Phillies Take Two from the Arizona Diamondbacks

Despite returning from a 6-1 deficit in the last game of the series, the Phillies just didn’t have enough gas in the tank to get them across the finish line for a series sweep yesterday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. With another series win, several happy reunions between injured players and the big league club, and… read more

Is Kansas City a real contender?

Royals’ winning record masks a lack of offensive and rotation stability, giving a misleading impression of playoff eligibility.

Sox Pop on the Farm 60 – First-month review

Somehow it’s been more than 10 months since our last Farm podcast, so we returned with authority — namely, three authorities (Joe Resis, Kristina Airdo, Hannah Filippo) and a host (Brett Ballantini). We spent an hour covering each affiliate … yes, even the Winston-Salem Dash.

Rangers Hire Former MLB All Star Brett Boone As New Hitting Coach

Less than 24 hours after dismissing offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker, the Texas Rangers have already found their new guy. On Monday afternoon, Rangers President of Baseball Operations Chris Young announced the club has hired Bret Boone. Boone will join the club immediately as he will fly to Boston and be in the dugout for the… read more

Ballpark Bets: Happy Monday and a new week of Baseball

Shohei Ohtani 2+ Total Bases (-125) Yep. I will hammer this one down. Ohtani has been wonderful against the Marlins in his career. Yes, Sandy Alcantara could be a road block, but he has not been efficient this season. In his career, Ohtani is hitting .274 against the Marlins and has 17 hits, with nine… read more

After Trying Everything To Turn Offense Around, Rangers Forced Into Bigger Moves

For the better part of the last week and a half, the Texas Rangers have tried everything to fix their offensive woes. Entering the week, the Rangers rank 29th in runs scored, RBI, and walks, 28th in OBP, 25th in SLG, and 25th in batting average. However, their struggles don’t come from a position of… read more

Against all odds and perceptions, Jimmy Herget is doing excellent for the Rockies

The Colorado Rockies are not a compelling team. They currently sit with a record of 6-28, comfortably in the basement of Major League Baseball while also sitting 17 games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West. They have a run differential of -89 as well as the fewest home and road… read more

Visiting Dugout Episode 82 — Kansas City Royals

Friend of the pod Kevin O’Brien is back to talk to Chrystal about a division rival — the Kansas City Royals.

Cleveland Guardians Hang Onto Early Lead to Win Toronto Series

Tanner Bibee and his loyal bullpen friends kept the Toronto Blue Jays in check in a 5-4 win for the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. By winning the series, Cleveland improved its record to 20-14. The Guardians are 1½ games behind the Detroit Tigers in the American League Central Division. Steven Kwan opened the scoring in… read more

What We Learned from the Red Sox and Twins Series

What a painful week it has been. The Boston Red Sox lost two out of three to the Twins. In reality, they should’ve won two games this series and really should’ve won more than two games this week. Here is what we learned from this series that translated from one series to the next. Brayan… read more

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