Thursday marked the start of yet another season of baseball With every season, comes new awards winners. Blake Snell and Christian Yelich, put together a surprising, yet strong group of award winners last season. Who will follow in their footsteps in 2019? Let’s discuss. We’ll go by least significant award to the main award. AL…
Month: March 2019
MLB Playoff Predictions
Now that we’ve taken a closer look at each division and have given each team a projected record, it’s time to predict what will unfold in the postseason. AL: #1 Seed- New York Yankees (99-63) #2 Seed- Houston Astros (96-66) #3 Seed- Cleveland Indians (86-76) #4 Seed- Boston Red Sox (89-73) #5 Seed- Tampa Bay…
MLB Division Previews and Predictions: NL West
Wrapping up our division previews, it’s time to examine the NL West. Though this division has had a constant “top dog” for six straight years in the Dodgers, they’ve been challenged in recent years by the Diamondbacks, Rockies, and even the Giants. Now, a new challenger has emerged in the Padres, adding yet another twist…
Division Previews and Predictions: NL Central
Continuing along with our division previews, it’s time to look at the NL Central. This division is the NL East, but better; all five teams have made moves that teams in “win-now” mode would make. This will be an incredible division, and it will be awesome to watch it unfold. Cubs, Cardinals, Brewers, who comes…
Final MLB Offseason Grades
All offseason, our offseason trackers have been updated. It’s time to give each team a grade for their offseason performance. Arizona Diamondbacks Arizona Diamondbacks Off Season Tracker & Analysis Grade: 7/10 (C-) Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves Offseason Tracker and Analysis Grade: 8/10 (B-) Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles Offseason Tracker and Analysis Grade: 7.5/10 (C) Boston…
NL East Division Preview and Prediction
After previewing the entire American League, it’s time to look at the possibly the most exciting division in baseball: the NL East. This was the most active division during the offseason; the Mets, Phillies, Nationals, and Braves all added former All-Stars to the roster. Those four teams could all be playoff teams in 2019, so…
MLB Division Previews and Predictions: AL West
Wrapping up the American League, it’s time to take a closer look at the AL West. This division has a clear front-runner (Astros), but has two other teams that look to be in win-now mode (A’s and Angels). Will the Astros’ reign continue? Will the A’s or Angels make the playoffs? Could the Rangers or…
MLB Division Previews and Predictions: AL Central
After taking a look at the strongest division, it’s time to preview the weakest division in the MLB: the AL Central. None of these five teams are true World Series contenders, but the top two are serious playoff contenders thanks to the rest of the division being filled by three rebuilding clubs with little MLB…
MLB Division Previews and Predictions: AL East
With the A’s and Mariners facing off in Japan in less than one week, and with the season starting for all 30 teams on March 28, it’s time to start making predictions for each MLB team. We’ll go division by division, starting with the AL East. This is a very intriguing division with two World…
Top Five Designated Hitters
It’s time to cap off our position rankings by looking at the top designated hitters. This is a fun list to do; only offense matters on this list. Since this is obviously limited to players in the American League, we’ll limit this list the top five designated hitters. Who are they? Let’s take a look!…