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For much of Sunday, it was an absolutely dreadful performance from the Detroit Lions. The offense felt disjointed, and the defense couldn’t get off the field on key downs. But thanks to a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs and a couple of key plays late in the game, the Lions overcame a 10-point deficit in […]
One thing that the Toboni regime has clearly emphasized is that the players on the roster have another gear to reach. Toboni has said that both in his words and his actions. By tendering contracts to all 7 of the Nats arbitration eligible players, Toboni is betting on internal improvement. Here are three players that […]
Next up on the list is Ryan Braun. It is his first time on the ballot. I was thinking I’d skip him, but he was a better player than I remembered. A career .296/358/.532 line with 352 home runs, 1154 RBI and a 47.2 bWAR in 14 seasons all with the Brewers. He was the […]
The Detroit Lions will try to get back on the winning side on Sunday after dropping three of their last four games. Detroit is currently on the outside of the playoff picture looking in, but they could climb as high as the three seed this week, should all of the Week 12 games fall the […]
I’d imagine that if you told Zach Thompson that October 1, 2022 would be the last time he would pitch in a big league game until April 11, 2025, he probably would’ve laughed at you or at least looked at you like you were a weirdo. However, that ended up being the case for Thompson, […]
The Jacksonville Jaguars and Arizona Cardinals are set to square off in Week 12 of the 2025 season. “Ultimately in a season, there’s highs and lows,” head coach Liam Coen said Wednesday. “But when you play as we played on Sunday, there’s a new standard now in terms of, okay, well that’s what it looks like when we […]
The Detroit Lions (6-4) and New York Giants (2-9) have declared their inactives ahead of their Week 12 matchup at Ford Field. If you missed any of the team’s roster transactions this week or need a refresher on our updated depth chart, with position-by-position rankings as well as a visual overview, we’ve got you covered. We also […]
For those who have forgotten, Nick Nastrini was once a promising pitching prospect in the Dodgers system who was part of the trade to the Chicago White Sox in 2023 for Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly. If you have forgotten what Nastrini brought to the table in 2023, let us return to the scouting report […]
With a limited spending budget seemingly obvious, Padres President of Baseball Operations A.J. Preller will once again need to be creative while filling out the roster for the 2026 season. Going by recent statements, Preller will have an operating budget similar to last season. Estimating the current payroll, while adding in the arbitration numbers for […]
Last weekend, I presented this aerial photo of Wrigley Field and sleuthed it, with Mike Bojanowski’s help, as being from a doubleheader Friday, July 4, 1947. That appeared to be an important day for photographing the ol’ ballyard, as here is a photo from inside Wrigley Field on that very same day. The photo from […]
Good morning, folks… We are sparse on Rangers news this morning. A blog called Yanks Go Yard offers up a hypothetical trade package for Corey Seager, if you’re into that sort of thing. Over at SNY, John Harper says the Mets should trade to trade for Corey Seager. David Laurila has his Sunday Notes column […]
In Mariners news… Around the league…
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cardinals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. After back-to-back blowouts at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals division rivals, things are not looking […]
Meet the Mets Anthony DiComo of MLB.com goes through which names have been mentioned in connection with Mets trade rumors and evaluates whether a trade would make sense for the Mets. Around the National League East The Braves signed outfielder Brewer Hicklen to a minor league contract. The Braves are far from done adding new faces to […]
Let’s assume for a minute that the team isn’t going to moving any of their big four. Andrew Painter, Aidan Miller, Justin Crawford and Gage Wood are probably all as close to untouchable as prospects can get being as how they all look possible to debut in 2026. That means there are a number of […]
AJ Cassavell of Padres.com completed his list of Top-10 moments in Padres history. Of course, this list may vary from the list you would come up with, but it is always fun to reflect on past events. Baseball News:
Thursday marked the release of the final installment of HBO’s documentary series Alex vs. ARod. The three part series, directed by Gotham Chopra and Erik LeDrew, follows the life and career of Alex Rodriguez, from his phenomenal start in Seattle, to his success on the field and at the bank with Texas, and the tremendous […]
Four straight losses, no scoring touch, and two defensemen doing all the heavy lifting—the Rangers look completely stuck.
The deadline to tender contracts to players under club control and finish finalizing 40-man rosters came and went Friday, and while we’ve covered the Tigers decisions, there were a huge number of other players non-tendered who are now free agents looking to sign major league, or more likely minor league deals. Right now the Tigers […]
The next full season projection for next year was recently released as FanGraphs published the Steamer projections for the 2026 season. The season is expected to be full of growing pains as Chaim Bloom begins the first year of a rebuild of unknown length. While there is plenty of time for the 26-man roster to […]
We spend a long time here worried about what the winter moves mean and how it will help the team going forward. What if it doesn’t matter because the Braves are just undeniably good? Walt Weiss could be that rock that steadies the ship. Tim Hyers might be a guy that could be allowed to […]
Here we are once again. The Detroit Lions are coming off a disappointing loss, and now they need to take out their frustrations on another team. This week’s victim is the New York Giants, who are coming in limping and with a new coach. Detroit opened up as a 10.5-point favorite according to FanDuel, and […]
When Mark Walter and Guggenheim Partners purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt, it ushered in a brand new chapter of Dodgers baseball that has now resulted in them at the top of the baseball summit for two consecutive years and three out of the last six. This year, the Los Angeles Lakers were […]
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Happy Sunday one and all. The Arizona Cardinals host the Jacksonville Jaguars today, and you have to keep the faith. While it has not been pretty, or effective, there are things about the matchup today that give you a slight hope that they can not lose this week. Jess and I talk about that and […]