First, a quick story: In 2019, my younger brother, who works in digital marketing, decided to go to the MLB Winter Meetings in San Diego to see if he might be able to transition to a career in baseball. The aim was to network and determine if such a career switch might be possible. While wandering the halls, he happened to bump into Mike Shildt, fresh off his Manager of the Year award after guiding the Cardinals to ... Read more
Tigers’ Riley Greene and Zach McKinstry Just Cemented Their Status as AL Silver Slugger Standouts.yv
The Tigers have two more postseason award winners. Left fielder Riley Greene and utility man Zach McKinstry won American League Silver Sluggers Awards on Friday night. The awards go to the best hitter at each position and are voted on by MLB managers and coaches. Greene hit .258 with 36 homers, 111 RBI and 31 doubles. His slugging percentage was .493 and his OPS was .806. Greene set career-highs in homers and RBI in ... Read more
An MLB Insider Just Dropped the First Clue to a Tigers Blockbuster Trade That Could Shake the Offseason.yv
The general managers' meetings will begin what is expected to be an interesting offseason around MLB this week in Las Vegas. You can bet on the topic that will be discussed being the future of Tarik Skubal with the Detroit Tigers. Over the last month, there have been rumors that Skubal and the Tigers are far apart in terms of getting an extension done. Those rumors are fueling more speculation about a ... Read more
The Cardinals Just Claimed the Top Spot in MLB’s Farm Rankings — and It Changes Everything.yv
Back in August, I did a quick look at the Cardinals minor league system here, done after the 2025 trade deadline. That article attempted to capture all the new players the Cardinals had just brought in via trading and drafting and what impact they would have on prospect depth. It was a before-after comparison using a before-the-draft Fangraphs update and an MLB.com after-the-deadline update. At that time, I focused on the ... Read more
Albert Pujols’ Latest Move Has Cardinals Fans Wondering If Their Legend Just Crossed a Line.yv
By now, I think almost everybody knows what’s going on with the Angels and the trial of Eric Kay, who is serving 22 years in prison for allegedly supplying a fentanyl-laced pill that resulted in left-hander Tyler Skaggs’ death in 2019. The shocking incident took place just a week after the Cardinals had finished a series with the Angels and Skaggs had picked up a win against them in the finale. Of greater significance to ... Read more