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After a strange 2020 season, the 2021 MLB season will be starting on time. Currently, teams are slated to play all 162 games which means pitchers’ workloads will return to normal. More innings and more batters on more teams mean pitchers will actually have time to ramp up, unlike in 2020. During spring training, teams…
The MLB offseason is in full swing, as some of baseball’s biggest free agents begin to come off the board. Players like DJ LeMahieu, Liam Hendriks, George Springer and Michael Brantley are among the most recent additions American League Clubs. Meanwhile, some teams, especially those in the NL Central, are choosing to stand pat in…
The Major League Baseball season is finally here after debates, negotiations and postponements. Teams will have 30-man rosters to start the season. Here is the Oakland A’s Opening Day Roster. Pitchers Chris Bassitt Jake Diekman Mike Fiers Liam Hendriks Jesus Luzardo Sean Manaea T.J. McFarland Daniel Mengden Frankie Montas T.J. McFarland Yusmeiro Petit Burch Smith…
The Oakland Athletics quietly made the postseason again in 2019, which is starting to surprise fewer fans. They finished the year with a record of 97-65, which landed them in the Wild Card Game. Unfortunately, they were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays and knocked out of the postseason. This offseason, the team made few…
One week in from the All-Star break, and the American League West is turning in to one of the more exciting divisions.Houston is still in first, but some impressive performances from Oakland and Los Angeles Have made the West must-see baseball. Here is what is happening in this crazy division. Angels No-No An emotional night…
The Athletics are traveling south to Anaheim where they will be taking on Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels in a four-game weekend set. Both of these AL West teams are close to the second wild card spot, so this series is big for both teams. The four-game set can also help the Athletics…
2017: 64-98 (fifth place in AL Central) Last Postseason appearance: 2014 Last World Series title: 1984 2017 Recap In 2011, the Tigers made it all the way to the ALCS before losing to the Texas Rangers in six. The following season, Detroit made it to the World Series. In 2013, they were back in the…
Domingo Santana broke out in 2017, finishing as a top-20 outfielder in standard ESPN fantasy baseball leagues, ahead of players like Cody Bellinger, Christian Yelich, Andrew Benintendi and Andrew McCutchen. Was Santana’s 2017 season a fluke, or a sign of what’s to come? Background Santana originally signed with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2009 as an…
The Texas Rangers were the best team in the AL West last year. The Rangers had a solid offense with good enough pitching to back it up. They had some vets like Prince Fielder and Adrian Beltre who really helped them push their way to a division title. However, they were not the team everyone…
