Cleveland Guardians Bolster Bullpen by Signing Luis Frias

The Cleveland Guardians rode their dominant bullpen all the way to the American League Championship Series last year. The team added to its relief corps yesterday by signing right-handed pitcher Luis Frias. He split time between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays last season. Frias missed time in the first half of the season… read more

What Are The Rangers Getting In Mason Molina?

On Thursday night, the Texas Rangers traded RHP Grant Anderson to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for minor league LHP Mason Molina. Anderson was designated for assignment when Texas announced the signing of OF/DH Joc Pederson on Monday. In 2024, Anderson posted a rough 8.10 ERA in 26.2 IP across six different stints with the… read more

What Could The Rangers Meeting With Roki Sasaki Have Looked Like?

The pursuit of Japanese phenom starting pitcher Roki Sasaki is well underway. Saski is someone who Rangers scout Josh Boyd has been scouting since he was 15 years old so to say Texas isn’t well in the race would be foolish. We now know that 20 of the 30 MLB teams have expressed interest in… read more

My 2025 IBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot

It’s Hall of Fame voting season once again and fans eagerly peruse X and Bluesky waiting for the small drip of public ballots to see the players that writers from the Baseball Writers Association of America think are worthy of enshrinement in Cooperstown. The BBWAA is the official voter for the Hall of Fame (something… read more

Detroit Tigers Wish List: Alex Bregman vs. Anthony Santander

Scott Harris and the Detroit Tigers have done a solid job of checking several boxes on the offseason to-do list, and it is apparent that done just yet. Possibly looking to add an additional power bat to a steadily improving lineup. The ongoing debate being, who fits a need between Alex Bregman and Santander. The… read more

5 New Year’s Resolutions For The Texas Rangers

2025, is officially here and the Texas Rangers will look to return to glory and participate in Bruce Bochy’s “every other year trend”. However, just like many Americans, the Rangers have some resolutions they want to make as the calendar turns to the new year. Let’s break down five New Year’s resolutions that Texas needs… read more

Sox Populi Podcast 183 — Good Riddance to 2024

For one last time in Our Year of the Utterly Hapless 2024, our staff gathered for a mothership podcast. This time around it was Brett Ballantini hosting Chrystal O’Keefe, Joe Resis and Dante Jones. The program runs broad but obvious: Looking back at the horrors of 2024 and ahead to what may be different in 2025.

Baseball’s Nomads: Oakland Athletics Do a Lot of Moving (and Winning)

No baseball team has moved more than the Oakland Athletics since 1901. They still have a couple more moves left in them. Oakland fans, who have seen the NFL Raiders leave twice, had to bid farewell to their baseball team this year. Despite their nomadic nature, the A’s have racked up nine World championships in… read more

Roki Sasaki Heading To The Dodgers Sounds GOD AWFUL!

Have you ever seen the television show ‘Breaking Bad?’ It was that one show with Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul from back in the day, where the two main characters were “chefs” who drove around in a camper. Well for those of you who don’t know, Paul (who plays Jesse in the program) had a… read more

Affected by Altitude Episode 145: How the West was Lost

This episode was recorded on Saturday, December 29, 2024. Stats and events may not be current at time of posting.  Rocky Mountain Rooftop is the Colorado Rockies affiliate of Fans First Sports Network dedicated to covering all things Rockies. Our flagship podcast Affected by Altitude, hosted by Evan Lang and Skyler Timmins, covers all the… read more

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