The Texas Rangers won the World Series in 2023. It seemed to prove the Rangers were headed towards greener pastures, but the following two seasons were a struggle. The Rangers missed the playoffs in 2024 and 2025, which led to the departure of Bruce Bochy. The franchise will forever be thankful to Bochy for leading the team to a World Series championship, but the lackluster final two years made it clear that a change needed ... Read more
The Giants are earning rare praise for dodging free-agent deals that are already blowing up across the league.yv
As free agency is about to ramp up in major league baseball, the SF Giants are reportedly not looking to make a splash. This is frustrating, but it is important to remember that some free agent deals end up looking pretty bad. It would be nice if the Giants made a run at someone like Tatsuya Imai, but that just does not seem likely. There has been reticence to hand out big contracts to starting pitchers in ... Read more
The Giants’ gamble on Blake Snell keeps backfiring — and the growing fallout is becoming impossible to brush aside.yv
Recent reports suggest that the SF Giants are not going to pursue high-priced pitchers this offseason. An ill-fated decision made in 2024 with Blake Snell’s contract may be part of the reason why the Giants are not going to spend big on the rotation. A recent piece by Andrew Baggarly in The Athletic digs into the reasons why the Giants seem unlikely to pursue big pitchers this ... Read more
A major shift in the Cardinals’ standing with MLB could force a dramatic rethink of how the franchise operates.yv
It's no secret that the St. Louis Cardinals have been seeing dramatic losses in their revenue streams during the 2020s. Between the pandemic, unraveling with their own regional sports network deal, and an on-field collapse that has caused Busch Stadium to be emptier than we've ever seen before, ownership is not seeing the cash flow they used to. No, this isn't a "feel bad for Cardinals' ownership ... Read more
An insider breaks down how the Cardinals plan to build around their 2025 All-Star, revealing a strategy sharper than expected.yv
The St. Louis Cardinals recently got started on their rebuild under Chaim Bloom, sending right-hander Sonny Gray to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Brandon Clarke and Richard Fitts. Of the remaining players with no-trade clauses, Willson Contreras still wants to stay in St. Louis, while Nolan Arenado is likely to be on the move at some point this winter. However, they aren’t the only players worth keeping an ... Read more