The Chicago Cubs shut down top prospect Matt Shaw due to an oblique injury at the beginning of February. They said at the time that it was a fairly minor injury that should not keep him out for more than a few weeks. Bruce Levine is reporting today that Shaw is ready to start playing… read more

One month from now, the Texas Rangers will open the 2025 season against the Boston Red Sox at Globe Life Field. With things well underway in Surprise, we’re starting to better understand what the Opening Day roster will look like. Let’s take another slightly less early stab at projecting the Rangers’ initial squad. Catchers (2)… read more

One of the most intriguing teams to watch for during the 2025 season is the Tampa Bay Rays. This also includes the fact that they’ll be playing at Steinbrenner Field, the Spring Training facility of division rival New York Yankees. But it is more so the roster that will be trotted out onto the field…. read more

When he was drafted in the first round by the Colorado Rockies in 2019, Michael Toglia carried the mantle of the next big thing at first base for the franchise. After 17 glorious years from Hall of Famer Todd Helton, first base had become a revolving door since Helton’s retirement in 2013. The team tried… read more

Ben Malgeri will make the Opening Day Roster Ben Malgeri is a former 18th round pick in 2021, and spent his entire 2024 season in AA Erie. He has gotten off to an exceptional start at the plate. Through 6 at bats, he has 1 homerun and 7 RBIs. Good for an .833 average and… read more

Luis Ortiz is not on the bubble for a pitching job with the Cleveland Guardians, but his debut couldn’t have gone worse. Ortiz surrendered six runs in 1 1/3 innings as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated Cleveland 9-6 on Tuesday in Goodyear, Ariz. Cleveland acquired Ortiz in the offseason in a double-trade scenario involving Toronto and… read more

In their 30-year history, the Colorado Rockies have often taken the approach of being a straight-collared organization. Players are straight-laced and professional and the team doesn’t try to do anything too out of the ordinary. Sure there have been players with some personality, but nothing too extravagant or bizarre. Charlie Blackmon took on a persona… read more

The time for the baby red birds is now. It is all but a foregone conclusion that the St. Louis Cardinals are entering a new era of baseball. They’ve gone from a veteran heavy leadership group to implementing the youth movement. It is nothing to be ashamed of. Embrace it and enjoy it because it… read more

The Cleveland Guardians didn’t see Josh Naylor on the field in Monday’s 4-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Cleveland turned heads by trading Naylor and his 108 to the Snakes in the off-season. WHO’S ON SECOND? Angel Martinez started at second base for the Guardians in that hotly contested positional battle. But another candidate, Gabriel… read more

If only the Cleveland Browns could score like this. The Guardians walloped the Los Angeles Angels 14-2 in a Cactus League game on Sunday afternoon. Ben Lively started for Cleveland, giving up five hits and a run in two innings. Koby Allard was impressive on the mound, striking out four in his two innings of… read more