Keeping it Real Sports

Short post here, let’s look at every notable transaction that’s gone down this offseason and review it (in somewhat chronological order). 12/3/18 Mariners trade 2B Robinson Cano, CP Edwin Diaz, and cash to Mets for OF Jay Bruce, OF Jarred Kelenic, RHP Anthony Swarzak, RHP Gerson Bautista and RHP Justin Dunn We all knew former agent-turned GM Brodie Van Wagenen was going to be aggressive right away and this was his first step. Cano, while he has produced every season of his ca

As of today, there is exactly one month left in the MLB season. As teams enter the stretch run, those in playoff position look to maintain their leads while those on the outside try to make one more push for the Postseason. Let’s take a look at each team with a shot to make the Postseason, starting with the American League. Boston Red Sox They are not only the best team by far this season, they may be one of the best of all time. Though the Sox are no longer on pace to match

Now that the Trade Deadline has come and gone, we can safely assume that most trades have been made. With that in mind, here’s a quick post on who the division favorites are as we come down the home stretch in the MLB season. AL East The Red Sox answered all questions with their four game sweep of the division rival Yankees earlier this month, as they are now on pace to have a shot at the 2001 Mariners’ single-season wins record (116). AL Central Hmm, let me think here….any o

The MLB Trade Deadline is a mere four days away and the trades have already been rolling in. These avid acquisitions were kicked off when two days after the All Star Game the Dodgers won the Manny Machado sweepstakes and they have not stopped since. I don’t want to box myself in on this post so I’m just going to visit each contender and see what they’ve done/where they stand/what they should do/etc. (warning: use of the word “contender” is subjective) Boston Red Sox The Red S