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It has been a very memorable regular season for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2022. A farewell tour for a trio of Cardinal legends. The chase for a home run total that only three others have ever reached. A couple of MVP-caliber seasons from two of their own players. The chance for another Word Series…
The MLB NL MVP Award is given out annually to the best performing player in the National League. There are a lot of familiar names at the top of the NL MVP Rankings for the month of September. Here are a few of those candidates. Nolan Arenado, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals Avg: .305 OBP: .367 SLG: .567 HR: 28…
The Car’s On Fire It’ll be difficult to express just how miserable the Rockies’ offense was in 2020 with words alone, so maybe some numbers will do the trick. As a unit, Colorado’s hitters sat second from the bottom in wRC+ with a collective mark of 76, just above the 73 wRC+ mustered by the…
Heading into this offseason, the New York Mets had a number of glaring weaknesses to address. Poor defense and a lack of clutch hitting plagued the team throughout all of 2020. Luckily, new owner Steve Cohen came in and promised to fix these issues. Jump ahead to today and there’s no question that the offseason…
Having missed out on signing Trevor Bauer, the next course of action for the New York Mets seems unclear. While the team still has a few needs, many of the top players have already been claimed. Luckily, that doesn’t mean there aren’t several viable pieces on the market that could upgrade the team. Starting Pitching…
Just do something, they said. The NL Central is weak, they said. No one wants to win the division. After months of distaste in the mouths of baseball fans, the St. Louis Cardinals have done what everyone thought impossible. Nolan Arenado is headed to St. Louis in a blockbuster trade. On Friday evening, the Athletic’s…
Heading into the offseason, the New York Mets had several holes they needed to address in order to seriously compete in 2021. This included rebuilding their rotation, bolstering their bullpen and shoring up their defense at center field and shortstop. That said, it’s no secret that the team could also use an upgrade over JD…
One cannot deny that baseball in 2021 will be one of the most interesting seasons on record. Discussions seem to fluctuate on whether the National League will have a DH next year or if the regular season will even start on time. Every baseball fan will be on the lookout for the next Devin Williams…
Just three years ago, catcher Gary Sanchez seemed like the next great young catcher in MLB. His breakout year in 2016 saw the 23-year-old Dominican reach the major leagues and do nothing but rake. Sanchez put the finishing touches on a .299/.376/.657 rookie campaign by adding 20 home runs and a second place finish for…
Another year, another unhappy ending for St. Louis baseball. Entering the offseason, the Cardinals again have several questions on their radar. Most of them center around what the club will look like next season, as a couple of key players hit the free agent market. Some questions are more-lighthearted. So what questions do the St.…
The former 2016 NL MVP, Kris Bryant, has struggled in the 2020 season thus far. Rumors were circulating this offseason if it was time for the Cubs to move on from Bryant. Although no trade was completed, his trade value keeps diminishing due to his poor hitting in 2020. What exactly is Bryant doing differently…
Contrary to the expectations of even the most optimistic fans, the Colorado Rockies are off to an exceptional start, going 4-1 on the road and sweeping a formidable Oakland Athletics team to start the season. Currently sitting at first place in a competitive NL West, the Rockies’ early success has come on the heels of…
A’s fall to Colorado behind slumping offense; pitching mistakes Oakland, California- The Oakland A’s fell to the Colorado Rockies 8-3 on Monday and lost a crucial game in the standings as their elusive rivals, the Houston Astros also managed to lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The A’s failed to cash in with runners in scoring…
The Major League Baseball season is finally here after debates, negotiations and postponements. Each team will have 30-man rosters to start the new season. Here is the Colorado Rockies Opening Day roster. Pitchers Yency Almonte Daniel Bard Wade Davis Jairo Diaz Phillip Diehl Carlos Estevez Kyle Freeland Chi Chi Gonzalez Ashton Goudeau Jon Gray Jeff…
Baseball player-managers have become myths, totally extinct in today’s game. Still, in the early 1900s major league players often doubled as managers for their clubs during the season. The strategy saved teams money and relied on these men to step into positions of leadership. Thus, veterans or revered players usually filled this role, hoping to…
Like many other sports, Major League Baseball is delayed in 2020. With this, fantasy baseball is also not operating as planned. However, there is still a possibility of the season happening, even if it is different than the typical Major League season. Should the fantasy baseball season happen this year, a lot of participants will…
*Disclaimer!* This story takes place in a world without COVID-19, where the 2020 baseball season happened as normal. Everything following is fictional (as far as we know). Trevor Story [shortstop, Colorado Rockies]: Well, jeez, I guess it all started with Monfort. On February 1, 2020, Rockies owner Dick Monfort was interviewed by Denver Post reporter…
Sunday’s win over the New York Yankees show that the Colorado Rockies still have a fighting chance at a Wild Card spot. The offense is still clicking with Charlie Blackmon opening the game with a home run. The Rockies need to focus on fixing their starting rotation, and possibly adding to the bullpen. Here are…
The Colorado Rockies enter the All-Star break in a tailspin. Losers of six in a row to teams also in playoff contention, the Rockies quickly find themselves in fourth place in the National League West, and two and a half games back of the final Wild Card spot. The once potent offense has been quieted,…
The Los Angeles Dodgers are completely running away with the National League West. A thirteen game lead over second-place Colorado, and 8-2 for their last 10 games for what is easily the best team in the Majors. Here is this week’s rundown in the National League West. Dodger Walk-offs The Dodgers swept the Colorado Rockies…
