Posted on January 3, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine For much of the offseason, the Miami Marlins have had little doubt about the eight position players who are slated to start on opening day for them. Barring injury or an unexpected trade, Miami's every day lineup in 2017...

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Outside of signing closer Mark Melancon, the San Francisco Giants haven't made any noteworthy moves this offseason. Instead, they appear to be looking for minor moves they can make that could end up making a meaningful...

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine It's been a quiet offseason for the Texas Rangers. Outside of re-signing Carlos Gomez, the reigning AL West champs have yet to make any moves to address the holes on their roster, including the back end of their starting...

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine It's possible that the Chicago White Sox fire sale that has already seen Chris Sale and Adam Eaton traded away could continue before the end of the offseason. In addition to Jose Quintana, who comes with a high price, the...

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine It's always a little surprising for a major league team to allow a manager to enter a season as a lame duck. It's even more surprising when a team allows the person who led them to a playoff appearance last year enter the...

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine It's New Year's Day, and that means spring training is just around the corner (okay, maybe two corners). As we all know, spring brings hope and optimism for all 30 major league teams, but there will certainly be some teams...

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Perhaps more than any other player, Jose Bautista has been the victim of a rather harsh market for free agent power hitters this offseason. For a multitude of reasons, the market for Bautista has not developed the way he...

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine With January upon us, it's inevitable with that many of the top free agents still available will start to sign with teams with spring training almost on the horizon. With Edwin Encarnacion off the board, top sluggers like...

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Coming within one game of a World Series title has been a game changer for the Cleveland Indians. Ownership is investing in the team and with ticket sales, the team is expecting a significant increase in revenue....

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine It's New Year's Eve, and presumably there are a lot of people looking forward to flipping the calendar and staying goodbye to 2016. Of course, some will be more eager to do that than others, and that includes many in the...