The “Core Four” is all but gone for the New York Yankees. They are now embarking on a new era in which they will be waving a long goodbye to Derek Jeter and trying to build a new championship core around him at the same time. To make that happen, they are going to have […]

When you spend hundreds of millions of dollars in one offseason and still have a roster that elicits a collective “maaaaybe” regarding their odds of competing for a playoff spot, you know that said team is going to have some questions to answer. Well, New York Yankees, what do you have to say for yourselves? […]

At some point, the Yankees having an old roster is something that we should be used to, but this isn’t going to be the year that happens. For all their big moves and big spending, the New York Yankees are old. So very old. They’re so old that they had two players over 40 years […]

The Yankees entered the offseason with some real uncertainty about their offseason plans. Everyone knew they would do what the Yankees do and sign some big names, but how many and for how much? Supposedly they were committed to getting underneath the luxury tax line and would only go so far. Welp, so much for […]

The Reds are going to try once again to make the leap from playoff also-ran to actual World Series threat. To make that happen though they are going to need big contributions from a core of players. Joey Votto Joey Votto is just about as reliably great as one can be. He is going to […]

When you go all-in for a playoff run, end up losing in the Wild Card game, then fire your longtime manager and let your two big free agents walk away and sign virtually no one. You better bet that you are going to have a lot of question answer, especially if you expect people to […]

The Reds rid themselves of Dusty Baker this offseason, which should be a step forward for the team and their offense as Baker created a lot of self-inflicted wounds with his outdated strategies. But just because Baker is no longer around doesn't mean that the problem is solved. One of the ongoing issues with Baker […]

Having made the playoffs three of the last four seasons, you would think that the Reds are a team heading in the right direction. Instead, they have the appearance of a team that's not quite sure what to in order to keep their contending window open. They add virtually no one to their roster and […]

The Royals may not have many (any?) household names on their roster, but they are coming off of an 86-win season and have positioned themselves to be a dark horse coming out of the AL Central. They managed to avoid any controversial big trades this winter, but did manage to make a few very solid […]