Akhtyamov’s emergence bolsters Leafs’ goaltending depth

Akhtyamov’s emergence bolsters Leafs’ goaltending depth

When Kyle Clifford sees Artur Akhtyamov in the crease, he can’t help but think of his former teammate, Jonathan Quick. It’s high praise for the Maple Leafs prospect, who is with the Toronto Marlies this season after spending all of his hockey career in Russia. https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/from-russia-to-toronto-inside-leafs-goalie-prospect-artur-akhtyamovs-first-marlies-season/article_d36f7ba2-e5f9-11ef-8ae0-6b7f4f93039e.html

The Rays depth entering spring training: Catcher

Baseball is inching ever closer as pitchers and catchers are scheduled to begin their first workouts on February 12th. Let’s take a position by position look at the Rays current roster projections, the battles to watch for, and their depth at that position. A quick review of what occurred in 2024. The Rays opened the … Read more

Nationals add catching depth – Federal Baseball

Nationals add catching depth - Federal Baseball

While the Dodgers were out adding more generational Japanese talents, the Nationals made a move. They signed Andrew Knizner to a minor league deal with a spring training invite. Knizner was Yadier Molina’s understudy for many years in St. Louis, and has a lot of big league experience. He is coming off of a disastrous … Read more

Atlanta Braves add Curt Casali for catching depth, per report

Yesterday, a report indicated that former San Francisco Giants catcher Curt Casali as agree to a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves. Casali is an 11-year MLB veteran backstop who has served mainly as a reserve since debuting in 2014. The 36-year-old began his career with the Tampa Bat Rays and also spent time … Read more

Tampa Bay Rays pitching depth after the Jeffrey Springs trade

Tampa Bay Rays pitching depth after the Jeffrey Springs trade

The Rays pitching depth has only expanded this off-season, despite the recent trade of Jeffrey Springs and Jacob Lopez. The Rays 40-man roster remains full of pitchers, with the majority of them ready to contribute at the major league level. In the list below I’ll denote players are out of options with an asterisk (*), … Read more