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Rockies 6, Rangers 4 ARLINGTON, Texas, Apr 11 – The Texas Rangers‘ young season has hit a few bumps. They were hoping to enter their first home stand of 2022 with more than just one win, but that is not the case, and their fans wished that it was. One of the only things that […] READ MORE
Over the past several months, the Texas Rangers have made plenty of splashes. They have signed Marcus Semien, Corey Seager, Jon Gray and Mitch Garver, among others. Even with all these major league deals, one must reiterate that the Rangers haven’t forgotten about their minor league system. Their latest move came on Wednesday when they […] READ MORE
The New York Yankees bullpen has been an unmitigated disaster lately. Between Aroldis Chapman losing his closer role, the struggles of Chad Green and Zack Britton, and the recent COVID-19 outbreak, bullpen help is something this team desperately needs. The bullpen has long been a strength for the Yankees. On the season, the ‘pen ranks […] READ MORE
Greg Holland, who established himself as one of baseball’s top closers with the Kansas City Royals early in his career, has re-signed with the Royals, the team announced Monday. Guess who’s back, back again. Greg’s back, tell a friend. pic.twitter.com/V1hAuGbcfG — Kansas City Royals (@Royals) December 14, 2020 According to reports, the right-hander received a […] READ MORE
Royals 2020 Season In Review The Kansas City Royals concluded the regular season with a 26-34 record. That was good enough for fourth place in the American League Central. In contrast, the Minnesota Twins won the division with Kansas City ten games back of first place. Among the rest of the division, the Royals finished […] READ MORE
Trade Deadline Preview: Relief Pitchers Last time around, the focus was on starting pitching. This time the focus is on everything bullpen related. With the Trade Deadline quickly approaching this coming Monday, teams are deep in conversations regarding a number of players at the moment. As is the case with every Trade Deadline, a large […] READ MORE
Indians 2, Royals 0 The Cleveland Indians won a brilliantly pitched game by Shane Bieber Friday by a score of 2-0. Starting the 2020 season in this fashion is a nice statement for the Indians, who are vying for the American League Central title. Shane Bieber Excellent in Season Debut The aforementioned Shane Bieber was […] READ MORE
Archie Bradley – Fireman for the Diamondbacks Two seasons ago, Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Archie Bradley had a tremendous season as a middle reliever, posting a 1.73 ERA and 1.041 WHIP over 73 innings in 63 games. He only allowed 22% of his inherited runners to score all season while notching 25 holds and 31 goose […] READ MORE
Arizona Diamondbacks Need a Home Grown Closer After blowing his fifth save this past Friday, Greg Holland, who had converted 17 saves in 22 opportunities this season, was removed as the Diamondbacks closer. His ERA has escalated each month of the season. Even if he is not traded at the deadline — it is doubtful […] READ MORE
Tampa Bay Rays Trade Deadline Targets With the trade deadline fast approaching, it’s time to take a look at what the Tampa Bay Rays will be looking for. The Rays currently hold the top wild card spot in the American League and have one of their better teams in recent years. So there is no […] READ MORE