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The Guardians announced Wednesday that they’ve signed free-agent reliever Paul Sewald to a one-year contract with a mutual option for the 2026 season. He’s represented by ISE Baseball. The righty is reportedly guaranteed $7M on the deal, which will be paid out in the form of a $1M signing bonus, a $5M salary, and a $1M … Read more
Since being selected out of high school in the second round of the 2021 draft, Daylen Lile has been solid every step of the way. However, he has never had that true breakout season to push him up the Nationals prospect rankings. He has held serve so far, not doing anything to hurt his stock, … Read more
The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced the results for the 2025 elections, as voted on by qualifying members of the Baseball Writer’s Association of America (BBWAA). On his tenth, and final appearance on the ballot, former Atlanta Braves closer Billy Wagner was elected after narrowly missing the total needed for election in 2024. … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays have two of the best first base prospects in all of baseball according to pundits of the game. The Rays’ 2022 first round pick Xavier Isaac and 2023 3rd round selection Tre’ Morgan have been ranked 4th and 5th respectively, both by MLB Pipeline and Baseball America. Among the top ten … Read more
Quiz time! First (and only) question: why did the Kansas City Royals never make it back to the playoffs with their core after winning the 2015 World Series? There are a lot of semi-correct answers on this one. I’ll take “poor free agent spending,” “bad trades,” and “injury luck” for partial credit. But there’s only … Read more
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While some National League East and NL Central teams had strong offseasons, no other ball club was as active as the Los Angeles Dodgers, who reside in the NL West. With spring training right around the corner, here’s where each team stands and their offseason grade as of mid-January: Los Angeles Dodgers: A+ The Dodgers … Read more
The Nationals overhauled their scouting department, with Brad Ciolek and Danny Haas being put in charge of running the draft. The Nationals strategy in the 2024 draft was different than years past. They prioritized athleticism and feel to hit. Catcher Caleb Lomavita is an example of this new approach. He was drafted with the 39th … Read more
Braves Franchise History 1871 – The first franchise in the yet-to-be formed National Association of Professional Baseball Players is born. The Boston Red Stockings, the league’s charter franchise, will be managed by Harry Wright, who founded and managed the Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first professional baseball team. Two months later, the National Association will officially … Read more