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The Colorado Rockies’ confusing search for a new head of baseball operations took several new turns on Monday. In the morning, Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic reported that Amiel Sawdaye of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Matt Forman of the Cleveland Guardians—two of the team’s only known candidates and finalists—were no longer in the running for […]
The National Baseball Hall of Fame has released the eight nominees for the Contemporary Baseball Era Ballot for potential induction in 2026, defined as players whose primary contributions were after 1980. The candidates up for consideration are Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Don Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Gary Sheffield, and Fernando Valenzuela. Candidates […]
Happy Monday Night Football to all. The Arizona Cardinals are on Primetime, by themselves. Not as a double header, not on some random Amazon Thursday Night Football. No, this is the big boy, the OG primetime. Here is everything you need to know about the game: Week 9: Arizona Cardinals (2-5) vs Dallas Cowboys (3-4-1) […]
Following a redemptive month of September where Ha-Seong Kim joined the Atlanta Braves, there was always a very strong possibility of Kim opting out of his deal in order to test the free agency market. It made sense for him and all the elements were there: He had a lovely September, he didn’t exactly seem […]
AJ Minter has exercised his player option and will remain a Met in 2026, according to Jon Morosi. Minter signed a two-year, $22 million deal with the Mets last winter, which included a player opt-out after the 2025 season. The longtime Brave got off to a sizzling start in New York, allowing no runs in […]
Defense has never really been the calling card for the Cincinnati Reds, at least not of late. This is the same franchise with the same owner and a lot of the same members of the front office who doled out big money deals to bring in Nick Castellanos for a corner outfield spot and Mike […]
INF Kevin McGonigle Weekly performance: 3 G, 4-9 (.444), 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K Kevin McGonigle got the first couple of days off this week, but he was back at third base on Thursday. The man they call the Professor went 2-for-5 with his fifth double of the fall. A rare two-strikeout […]
TORONTO EVENT: CLICK HERE. AUDIO: VIDEO: On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Josh Sexton discuss: Managing Madrid is a hub for all Madridistas with updated news, op-eds, tactical analyses, artwork, and of course, podcasts. It also serves as a means for Real Madrid fans to connect and discuss the team. We would […]
So many things happened in Game 7 of the World Series, even just from the ninth inning and beyond, that it was hard to fully capture everything. “It wasn’t easy, it wasn’t pretty,” Kiké Hernández said during the postgame celebration on Saturday. “But we did the damn thing.” Here are some leftover notes, facts, and […]
With the World Series officially over, we can fully turn our attention to 2026 as the Yankees build a team hopefully capable of competing for next year’s crown. One of the first dominoes to shape this offseason fell on Monday, as Cody Bellinger opted out of his contract to become a free agent. This news […]
Today is nomination day! After voting in the CPL, head to the comment section to nominate a new batch of prospects for Wednesday. Well, nothing much of note is happening in the baseball world … right? So we might as well chug along with the 2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List, which will see […]
Hard to believe we are so deep in the AFL season, but here we are with yet another AFL update from the last week of play. Nacho Alvarez Jr. 5G, .421/.500/.789, 4 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R AFL season: .293/.438/.462 Nacho appeared in five games last week and had an extremely strong week of […]
It’s a big night in Arlington as the Cowboys try to keep 2025 afloat when they host the Arizona Cardinals. Which Dallas players have a strong chance to shine in Week 9, and who could struggle in this matchup? As always, this week’s Buy/Sell article gets into our projections for statistical booms and busts. BUY […]
Inspiration. During the off-season, I wonder who will the Diamondbacks acquire? In contrast to free agent signings, trades have often provided the Diamondbacks with excess value. One example was trading for J.D. Martinez in 2017. Let’s catch up on him. J.D. Martinez Former Diamondback. In July of 2017, the Diamondbacks acquired him in a trade. […]
Today, as the baseball offseason begins, I’m beginning a series on great Cubs walkoff wins. Instead of focusing just on the win, though, these will focus on the individual responsible for the win, in this case Kiki Cuyler, who’s a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, though largely forgotten today. And so this isn’t […]
In a move that is really more of a formality than anything, Edwin Díaz is planning to opt out of the final two years of his contract with the Mets, according to Ken Rosenthal. The news is largely expected, as Díaz had his best season since 2022. After missing all of 2023 with a torn […]
In the 67-year history of the Gold Glove award, only five pairs of pitchers and catchers had won Gold Gloves while playing for the same team. Logan Webb and Patrick Bailey just made it six. Webb won his first Gold Glove and Bailey won his second straight for the 2025 season. Webb had seven defensive […]
MLB Trade Candidates — Earlier today, I wrote 1,300+ words on why the Chicago Cubs should be spending more money in free agency than they have historically. And even if you already agree (of course you do), you should check that one out. There’s some updated data which could be useful for any non-believers. But the funny thing is that the post started out as a draft for this article. Basically, I wanted to explain why I felt the latest ranking of the top-40 trade candidates at MLB Trade R...
I really hate this part of this time of year. Organizational departures are inevitable over a large enough window of time, though, so you just have to accept that it’s going to happen periodically, and this time of year is most common. Triple-A Iowa Hitting Coach, and co-Minor League Hitting Coordinator Rachel Folden is departing for the New York Mets organization: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rachel Folden (@rachelfolden25) Mets are hiring Rachel Folden to ser...
Outfielder Randal Grichuk has declined his mutual option and become a free agent. Grichuk had a $5 million mutual option that had to be exercised by both him and the club, and the deal includes a $3 million buyout that Grichuk will now receive. Grichuk was acquired at the July trade deadline from the Diamondbacks […]
How Acquired Tate Southisene was selected with the Braves first round pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, 22nd overall. What Were Expectations?There weren’t many expectations for Tate because high school seniors don’t often make their full season debut in the year that they were drafted! It’s safe to assume Braves coaches considered Tate shattered their […]
The NFL season has effectively reached the midway point, with Week 9 action wrapping up Monday evening when the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys face off on Monday Night Football. Once the Cardinals and Cowboys wrap up their game, there won’t be a shortage of content in the NFL news cycle, though, as even in […]
After a disappointing Week 8 loss in Houston, the San Francisco 49ers bounced back and closed the quick two-game road trip with an impressive 34-24 win over the New York Giants. The 34 points were the 49ers’ highest output of the season so far, meaning all three stars will come from that side of the […]
Relative to their market size and generalized revenue opportunity, the Chicago Cubs are a financially conservative franchise. To be fair, they would tell you that “every” dollar that comes into the organization is turned back around and spent on the organization in one way or another. But that has always rung a little hollow to me. Given how much more other teams are spending on their payrolls, the Ricketts are either not counting all of their broader organizational revenue as “team” reve...
Louisville Cardinals (0-0) vs. South Carolina State Bulldogs (0-0) Game Time: 9 p.m. Location: KFC Yum Center: Louisville, Ky. Television: ACC Network Announcers: Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Terrence Oglesby (analyst) Officials: TBA Favorite: Louisville by 35.5 Series: First Meeting Projected Starting Lineups: Louisville South Carolina State Statistics: Relevant Videos: About South Carolina State: South Carolina State is coming off of a season […]
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