2025 MLB Season Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates Led By Young Pitching

When you hear the Pittsburgh Pirates, you will think of Paul Skenes. This will be the case for the foreseeable future. The LSU product and former No. 1 pick emerged as a big leaguer in a short amount of time and looked like one of the best pitchers in baseball. Skenes leads a pitching staff… read more

2025 MLB Season Preview: Seattle Mariners Look To Return To Postseason

The Seattle Mariners ended their postseason drought in 2022. With a young roster full of talent, it seemed as though Seattle would become a staple but that has not been the case. Seattle has missed the postseason in each of the last two years and not by much. The team will be looking to change… read more

2025 MLB Season Preview: Are The Tampa Bay Rays Forgotten In The AL East?

The Tampa Bay Rays are stuck at the bottom of a loaded AL East heading into 2025. Can the team find a way to have success? If so, there are a lot of if’s that will have to work out. The Rays moved Jeffrey Springs this offseason but have an interesting group still in place… read more

3 Takeaways From The Rangers 3-1 Loss To The Royals

Spring Training is officially in the books as the Rangers wrapped up their exhibition schedule with a 3-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday afternoon at Globe Life Field. Jacob deGrom and Kumar Rocker took the mound for their final outings of the Spring, and each threw the ball well. Those are two… read more

2025 MLB Season Preview: San Diego Padres Enter With High Expectations

The San Diego Padres were a game away from the NLCS last season against their rival Los Angeles Dodgers. While the Dodgers are expected to represent the National League once again, the Padres are always mentioned as a team that can take them down. The Padres have not been afraid to spent in the past… read more

Cleveland Guardians Roster: Joey Cantillo Stays, Will Brennan Goes

Opening Day is two days away, and the Cleveland Guardians are finalizing their 26-man roster. Joey Cantillo has earned a spot in the bullpen, while Andrew Walters was sent down to Columbus. Cantillo will join Triston McKenzie and Jakob Junis in middle and long relief. Paul Sewald is the new face in the back of… read more

2025 MLB Season Preview: Where Do The SF Giants Sit In The National League?

Buster Posey was an all-time great behind the plate for the San Francisco Giants during his playing career. He is not in the front office and looking to build the next great team in the Bay Area. What Posey did was hand out the largest contract in franchise history. The Giants have went after the… read more

Rangers Anounce Major Roster News Days Before Season Begins

In a bombshell series of moves, many of the Texas Rangers roster questions have been answered. After having conversations with players this morning upon their arrival at the ballpark, many of the “on the fence” Rangers players now know their fate. Over the weekend, Chris Young mentioned that Evan Carter was not a lock to… read more

What to Make of the Quotes by Paul Skenes

Players talk to the media every day. It’s part of the gig. Some soundbites you get are amazing and you can digest it and take it for what it is at face value. Sometimes, you get a quote that really stands out and you really begin to think about it more. One quote that has… read more

Sox Populi Podcast 186 — 2025 season predictions

We can’t avoid the reality of the 2025 season any longer, thus Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Hannah Filippo and Brett Ballantini sat down to discuss our predictions for the 2025 season.

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