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MLB Rumors: Minnesota Twins Prioritizing Bullpen Late in Offseason
Posted on January 30, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Aside from the signing of catcher Jason Castro early in the winter and the will they or won't they drama surrounding the possible trade of second baseman Brian Dozier, it's been a rather quiet offseason for the Minnesota...
St. Louis Cardinals Punished for Security Breach Against Astros
Posted on January 30, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Major League Baseball announced Monday that it has levied punishment against the St. Louis Cardinals after a former team employee hacked into a player database belonging to the Houston Astros. In 2013 and 2014, former...
Cincinnati Reds Entering 2017 with Optimism
Posted on January 30, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine When spring training gets underway next month, all 30 MLB teams will be on equal footing, and all will have a chance to earn a spot in the postseason. That being said, few people are giving the Cincinnati Reds much of a...
Vegas Stat & Information Network – VSIN
The Vegas Sports Information Network or Vegas Stat & Information Network is not to be confused with the Sports Information Traders sports handicapping service. Sports Information Traders is ran by radio host and legend Jon Price. VSI or VSiN is a Las Vegas,...
How The Atlanta Falcons Can Win Super Bowl LI
Posted on January 29, 2017, by Travis Pulver It has been a long time coming for Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons. Back in 2012, it looked like they were going to do it after winning 13 games during the regular season. But the 49ers defense (No. 2) slowed Matt Ryan...
Kansas City Royals Agree To Two-Year Deal with Brandon Moss
Posted on January 29, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine The Kansas City Royals have agreed to sign first baseman-outfielder Brandon Moss. The team has yet to officially announce the deal, which is pending a physical that is scheduled for later this week. However, multiple...
North Carolina-Miami Recap: Sometimes Effort Can Trump Talent
Posted on January 29, 2017, by Travis Pulver Miami is not a bad team at all. They are far from being one of the best scoring teams in the nation (No. 199), but they are one of the best defensive teams the country has (No. 17). Good? Yes—but more talented than the...
Los Angeles Dodgers Hope To Solidify Bullpen Before Start of Season
Posted on January 29, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Despite re-signing closer Kenley Jansen earlier this offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers aren't exactly confident in the look of their bullpen heading into spring training, something they hope to rectify. Despite winning...
Tampa Bay Rays Moving Brad Miller To Second Base
Posted on January 29, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine After trading Logan Forsythe to the Los Angeles Dodgers last week, the Tampa Bay Rays created a vacancy for themselves at second base just weeks before the start of spring training. But the Rays did not recklessly make...
Kansas-Kentucky Recap: When The Blue Bloods Meet…Good Things Happen
Posted on January 29, 2017, by Travis Pulver Saturday’s game between two of college basketball’s blue-bloods, the Kansas Jayhawks, and Kentucky Wildcats, saw both teams enter the game in the same position—looking to bounce back from a loss. Both teams lost on Tuesday,...
Florida State-Syracuse Recap: Orange Make A Bad Week Worse For Seminoles
Posted on January 28, 2017, by Travis Pulver After starting the new year with nothing but ranked opponents on their schedule for a few weeks, the Florida State Seminoles were probably looking forward to playing Georgia Tech and Syracuse. Both are good teams but not...
Brian Dozier Hoping To Move on From Trade Talk
Posted on January 28, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine When the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a trade for second baseman Logan Forsythe earlier this week, it was a huge sigh of relief for Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier. Throughout the offseason, Dozier has been...
That James Harden Guy—He Ain’t Half Bad
Posted on January 28, 2017, by Travis Pulver When the Houston Rockets acquired James Harden back before the 2012-13 season, they knew they were getting a pretty good basketball player. Anyone that wins the Sixth Man of the Year Award (like he did for the 2011-12...
Chicago White Sox Open To More Trades
Posted on January 28, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine The Chicago White Sox have spent the winter engaged in what can only be described as a mini-fire sale. The White Sox have traded ace Chris Sale to the Red Sox and Adam Eaton to the Nationals, and they may not be done yet....
Michael Brantley On Track To Return To Cleveland Indians in 2017
Posted on January 28, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine While playing in the World Series last year, the Cleveland Indians were missing a few key players. Aside from Danny Salazar and Carlos Carrasco missing from the starting rotation, the Indians were without left fielder...