Tag: MLB

  • 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 Flus,’ Don Mattingly

    Matt Eberflus

    Eberflus or ‘The Flus’ was released of his duties as Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator on Tuesday. The Flus did not live up to expectations.

    In his first and only season, Dallas finished with one of the NFL’s worst scoring and total defenses. In fact, Jerry Jones thinks Flus is not to blame, saying, they built toward a certain project for five to six years, whatever that means.

    The type of defensive personnel was lethally off and most of all. They traded Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs for Logan Wilson and Quinnen Williams.

    Don Mattingly

    Mattingly does not want to manage. He wants to see players flourish as a bench coach.

    It was announced yesterday that Don Mattingly will become the Philadelphia Phillies bench coach and return for his 36th season as a player, coach, and manager. He will also be reuniting with his son, Preston Mattingly who currently serves as Phillies general manager.

    This is one astonishing story as fans in Philadelphia should appreciate. Don has been around the game for a long time and will bestow knowledge to those such as Bryce Harper.

    Like Harper, Mattingly played first base and would be more than willing to help at that position. Mattingly, Kevin Long, and Rob Thomson add to former Yankees coaches, now part of the Phillies organization.

  • 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.

  • Philly Kingdom is Cancelled

    Philly Kingdom will be cancelled for the foreseeable future. I would like to thank Michael Mani for taking the time and cooperation.

    As for Philly Kingdom, i hope people enjoyed it. However, it is safe to say sports is always at the heart of it all and I will still air here and YouTube.

  • Blue Jays Express Interest in Alex Bregman

  • Buy or Sell: Adolis Garcia

    Adolis Garcia, last season, batted .227, 19 home runs and 75 RBI. It was a go-figure after missing back-to-back World Series with Bruce Bochy.

    Although, Garcia was a primed hitter once in his career and grew a huge impact in Texas. Garcia is now a Philadelphia Phillie and what is the main reason?

    Less cash? Better defense? Hopes he outwits Nick Castellanos?

    None of that matters. What does is his ability to play the everyday position or compete highly with prospect Justin Crawford. Crawford hit a record best .863 OPS in the minors last year.

    Season odds are he will win out the position and finally put this distaste to a restful end in right field. He will have a chance to work with the 40-man roster in spring training to decide the outcome.

  • Jules Reports – You Are an Oriole, Petey!

  • The Mets Must Deliver on Kyle Tucker

    Have you ever heard of the movie: John Tucker must die? Well, the Mets must deliver on Kyle Tucker to sign a hefty contract.

    They just lost Pete Alonso to the Baltimore Orioles and for what? Because they did not offer Alonso a contract.

    As reported by Ken Rosenthal, the Baltimore Orioles have acquired not only Alonso’s services, but Taylor Ward and Ryan Helsley. This will definitively add more power to the Orioles lineup and strike up pitching.

    The Mets are the most important subject. They have a chance to add speed and power, too, in Tucker. Tucker is a former World Series winner, who knows how to play in tough, critical situations.

    He did not play to his absolute best last season. It did not matter. What mattered was his ability to return from injury and still do average under the conditions in Chicago.

    With Juan Soto, they can put to rest some of the clubhouse tension between Alonso and the team last year and sign a nice payday by owner Steve Cohen.