By Kevin Rakas This is the first article in a series that looks at the best five players at each position for the Seattle Mariners. In this installment are catchers and managers. The making of the Seattle Mariners franchise started a decade before the team began play as an expansion team in 1977. The rainy […]
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Matt Chapman signs a long-term extension with the San Francisco Giants for six years, $151 million. He has been a crucial piece to the Giants. Farhan Zaidi has finally decided to hand out a long-term deal. Chapman is only the second player to receive a six-year contract under the Zaidi regime. The Giants have finally
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This past Wednesday the Giants lost 5-2 to the White Sox. Logan Webb pitched eight innings only giving up two runs. The Giant’s bullpen would then come into the game and blow it away, but the biggest problem was that the Giants couldn’t score more than two runs against a team giving up on average
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Ryan Walker, leading San Francisco’s bullpen in innings pitched, is also one of the best in the league when it comes to high-pressure situations. It’s easy to see why he earned Camilo Doval’s former position. Why the Change? Ryan Walker has pitched sixty-one innings out of the bullpen this season, only one inning less than
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By Kevin Rakas This is the first article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the San Diego Padres. In this installment are catchers and managers. The story of the San Diego Padres begins not in the major leagues but more than 30 years before they became an
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This is the first article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Oakland Athletics. In this installment are catchers and managers. The Athletics’ 124-year history has been defined by several runs of success followed by long stretches of poor play usually brought about by selling off top
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The San Francisco Giants enter the 2024 season with their O/U set at 81.5 wins per FanDuel. Here are some reasons why they will surpass that mark.
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Following a disappointing 2023 season, the San Francisco Giants enter the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) campaign with multiple new coaches and players. Yet, the team does not seem much better, questioning their ability to produce better results than last year’s 79-83 record. Why the San Francisco Giants Will Falter in 2024 New Manager and
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Every Major League Baseball (MLB) offseason features numerous teams having to hire new managers due to retirements, poaching by other clubs, or firings by ownership after disappointing seasons. Acquiring new leadership is often the first order of business before focusing on improving rosters via the trade and free-agency markets. The San Francisco Giants, San Diego
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As it currently stands, 21 of the MLB’s current 30 Managers spent time on the major league level, with the other nine playing professionally, but never getting a call to the Show. The coaches who never played in the majors were Brandon Hyde, John Schneider, Pedro Grifol, Matt Quatraro, Brian Snitker, Buck Showalter, Rob Thomson,
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