilson is owed $70 million through 7 years and a club option. His numbers were showy as he slashed .311/.355/.444. He reached the MLB All-Star game and deservedly so.

    The future is heavily bright for the A’s. They, at least, made a slight improvement by finishing better in the AL standings (76-86).

    2026 should be a better year as all the stars start to align in Sacramento and make its 2028 debut in Las Vegas.

  • Jules Reports – Saint Nick

  • Projecting 2026 Philadelphia Phillies Lineup

    DH Kyle Schwarber

    SS Trea Turner

    2B Bryson Stott

    1B Bryce Harper

    C JT Realmuto

    3B Aidan Miller

    CF Otto Kemp

    LF Brandon Marsh

    RF Justin Crawford

    Starting Rotation

    SP Christopher Sanchez

    SP Zack Wheeler

    SP Aaron Nola

    SP Andrew Painter

    SP Taijuan Walker

  • Breaking: Mets Sign Bo Bichette

    The New York Mets sign Bo Bichette in yet another shocking move.

    The Philadelphia Phillies reportedly netted interest until this was made announced. It was said Bichette started texting with the Phillies players before the Mets finalized the deal.

    Bichette will move to third base while Brett Baty plays left field. Bichette rebounded from a dismal 2024 season and contributed significantly to the Toronto Blue Jays 2025 World Series run.

  • Not So Fast CBA

    The Los Angeles Dodgers sit in a Fast and Furious lane trying to recreate each sequel. One after the other is infamous until Paul Walker finally shows up.

    To no one’s surprise, the Dodgers reinvent baseball. They carve with what they can add to baseball and their team.

    It does not stop there.

    Jim Bowden recently appeared on Foul Territory insinuating that there will be an eventual new CBA spectating all of the Dodgers moves including Edwin Diaz, Blake Snell, and Kyle Tucker because it might be too jovial in some cases.

    Essentially, MLB would like to change salary cap and floors to deride from this notion that spending is cool. The Dodgers only drive down one lane after the next, but the long-term will look scary due to commissioner Rob Manfred’s proposals.

  • Paul Depodesta off to Decent Start

    Paul Depodesta, Colorado Rockies President of Baseball Operations, is off to a decent start. Because he has been out of the game for a while, does not mean Depodesta will figure things out.

    Depodesta’s first signings in Willi Castro and Michael Lorenzen are a good sign for things to come.

    Castro is a versatile vet from the Minnesota system that seems to be on the right track of Depodesta’s philosophy.

    As for Lorenzen, he is a personal favorite of mine going back to his days in Philadelphia. He can play except general manager Josh Byrnes has his eye on depth behind Kyle Freeland.

    Either way, the Rockies must address the seasons without competency and bring it to glory.

  • Camilo Doval Waiting in the Footsteps

    Camilo Doval is waiting in the footsteps of a solid, decent baseball career.

    There are no Mariano Rivera comparisons, yet, but his cutter jumps the gun at 98.2 mph. He has the outstanding possibilities of becoming a good closer surrounded by David Bednar and company.

    Also, he was founded by Brian Sabean from his San Francisco Giants days. Doval will go a long way in replacing Luke Weaver, Clay Holmes, and Devin Williams.

    Williams was never the insurance policy. New York Yankees fans can surely get behind a player such as Doval in 2026.

  • The Anthony Rendon Era in Anaheim is Over

    The Anaheim Angels went out and made one of their smartest moves since acquiring Anthony Rendon. They released him.

    Rendon will be owed $38 million for the next three to five years. This will allow the Angels to explore different options as the Rendon era was foolish.

    Rendon did not play up to expectations. He never played a full season of baseball and what was worse is the actions and words spoken by Rendon.

    Rendon was a cash cow in Washington. He won a World Series, and, then a switch turned on him.

    It was never the same Rendon who became the highest paid third baseman in the game of baseball. He overstepped boundaries with reporters and never quite traveled with the team.

    As many of the issues Anaheim had, this is one of them. Never sign with a team unless the player has the gull to stand in the batter’s box.

    It is quite simple.

  • It is Gunnar Henderson’s Time to Prove

    Gunnar Henderson is a former 2019 second-round, 42nd overall pick out of Alabama. He has the five-star making tools of an everyday shortstop.

    He has recently come out and said that Henderson will be participating in his first-ever Team USA World Baseball Classic which seems to get better by the year. Last time, it came down to the final out between Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani.

    Trout, as ruthlessly hard he worked, struck out in the waning seconds of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, between Japan. This year is a new collection of talent other than Trout.

    Henderson has grown leaps and bounds by becoming AL Rookie of the Year and 2024 MLB All-Star. Last year, was not so much the Baltimore Oriole’s year and how could they be blamed with the reconstruction of Camden Yards, Corbin Burnes, and injuries.

    (I really feel like Burnes was the devil of all stingers).

    But, look what Baltimore did to set themselves up for 2026, ‘27, ‘28. They acquired Shane Baz!

    Baz is the type of leader with a high-enough ceiling to his resume to catapult— the Orioles successes at sealing or delivering. Baz adds to the starting rotation of Trevor Rodgers and Kyle Bradish to vigorously compete with his average pitching velocities tapping out to league averages.

    Most of all, eyes will be on Gunnar Henderson to prove what he is capable of March and into three years under team control.

  • Blue Jays Express Interest in Alex Bregman