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The Jose Fernandez Curveball: Baseball’s most unhittable pitch?

Major League Baseball has seen something of a revolution in the last couple of years, with a sizable influx of young pitching making its way to the show. Of these young arms, it’s difficult to identify any of them as more exciting to watch than Jose Fernandez. In fact, it’s damn near impossible. The ace of […]

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Cleveland Indians finally lock up Jason Kipnis long term

Given what we heard during spring training, as far as talks between the Cleveland Indians and their second baseman Jason Kipnis are concerned, the news coming out of Cleveland on Friday shouldn’t be much of a surprise at all. With the two sides attempting to come together on a contract extension during the March exhibition season, they were finally […]

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Tampa Bay Rays sign Chris Archer to favorable extension

And you thought the start of the regular season meant that young players were temporarily done signing extensions. Not the case, as the Tampa Bay Rays proved early on Monday as they locked yet another young piece up on a long term deal. The Rays agreed to a new six-year contract with starter Chris Archer, after just one […]

The Four Horsemen of the Baltimore Orioles

It isn’t at all difficult to discern what the Baltimore Orioles need in order to become successful in 2014. They need a healthy Manny Machado, the offense to continue to come through like it has in the last couple of years, and for their pitching to jump from one of the more inconsistent units in the […]

2014 Season Preview: Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles head into the 2014 season as a bit of an enigma in the American League East. With a top notch offense, with more power than any other team in the Major Leagues, and an absolutely fantastic defense club, one would imagine that the O’s would be near the top of the AL […]

The Four Horsemen of the Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs aren't a team that is exactly loaded with impact pieces. The pieces that remain from the major overhaul the last two years are the ones that the Cubs would like to keep on the roster into the future, while attempting to leave some room for the young kids coming up through the […]

Three key questions for the Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs will head into yet another season with low expectations. That doesn't necessarily mean that there isn't at least some intrigue in regard to this club, though. With top prospects and at least one major potential trade chip remaining on the club, there are questions for this team that go beyond the club […]

The biggest weakness of the Chicago Cubs

One could joke that the two biggest weaknesses for the Chicago Cubs in 2013 was their offense and their defense and they wouldn't be entirely incorrect. In fact, the Cubs' biggest concerns heading into the new season are what they're going to do at the plate, and what they can do with the leather. With […]

2014 Season Preview: Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs have obviously been as frustrating a team as there is in Major League Baseball over the past 100+ years, and there are no guarantees that the 2014 season is going to be any better. They made some small additions, but no one to excite the fanbase, as they wait for their top […]

The four horsemen of the Minnesota Twins

When you look at this Minnesota Twins team on paper, there isn't a whole lot to be excited about. Sure, you have the usual names that you've come to know this club by (Mauer, Perkins, etc.), but it doesn't scream excitement in any way, shape, or form. Most of the intrigue for this team is […]

Three key questions for the Minnesota Twins

With one of the better farm systems in all of baseball, there's no doubt that the Minnesota Twins are going to be a team to keep an eye on in the coming years. Nonetheless, they enter the 2014 season with plenty of questions regarding the current state of the franchise. While there are many more […]

2014 season preview: Minnesota Twins

The 2014 season doesn't bring about a lot of expectations for the Minnesota Twins. They struggled mightily in a variety of different ways last year as they try and build up their farm system to become competitive in the American League Central once again. To a certain degree, they've done that. They boast one of […]

The Four Horsemen of the Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers didn't make too many changes to their roster, other than primarily adding depth to their pitching staff and a pair of new Cuban prospects. Their goal remains the same, though, as they continue to pursue their first World Series title since 1988. When it comes down to it, it's a matter […]

Three Key Questions for the Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers head into the 2014 as heavy favorites to do it all: take the National League West, the National League pennant, and perhaps take a World Series title home to Hollywood by the time it's all said and done. On paper, they may have the pieces to do it. They've spent the […]

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The Biggest Weakness for the Los Angeles Dodgers

When you have more money to spend than you know what to do with, it's easy for you to throw as much money as possible in every direction in order to ensure that your weaknesses are minimal. Such is the case with the Los Angeles Dodgers. A star-studded roster with arguably the best starting lineup […]

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