Despite being a World Series contender, the New York Yankees need to be open about trading some of their young players to bring them way over the hump. The 2019 Yankees lived by the “next man up.” They won 103 games without Luis Severino and Giancarlo Stanton for most of the season. Aaron Judge missed
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Francisco Lindor (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) With the Cleveland Indians and star shortstop Francisco Lindor failing to come to an agreement on an extension a shorten season throws another wrench in Cleveland’s future. Few teams have had a worse offseason than the Indians who have reportedly been trying to work out some type of
The Mets will soon have six retired numbers. They should consider these guys to join. The Mets have been well-known to sign borderline Hall of Famers at the tail end of their careers — most recently Adrian Gonzalez and Jose Bautista. They also have been known to let great players like Justin Turner slip through
The Chicago Cubs keeping a vulgar message aimed at LeBron James as part of their stadium decor is a bad look for the club. The “Friendly Confines aren’t so friendly for LeBron James. In 2016, just after the Cubs clinched a spot in the World Series, FanSided published a story about how some Cubs fans
CHICAGO, IL – FEBRUARY 7: American basketball star Michael Jordan takes batting practice 07 February 1994 with the Chicago White Sox in a bid to play with their baseball team. (Photo credit should read EUGENE GARCIA/AFP via Getty Images) In 1993, Michael Jordan gave up basketball for what seemed like an impossible dream: make it
Whit Merrifield, Kansas City Royals (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) The Kansas City Royals quickly went downhill after their 2015 World Series Championship. They may be contenders again before too long. The Kansas City Royals won the World Series in 1985. They then had to wait another 29 years before a return trip to the
Plenty of Mets fans, as well as some players, want the black uniforms back. Well, they might be getting their wish. The Mets donned black tops from 1998 to 2011, and had some touches of black on their hats and helmets throughout those seasons. Following the 2011 season, the black was totally discontinued. Pete Alonso
OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 21: A.J. Puk #31 and Jesus Luzardo #44 of the Oakland Athletics sit in the dugout prior to the game against the Texas Rangers at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 21, 2019 in Oakland, California. The Athletics defeated the Rangers 12-3. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images) The Oakland A’s
The Baltimore Orioles’ major league roster offers little to get excited about, but there are some prospects who could help them soon. If we do have a 2020 MLB season, the Baltimore Orioles aren’t going to contend. In fact, they likely won’t in 2021, either. They’re coming off back-to-back seasons of over 100 losses, and
Pete Alonso rewrote the record books last year. But there is one facet in his game that needs some improvement. Pete Alonso became a household name last year faster than you can say “one vote shy of being a unanimous Rookie of the Year.” His 53 home runs last season were the most ever by
The Washington Nationals won the World Series without Bryce Harper. The pressure is growing on him and the Philadelphia Phillies to start winning. If and when the 2020 MLB season starts, there will be few teams with more pressure on them to start winning than the Philadelphia Phillies. They brought in a proven winning manager
Tim Anderson was a force of nature at the plate in 2019, but there’s still room for him to improve his game and become an even more formidable hitter. Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson was nothing short of spectacular in 2019. The 26-year-old took the league by storm in his fourth year in the
The Boston Red Sox are coming off a difficult offseason and likely will have a lot more changes to make before becoming AL East contenders again. The term “rebuild” isn’t one that’s going to go over very well in New England, where the Boston Red Sox faithful, with a few exceptions, have enjoyed winning baseball
Nine Mexican-inspired cocktail recipes to make your stay-at-home Cinco de Mayo extra spicy. Cinco de Mayo falls on a Taco Tuesday this year and as fate would have it, the world is under a pretty rigid quarantine forcing the closures of your favorite taquerias and carniceria so you won’t be able to order $2 tacos
With the acquisition of Gerrit Cole, the Yankees starting rotation is once again a force to be reckoned with for the first time in a while. Let’s look back on the best seasons from pitchers in pinstripes since 2000. Outside of Luis Severino’s 2017 season when he finished in third place for the American League
In the midst of the pandemic, we have no choice but to live in the past. What better way than to reflect on some of the best offensive seasons in Yankees history? It’s always easy to remember where you were for special Yankees moments in recent memory: the 2009 World Series, Didi Gregorius’ Wild Card
When the Detroit Tigers make the No. 1 selection in the 2020 MLB Draft, it’s likely going to be one of two players, Arizona State’s Spencer Torkelson or Vanderbilt’s Austin Martin. The Detroit Tigers hold the No. 1 pick in the MLB Draft for the second time in three years. With another shot at the top pick,
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina said earlier in the offseason he’d either finish his career as a Cardinal or retire, but amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the veteran catcher has changed his tune. What was once an assumed conclusion to Cardinals legend Yadier Molina‘s impressive career has now changed to a potentially ugly finish as
It’s tough to find many memorable moments in recent Mets history. But there have been some pretty elite seasons. It’s a shame that all of the performances you are about to read happened in seasons that ended, in typical Mets style, in pretty heartbreaking fashion. But even though it’s the Mets, they have had some
It’s never too early to start thinking about pitchers the New York Yankees should trade for this season. The signing of Gerrit Cole almost immediately made the Yankees World Series favorites, if they weren’t already. But with Luis Severino out for the year, the rotation seems incomplete. Gerrit Cole signed a nine-year, $324 million deal
Shohei Ohtani is a unique two-way talent and hearing two of his fellow players rave about his tools reminds us just how special he is. While we may not have baseball, we can still appreciate how unique and unprecedented a player like Shohei Ohtani is. That robust Ohtani fan club includes at least one pair
It sounds like Yasiel Puig could be heading for the San Francisco Giants once MLB play resumes. It would be an interesting addition for a number of reasons. If indeed we do have an MLB season in 2020, it could be a strange year for San Francisco Giants fans. First, they saw their former star
It seems like a lifetime ago that the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal was the talk of the country. Whenever baseball comes back, the Astros may be getting bailed out once again. Remember when the Houston Astros were getting booed at every single road spring training game a little more than six weeks ago? In case you
“The Last Dance,” a 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ 1997-98 season, airs on Sunday. But MJ isn’t the only legendary athlete deserving of such an honor. The Last Dance will be tied for the longest documentary, in terms of hours on air, ESPN has ever produced in their “30 for 30” series,
Joe Buck. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Advertising Week New York) Dak Prescott could force the Cowboys to do the unprecedented by Brad Berreman Watch the first five minutes of Michael Jordan documentary ‘The Last Dance’ by Patrick Allen Joe Buck is getting his announcing reps in these days any way he can. We
Houston Astros reliever Joe Smith discusses possible plans to start the 2020 season and his charity Project FRONTLINE, which helps hospital workers in need. With MLB suspended until further notice, the dearth in overall content and the constant urge to return to normalcy have caused leaks of some of the proposed plans and discussions of
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the Rose Garden at the White House April 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced that he is halting funding for World Health Organization WHO. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MLB teams
David Ortiz is a Boston Red Sox legend. He continued his legendary status with the help of actor John Krasinski as they showed their appreciation for health care workers. Boston loves David Ortiz and vice versa. With his latest gesture for the city, “Big Papi” proved to be more than just a retired baseball player.
In an Instagram Live last week, Portland Trail Blazers’ guard Damian Lillard called Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge “the new Derek Jeter.” How accurate is that claim? Last week, with the NBA and MLB seasons both on hold, Damian Lillard and Aaron Judge teamed up on Adidas’ Instagram to give their fans a live video. The
If the Chicago Cubs want to recoup their losses and turn back into a World Series favorite, these trades might be the first steps. After breaking a 108-year World Series drought, the Chicago Cubs lost the NLCS in five games to the Dodgers. In 2018, they had a chance to clinch the NL Central at
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