Former All-Star pitcher CC Sabathia is on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this season. He has no question about which team he wants to represent if elected. Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reported that Sabathia “absolutely” intends to represent the New York Yankees. The lefty spent 11 … Read more
Fall Report Burke Granger – December 26, 2024 COLUMBUS, Ohio – It’s the dawn of a new era for Ohio State baseball. Bill Mosiello stepped down in June after two winning seasons in Columbus, returning to Fort Worth to join the TCU staff as its assistant head coach, a position he held before taking the Ohio … Read more
To celebrate Christmas, we will make a list of some things Nationals fans want under the tree heading into 2025. After the Nationals got the ultimate gift of a world series title in 2019, there have not been many gifts since. However, Santa Claus might be coming back to DC this year. The first item … Read more
MLB History 1940 – South Side Park, the first home of the Chicago White Sox, burns down. 1989 – Billy Martin dies in a car accident in Johnson City, New York at the age of 61. Martin was a former All-Star infielder and the former manager of the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, New … Read more
Over the offseason, the Draybay community takes part in an exercise in which we compile a list of 30 prospects in the Rays system based on popular vote. Now that the 2024 season has concluded, we can look back at these rankings and see how each individual player performed. Reminder, this is a review of … Read more
December can be the most wonderful time of the year for baseball fans. Michael Wacha realized there’s no place like home for the holidays, and the Royals acquired Jonathan India as a present without a bow. But since then, baby, it’s cold outside. It has been a silent night for Royals fans, but there is … Read more
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SNY and other outlets have pointed out that the fact that five teams recently acquired new first basemen seemingly increases the likelihood that All-Star Pete Alonso will eventually return to the New York Mets. However, The Athletic’s Will Sammon revealed on Monday that “there was no indication talks between the Mets and Alonso had picked up … Read more
Fall Workouts Kendall Rogers – December 23, 2024 Motivation won’t be an issue for TCU entering the 2025 campaign. The Horned Frogs finished the 2024 campaign with a respectable 33-21 overall record and looked primed to make yet another NCAA postseason appearance. However, the selection committee didn’t view TCU’s case that way and left them … Read more
After trading for Nathaniel Lowe, the Washington Nationals have a new first baseman. With a new face at the cold corner, it feels like a good time to reminisce about some of the Nationals best first baseman. In their relatively short history, the Nats have had some great players at the position. When the Nationals … Read more