American League Division Series
New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians
It seems like its been a while since the Yankees have been in the Postseason, but its only been two years. They lost the Wild Card game in 2015, but came out victorious this year. Continue reading
As with past deadline deals these will be highly scrutinized for many years. Instantly we see and decide who got the better end of the deal, but we really won’t know until at least two or three seasons down the road. The only way to know in real time is if the team getting the established major leaguer goes on to win a World Series. Time will tell if that happens this year with the flurry of names (a few marquee ones) being dealt this July. Continue reading
For the 87th year of the Midsummer Classic, baseball turns its sights to Marlins Park in Miami, Florida. This will be the first MLB All-Star game played at the Miami Marlins new ballpark. It was first opened back in 2012. Now every year there is always a lot of discussion and some of it a little dated about how the teams are put together. No system will ever be perfect. Fans don’t always get it right and managers won’t either. The fact that the players are able to vote for participants was a great choice and they know who is deserving. Regardless of who should or shouldn’t be in the game lets just accept that the best players will always be involved one way or another. Here are my all-stars keeping with the rules that every team be represented and a total of 34 players for each league. Continue reading
MLB Awards
NL MVP – SS Corey Seager Los Angeles Dodgers
AL MVP – OF Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels
NL Cy Young – Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers
AL Cy Young – Yu Darvish Texas Rangers Continue reading
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1. Washington Nationals
The only flaw is the back end of their bullpen, but they could remedy that before the trade deadline.
2. New York Mets
This is easily one of the deepest rosters the Mets franchise have ever had.
3. Miami Marlins
With the loss of Jose Fernandez to a boat accident, they’ll have to rebuild the rotation.
4. Atlanta Braves
The new ballpark will be open and it’s time to see all the talent the Braves have accumulated for the past two seasons.
5. Philadelphia Phillies
Another year in the cellar is likely, but the Phillies future is looking brighter each day. Continue reading
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