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Most, if not all, of the players I’ve put in this series to date are guys the Cubs likely will not sign — too much money, too many years, or both. Here’s a pitcher who seems more up Jed Hoyer’s alley at the present time. Zac Gallen was originally drafted by the Cardinals (third round, […]
Now that the dust has settled, it’s come time to look back at how we did with predicting the 2025 season. We’re still waiting on the results of some seasonal awards, so we’ll have to wait until next to week to review our regular season predictions, but now we can take a look at how […]
Kazuma Okamoto was born in Gojo, a city of roughly 27,000 within Japan’s Nara Prefecture, on June 30, 1996. With multiple high schools interested in him attending their institution and actively “scouting” him, Okamoto decided on in Chiben Gakuen High School, a school known for baseball success and having multiple players eventually get drafted as […]
Colorado Rockies closer Seth Halvorsen was drafted in the seventh round out of the University of Tennessee back in 2023 and pitched well enough in two months with the Rockies organization to earn two promotions, the second to Double-A. By August 2024, he was in the big leagues. This snowballed into a good amount of […]
Our water heater died a couple weeks ago, so we had to get it replaced. It was incredibly old, so we kinda felt fortunate to have gotten as much run out of it as we did. The new one is working fine – or at least, it was, until this morning when I discovered the ever-expanding pool of water coming from it in our basement. So that’s been a healthy portion of my morning. There wasn’t much suspense with the Cy Young Awards, with Tarik Skubal almost winning unanimously, and Paul Skenes winni...
The San Francisco 49ers are currently trending to start quarterback Brock Purdy for the first time since Week 4 this weekend when they face the Arizona Cardinals on the road. Purdy, who has been limited in practice for the last few weeks as he’s ramped up following a toe injury, has now had one ‘aggressive’ […]
https://www.gaslampball.com/gaslamp-ball-staff-editorials/51476/fernando-tatis-jr-is-wanted-especially-in-san-diego (Matt DeWalt – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.gaslampball.com/gaslamp-ball-reacts-poll/51471/padres-reacts-survey-what-do-you-think-about-the-craig-stammen-hire (Matt DeWalt – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/2025-mlb-cy-young-award-voting-results (MLB Staff – Padres.com) https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/12/padres-say-fernando-tatis-jr-wont-be-traded-this-offs...
Morning, all! The Rangers have announced some coaching staff changes for 2026 which include Travis Jankowski and his fierce flow. Chris Young is not in the least bit afraid of somehow making the Rangers a better team in 2026 while reducing payroll. Young’s statements ahead of the GM meetings hint at a future where some […]
The Rangers finally scored at home—and so did the jokes. Joe and Eric break down Panarin’s shaved-head magic, Perreault’s debut, and why Lafrenière deserves better.
By the end of the summer, Kristian Campbell was largely a forgotten man, which is both a testament to how fast things can change in baseball and how crazy the roster turnover was with the 2025 Red Sox. But now is probably a good time to remember that the Red Sox believed in him enough […]
The MLB offseason is ever so slowly lurching to life, and that means trade rumors are starting to rear their head. Last week, MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reported that the Los Angeles Angels are considering trading outfielders Jo Adell and/or Taylor Ward and Morosi specifically mentioned the Phillies as a possibility. The Phillies are in […]
Before the 2025 season started and quickly started drifting off the rails, the masthead did a set of preseason predictions. Mine were… really bad. But one thing I remember was that I had Tarik Skubal and Chris Sale repeating as Cy Young Award winners. Well, Skubal played the part, becoming the first repeat winner since […]
Replacing Félix Bautista is no easy feat. The Orioles’ mountainous All-Star closer — who is likely to miss the entire 2026 season, just as he missed all of 2024 — has gigantic shoes that are hard to fill. Just ask Craig Kimbrel, whose 2024 experience in Baltimore turned into a boondoggle. Or Keegan Akin, who […]
Yep, it’s another pitcher advancing, this time the first of a few players you’ll see on the ballot this year who didn’t even play in 2025: Mason Adams. Adams, an incredibly-promising starting prospect, was injured during a Cactus League game last spring but is expected to be back in action at Birmingham or Charlotte sometime […]
Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers has won the American League Cy Young Award for the second year in a row, while Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates has won the National League Cy Young Award. Skubal received 26 first place votes and four second place votes. Garrett Crochet of the Boston Red Sox finished […]
The Royals believe a new focus from the coaching staff can turn around the offense ($): Their preparation for a job interview with the Royals prompted the same conclusions the Royals reached long ago: They have to make better decisions in the batter’s box. Kansas City has revised its hitting coaching staff this offseason, though […]
From pronunciation lessons to Panarin math, this week’s Ombudsman Report sets the record straight on the latest Blueshirt Bandwidth episode.
Meet the Mets Agent Scott Boras met with the media at the annual GM Meetings and said that Pete Alonso is open to being a DH for teams interested in signing the slugger. GM David Stearns wants to focus more on team defense this offseason, an area that got overlooked last year and that cost […]
While we wait for the offseason proper to really get going, and for Gleyber Torres to decide whether he’ll accept or refuse the Detroit Tigers qualifying offer, the club made a small move on Wednesday. Former closer and noted turtleneck enthusiast, Alex Lange, was designated for assignment. His spot on the 40-man roster was then […]
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Good morning, baseball fans! We have an argument for the ages today. Ever since Madison Bumgarner entered Game 7 of the 2014 World Series in relief for the San Francisco Giants, managers everywhere have been attempting to copy that strategy, to varying levels of success. We saw it again in this year’s World Series Game […]
The Arizona Fall League is winding down with the championship series coming up this weekend. But last weekend was the 19th annual Fall Stars Game at Sloan Park, spring training home of the Chicago Cubs. The Colorado Rockies were represented by two players: first baseman Charlie Condon and right-handed pitcher Cade Denton. Before the game, […]
Third base has been an uncertainty at best for the Yankees for the better part of this decade. Heading into the 2026 season, that still rings mostly true. Although the Yankees do have a solid third baseman in place, improvements can always be made one way or another. A potential significant one in this department […]
Recently, Jeff Jones of the Belleville-News Democrat was on the Dealin’ the Cards podcast. And he said he would not be shocked if the Cardinals end up with a bigger name starter than you’d expect in free agency. But he also said after that it would because that person’s market did not materialize, using Framber […]
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the Saints win against the Panthers The penalties must be fixed. Former Saints quarterback named Giants starter in Drew Brees’ FOX Sports debut Jameis Winston is back! Predicting Every NFL Team’s Biggest Breakout Player for Second Half of the Season Tyler Shough is an obvious choice for […]