The 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season was one to write home about with more than one Hollywood storyline scattered across the season. For example, Coastal Carolina’s cinderella run came to fruition when they won games two and three in a best of three series with the University of Arizona for the College World Series…
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2017 MLB Mock Draft 1.0
The 2017 MLB Draft is just under six months and with both the college and high school baseball seasons getting underway in a few months it is a perfect time for N2K Sports’ preseason mock draft. The Colorado Rockies (11th pick) and the St. Louis Cardinals (19th pick) both lost their draft picks due to…
Why The Chris Sale Deal Is a Good Move For Boston
Earlier this week, the Boston Red Sox acquired All-Star left-handed pitcher Chris Sale from the Chicago White Sox for a boatload of prospects. Shipping out of Boston are Yoan Moncada, a consensus top five prospect in baseball, flame-throwing pitcher Michael Kopech, Luis Alexander Basabe and Victor Diaz. Since being selected 13th out of Florida Gulf…
What If Ted Williams Never Went To War?
I think that perhaps one of the most intriguing debates in baseball is whether or not Ted Williams would have become the consensus greatest player of all-time if not for his three years of military service during World War II. I decided to do some analysis based on players with similar career paths at the…
Who Are The Best Options For The Red Sox In Free Agency?
The last two offseason have been very loud with big name signings for the Boston Red Sox, bringing in big names at high prices. Two winters ago, the club signed Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval. While both struggled mightily in their first season in Boston, Hanley rebounded with a big season in 2016, while Sandoval…
Cespedes’ Deal A Win-Win for Both Sides
Yesterday, Yoenis Cespedes resigned with the New York Mets on a four year $110 million dollar deal, making him one of the biggest dominoes to fall in free agency. It seemed predestined that Cespedes would sign with the Mets, despite serious interest from the Houston Astros. Even with the abundance of right handed power bats…
2017 Baseball Hall of Fame Preview
Last year, Ken Griffey Jr. broke the record for highest percentage of the ballots received, en route to being formally inducted (although his plaque sports a Mariners logo, and not a backwards baseball cap). Along with Griffey Jr., catcher Mike Piazza also was inducted on his fourth go-around with the ballot process. A lot of the…
2016 MLB BBWAA Awards Preview
The Baseball Writers Association of America just announced the finalists for their marquee player awards, including the Cy Young Award, the Rookie of the Year and the Most Valuable Player. Using the same mentality as last year’s prediction article, I will tell you my vote and my prediction, since not in all cases the most…
2016 MLB Free Agency Preview
The 2016 MLB World Series begins this evening, and it promises to be an exciting matchup. Fans of either the Cubs or Indians should cherish this, as it is something they have not experienced in a very long time. For those interested in learning more about the matchup, they should definitely check out TJ’s post…
2016 MLB Playoff Preview Part 6: The World Series
My League Championship predictions were lackluster to say the least and although I still managed to go 1/2, I now am 8/16 and my World Series prediction will be the deciding tally mark on whether I finish my MLB Postseason predictions above or below 0.500. The last time the Cleveland Indians won the World Series…
2016 MLB Playoff Preview Part 5: The NLCS
For my National League Divisional Series predictions I went all in on the Giants in order to stay true to my original World Series pick back from February. As I said, I went all in and I lost. I was correct about the Los Angeles Dodgers prediction though so I went one for two and…
2016 MLB Playoff Preview Part 4: The ALCS
For my American League Divisional Series predictions I went all in on the Red Sox in order to stay true to my original World Series pick back from February. As I said, I went all in and I lost. I was correct about the Toronto Blue Jays prediction though so I went one for two…
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