Category: Team Evaluation
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Alex Bregman signs with Cubs for $175M over 5 years: An analysis
What happened? If you’re like me, last night you were locked in on the Chicago Bears making an all-time playoff comeback against the Green Bay Packers. While that was happening, the Cubbies of the north side locked down one of the premier bats on the free agent market in third baseman Alex Bregman. The deal…
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Analysis of the fascinating trade sending Edward Cabrera to the Cubs, Owen Caissie to the Marlins
Cubs Acquire: RHP Edward Cabrera Marlins Acquire: OF Owen Caissie (#1 CHC, #47 MLB), INF Christian Hernandez, INF Edgardo de Leon Baseball delivered again this winter with news of right-handed pitcher Edward Cabrera being traded from the Miami Marlins to the Chicago Cubs, in exchange for 3 prospects including the Cubs’ top-ranked prospect, OF Owen…
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Why the Baltimore Orioles Committed to Pete Alonso
In perhaps the most shocking storyline of the MLB free agency period thus far, former Mets 1B Pete Alonso signed with the Baltimore Orioles on a 5-year/$155M contract. After missing out on a lucrative deal last year, Pete proved why he should’ve been locked up long-term last winter. Why did Baltimore feel comfortable doing this?…
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Why the Blue Jays Might’ve Just Made the Signing of the Winter On Just a $10M salary
180.2 innings.1.89 ERA.252 strikeouts.41 walks.128 hits.17 wins.1 loss. Reigning Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) MVP Cody Ponce just turned those numbers into 3 years and $30M with the Toronto Blue Jays. It’s the largest contract for a pitcher returning from Korea, doubling the previous $15M record held by Erick Fedde. Fresh off a World Series appearance…
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Orioles sign closer Ryan Helsley: Why This Agreement Happened
Perhaps the biggest contract for a pitcher was given out by the Toronto Blue Jays to starter Dylan Cease. Although this contract seems insignificant in relation to Cease’s, Ryan Helsley joining another AL East team could weigh similarly in terms of importance to the organization that signed him. The Baltimore Orioles feel they have a…
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Why the Toronto Blue Jays are committing to SP Dylan Cease
Toronto was rumored to be planning a splash this free agency and they may have proven that with the signing of the possible top starting pitcher on the market: 29-year-old right-hander Dylan Cease. Originally drafted in the 6th round in the 2014 draft by the Cubs, Cease bounced to the South Side Sox as a…
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Why the Red Sox and Cardinals Agreed to a Sonny Gray trade
Jon Heyman via X dropped the news that St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray had been traded to the Boston Red Sox. You felt like this was coming for the Red Sox in that they were going to make a run either at a premier free agent starter or be active on the trade…
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Why the Mets and Rangers swapped Marcus Semien for Brandon Nimmo
This Sunday, Jeff Passan dropped the news of one of the most surprising trades in recent memory. The Texas Rangers sent 2x All-MLB First Team 2B Marcus Semien to the New York Mets in exchange for Mets-lifer OF Brandon Nimmo. Nimmo, 32, spent 10 seasons with the Mets after they drafted him in the 1st…
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An analysis of the season and where to start with the New York Mets post-2025
What a disaster this 2025 New York Mets team was. If you’re a fan, you probably wish they would’ve just ripped the Band-Aid off and not waited until the last day of the season to show exactly why they never had it in them. However, the world is not so kind, and the Mets were…
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