Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Scouting reports were compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as our own observations. This is the fourth year we’re delineating between two anticipated relief roles, the abbreviations for which you’ll see in the “position” column below: MIRP…
I won’t sugarcoat it for you, friends. It’s a tough time to be a major league starting pitcher. Their ligaments are under threat like never before. Their workloads aren’t far behind. For a variety of reasons, the old style of starting pitcher is quickly headed toward extinction and we’re transitioning to a new way of…
(Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) The Cleveland Guardians have been getting all the attention in the American League Central as they are off to one of the best starts in franchise history and currently sit atop the AL with a 19-10 record. However, a familiar division rival is white hot and closing ground quickly over…
(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Do you remember when the Los Angeles Angels were actually off to a decent start in the first couple of weeks of the season? Well, that wasn’t going to last, not with their current roster, without Shohei Ohtani, and now with an injured Mike Trout. At the moment, they…
(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) The Boston Red Sox recently learned that they will be without first baseman Triston Casas for a while because of an injury. At 17-13, the Red Sox are very much contenders and while their roster is flawed, it’s competitive enough to stay in the race under the right circumstances. Losing…
(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) MLB insider Jon Heyman was recently on the airwaves talking about a variety of major topics. This included a segment called “buy or sell,” in which the analyst is given a list of sentences and he decides if he “buys” the fact or situation described, or if he “sells” it…
(Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) The Seattle Mariners are 17-13 as of Wednesday afternoon. That record is good enough to lead the competitive AL West, which has the last two World Series champions. A big part of the M’s success is the quality of their pitching staff. Codify Baseball has a really impressive stat involving…
(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) By winning percentage, the Atlanta Braves have been the best team in baseball with a .679 mark. That is the result of a 19-9 record as of Wednesday afternoon. However, there is only one team with 20 wins at the moment: the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phils beat the Los…
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) The Los Angeles Dodgers are 19-13 to open the season. They are first in the NL West, four games ahead of the second-place San Francisco Giants. By the look of things, LA has the potential to win the division by at least 15 or maybe even 20 games. They…
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Sometimes in life, you find yourself in a tough situation with no easy way out, and you just wish a superhero would roll up to come save the day, but unfortunately, life isn’t a Marvel movie. The people in attendance at Tuesday’s Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game found…
