by Bryan Smith | Mar 30, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
The Toronto Blue Jays had quite the complicated offseason, as the drama surrounding free agents Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista dragged on for much of the winter. In the end, Bautista returned and Encarnacion left. After all that, how do the Blue Jays look heading...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 30, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 30, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Blake Treinen has won one of the most intriguing spring training closer battles baseball has seen in quite some time. The Washington Nationals began spring training without a bona fide closer on their roster, an unusual...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 30, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 30, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine On Thursday, the New York Mets had bad news regarding one of their starting pitchers, but that bad news also allowed them to give good news to another starter. The team announced Thursday morning that Steven Matz is being...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 29, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 29, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Oakland Athletics have endured back to back last place finishes in the AL West, and based on how competitive that division looks this season, they may be staring down the barrel of a third straight season in the...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 29, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 29, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Los Angeles Dodgers have won four straight NL West titles, which is no small feat. However, postseason success has eluded them in that span, with last year’s season ending in the NLCS. Can 2017 be the year that the...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 29, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 29, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It took a while, but Major League Baseball has finally levied as suspension against New York Mets closer Jeurys Familia for his domestic violence arrest last October. On Wednesday, MLB announced that Familia has been...