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The Bucks are trampling through the East and the Warriors are cruising through the West; what’s new this season? On the Bucks’ side, nothing really. But for the Warriors, there is an unfamiliar hole in the starting lineup, one created by the strained right calf of superstar (and Playoff killer) Kevin Durant. Durant suffered the injury in the third quarter of Game 5 in Houston - a game the Warriors went on to win, and a series they would clinch in the next game. Now, as the Wa

It’s that time of year again, where fly balls and fungoes abound and a tiny cohort of unsigned stars hang out in Florida waiting to get $20 million above market. That’s right, the MLB season has begun, and baseball fans such as myself couldn't be happier. Now although some games have passed, every team is still statistically in the Postseason hunt, so let’s take a look at the 2019 season for each MLB squad and either affirm that ambition or crush some dreams. Cue random order

MLB free agency is normally seen as a huge opportunity for stars to cash out (Bryce and Manny), but the trend of the week in the MLB has been numerous clubs extending their star players’ contracts. Well, the trend of this calendar year I guess; it all started at the end of January when the Kansas City Royals extended star utility man Whit Merrifield to a 4 yr/$16.25 million contract (I know it doesn’t seem like star money but the man can play). Since then, we have seen a hand

With the addition of Bryce Harper, many are pegging Philadelphia as the new favorites in the NL East (remember they also got J.T. Realmuto earlier this offseason AND Jean the Hit Machine Segura). Of course, Manny Machado signed with his own version of a losing team, albeit one that lost far more often and easily than the Phillies last year, but nevertheless improvement is expected in San Diego. So while some notable free agents remain unsigned (Dallas Keuchel, Craig Kimbrel,

Here is a list of some of the more prominent free agents still unsigned as we approach the first week of Spring Training: Bryce Harper Manny Machado Craig Kimbrel Dallas Keuchel Mike Moustakas Jose Iglesias Marwin Gonzalez Adam Jones Carlos Gonzalez Evan Gattis Gio Gonzalez Tyler Clippard Josh Harrison Bartolo Colon And in addition to those names, there are 75 other players yet to ink a deal, many of them coming off solid seasons that built upon already solid careers. Of cour

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

A few preliminary moves have been made so far this offseason in the MLB, but we all know things don’t really start to heat up until December. With the month of giving upon us, let’s take a look at each team and what their top priority regarding their roster should be between now and February 21st. Boston Red Sox: Don’t change anything When you win 108 games on your way to a World Series, you really want to keep the roster turnover to a minimum. They did a great job quickly re