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On the Block in 2025: Mitch Keller
The starting pitcher market at the 2025 trading deadline does not boast any superstar names. Sandy Alcantara and Zac Gallen headline the group with a chance to be dealt at that position. Mitch Keller, a 29 year old righty with 3 years of control after 2025 presents one of the most intriguing cases on the…
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On the Block in 2025: Eugenio Suárez
In a new series I am going to get up and running here on this blog called “On the Block”, I’ll delve into the data surrounding players you’re likely to see dealt to a contender before July 31. As we near the trading deadline next Thursday, names are being thrown around each and every way…
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Is Cal Raleigh Actually This Good?
You can’t talk about the 2025 baseball season thus far without mentioning the name Cal Raleigh, aka Big Dumper, the switching–hitting catcher for the Seattle Mariners and current Home Run Derby champ. With an MLB-leading 38 home runs and 83 RBI, Raleigh has taken a seismic leap in production at the plate. The big question…
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How Jacob deGrom Crafted a Perfect Season in 2018
Historically, being considered for a Cy Young Award, otherwise known as the Best Pitcher Award, meant recording more wins than others. This resulted in Cy Young Award winners boasting 18-, 20- and sometimes 20+ win-seasons. In 2018, Mets SP Jacob deGrom won the Cy Young Award–and recorded 10 wins. deGrom’s Background Growing up in Florida,…
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The Curious Case of Jacob Misiorowski
On June 12, 2025, a 6’7″, 197-pound right-hander from Blue Springs, Missouri stepped onto a major league mound for the first time. Less than a month later, Jacob Misiorowski was named an All-Star. His debut performance was electric: 5 no-hit innings on 86 pitches, 4 walks, 5 strikeouts and a 6-0 win. When the 2025…
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At the 2025 All Star Break, Which Contending MLB Teams Need Bullpen Help?
With under three weeks to the 2025 MLB trading deadline, trade discussions will begin to heat up between teams, beat reporters will stir speculation and names will inevitably be dealt. Front offices are in the thick of evaluating their current rosters, determinining whether or not the team is ready for the playoffs. One of the…
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Five Pitchers Snubbed from the 2025 MLB All-Star Game
If you tuned in to read my post about hitters that were snubbed for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game, then you knew this was coming. Lots of great firepower was left off the rosters this year, in favor of names like Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes, and Edwin Díaz, to name a few. For the pitching…
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Five Hitters Snubbed From the 2025 All-Star Game
The MLB All Star rosters for both the AL and the NL were released on July 6. Names like Cal Raleigh and Aaron Judge were slam-dunks to be named to the rosters. More interesting? The names missing from the list. Below, in no particular order, are five hitters who deserved a flight to Atlanta. 1. Juan Soto,…
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Moneyball Broke My Brain. In the Best Way.
Since my last post, a lot has changed. I moved to New York City, started a Sports Business master’s program, and adopted a cat. I’ve given this blogging thing a try once or twice before—usually as an outlet for my ADHD thoughts—but nothing ever really stuck. Maybe it was a lack of motivation, maybe my…
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