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I write this piece every year, but I never could have predicted what happened in 2021. Usually, "bold predictions" come up short because they're too bold. For instance, last year I picked Austin Slater to hit more homers than in his previous four seasons combined (he came close, missing by two!) and Duane Kuiper projected double-digit homers for…

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies will begin their four-game series with a Thursday night matchup at Coors Field. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Dodgers-Rockies prediction and pick we have laid out below. Los Angeles now owns baseball's best record with the Yankees' current…

Cody Bellinger scored the winning run on Mookie Betts' infield single with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Dodgers starter Mitch White and three relievers combined to allow only one hit - a single by Brendan Rodgers in the…

The Chicago White Sox and Colorado Rockies will conclude their brief two-game series Wednesday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our White Sox-Rockies prediction and pick we have laid out below. Chicago is playing some of their best baseball recently, winning three straight and seven of…

Colorado Rockies (8-4) vs. Detroit Tigers (5-7) April 23, 2022 6:40 pm EDT The Line: Detroit Tigers / Colorado Rockies; Over/Under: - (Click here for latest betting odds) The Colorado Rockies and Detroit Tigers meet Saturday in a MLB doubleheader at Comerica Park. The Colorado Rockies look for a win after winning eight of their last 11 games. The…

The Rockies are weird. On the surface, they feel an awful lot like last year's Royals, who started the year with one of the best records in baseball but didn't have the run differential to back it up. The question is are the Rockies more the Royals or last year's Mariners. At just a game over.500 but with a run differential in line with much worse…

The 2022 season had its fair share of devastating injuries. Especially those who make a significant impact on the field. If we were to compose a list of every notable injury, things would get ugly. Now that we've mentioned injuries, which is quite a broad term, here are the most valuable players returning in 2023. Despite the season being months…

With MLB free agency winding down, the league is beginning to take shape. Some teams have drastically improved their chances of competing in 2023 based on swift offseason moves. The New York Mets just pulled off a stunner to land Carlos Correa after the shortstop had previously agreed to a deal with the San Francisco Giants. Other teams such as the…

The Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves will face off in the final game of their three-game series in Atlanta Thursday night. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Rockies-Braves prediction and pick we have laid out below. Colorado is in the midst of another lost season, going 56-75 and once again…

The Cubs are getting ready to play ball and take on St. Louis and Milwaukee for first place in the NL Central. The three teams have more time to enhance their rosters before the start of the 2023 season, but as it stands now the Cardinals are less likely to have an easy jog to the division title. And that's true even after their signing of…

In order to repeat as NL West division champions, the Giants will need continued success from their biggest stars. Career seasons from Brandon Crawford and Brandon Belt in 2021 helped propel San Francisco to a franchise-best 107-win season and a division crown. MLB.com released its annual list of the top-100 players in the game heading into the…

Leading MLB in errors is not a laudable accomplishment, but that's where the Colorado Rockies find themselves. Currently, they are first in the league with 58 errors though the Pirates are close behind with 57. Recently, however, the Rockies' play has improved on that front. It's worth pointing out that during the last nine games, the Rockies have…

The Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs will continue their weekend series at Fenway Park in Chicago on Saturday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Rockies-Cubs prediction and pick, laid out below. Colorado has struggled to a 62-82 record, sitting in last place in the NL West. Colorado's…

For months now fans of the Colorado Rockies have been tantalized with idea of "Tovar Time:" the day in which the organization's no. 2 prospect and no. 28 MLB-wide prospect Ezequiel Tovar would be called up for his major league debut. There was clamoring for his call-up before the All-Star Break, only to have those hopes denied by a nagging groin…

Happy 2021 to all. A new year calls for a new batch of entertainingly dubious and dubiously entertaining baseball predictions. Ordinarily, the difficulty of such predictions comes down to the results. But in these unusual circumstances we find ourselves in, you'd have just as much difficulty predicting whether fans will be able to attend, the…

The hardest part of breaking up is usually moving on. For the Cubs, the hardest part was how long the relationship dragged on. Chicago's clubhouse had to be a really uncomfortable place last season. The writing was on the wall like a big graffiti art piece that the team was going to undergo a lot of changes. The core of the 2016 World Series team…

Despite finishing 15 games over.500 at home, the Colorado Rockies only wound up fourth in the NL West Division last year. The team's home-road split was one of the largest in baseball history. An inability to win games away from Coors Field doomed the Rockies in the final MLB standings. Manager Bud Black will look to lead the franchise back to…

The Los Angeles Dodgers will conclude their battle with the Colorado Rockies in the final game of a four-game series Sunday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Dodgers-Rockies prediction and pick we have laid out below. Los Angeles is the toast of the National League with a 67-33 record,…

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Despite the hot stretch, the Guardians remain a longshot in the AL Divisional odds behind Minnesota and the White Sox. 24-year-old Triston McKenzie will get the ball on Thursday, looking to continue his solid season. McKenzie has allowed three runs or less in nine of 11 outings, lasting at least 6 innings in seven straight starts. Enemy hitters are…

Major League Baseball's 2022 winter meetings blew through San Diego like a three-day whirlwind, sending Justin Verlander to the Mets, Trea Turner to the Phillies, Willson Contreras to the Cardinals, Kenley Jansen to the Red Sox and "Arson Judge" into the pantheon of baseball's greatest Twitter moments. One of our biggest takeaways from the spending…

There are no two better words in all of sports than "Game 7," and that is just for a normal playoff series. The 2016 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians is no normal series. The Cubs famously haven't won a championship since 1908, while Cleveland's last World Series title came in 1948. One of those teams will end decades of…

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies will conclude their three-game series in Denver on Sunday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Diamondbacks-Rockies prediction and pick we have laid out below. Arizona has played to a 52-61 record, fourth-place in the NL West. Despite going 6-4…

Baseball is back in the City by the Bay! The 2022 MLB season is finally here as the Miami Marlins will travel nearly 3200 miles to square off with the San Francisco Giants. It's time to continue our MLB odds series, as our Marlins-Giants prediction and pick will be made. Miami enters the 2022 season after narrowly avoiding the 100-loss mark, as the…

A group of journalists walked down the hallway of the Manchester Grand Hyatt ready to speak with Colorado Rockies' GM Bill Schmidt to discuss their offseason plans and gain insight about the near future of the franchise. As we waited for the elevator to go up to Schmidt's suite, small talk was made as we each respectively began to think about the…

The 2022 MLB Winter Meetings officially got underway on Sunday night. Former Toronto Blue Jays slugger Fred McGriff was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, with names such as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens missing the cut. However, the Hall of Fame isn't what gets baseball fans excited for the Winter Meetings. It's the flurry of trades, signings,…

The Chicago Cubs (33-25) and Chicago White Sox (34-24) continue their weekend series Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Cubs-White Sox MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets. Friday: The Cubs cruised to a 10-0 victory, winning our STRONG PLAY, but losing our Under play. They snapped a three-game…

The Colorado Rockies have tried to make up for losing Trevor Story with moves like the Kris Bryant signing, but none of it is saving them from dismal odds. Like every other MLB team besides the World Champion Atlanta Braves, Colorado are hoping for a better year in 2022. The bar is set fairly low for Colorado, as the Rockies finished second-last in…

The Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs will close out a four-game set on Thursday night. It's time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Nationals-Cubs prediction and pick. Chicago took the first two games of this series before Washington's 4-3 victory on Wednesday night. Chicago had won the first two games of this series by a combined…

The Post's Mark W. Sanchez previews the NL West O/U wins: 97.5 Key player: Mookie Betts. For the Dodgers to be historically great - which is a real possibility - they could use their $365 million man in peak form. The right fielder was merely very good (.854 OPS) but not great last season, and the lineup is even more ludicrous with the addition of…

With the Milwaukee Brewers 2022 season set to start on Thursday, it is that time again to give my previews and predictions for each team in the NL Central. With Spring Training finished, the rosters for each team are essentially set and the players that each team have will be the ones they will roll with into the season. For the second year in a…

When you look at the Pittsburgh Pirates you're probably not thinking the best of teams. They finished with 101 losses last year, making them the 4th worst team in 2021. But there is light on the horizon. Many predict that in 2023, we could see a team that could conceivably compete for a Wild Card spot. But could we see that come to fruition a year…

We here at Rox Pile are going on record with some of our predictions for the Colorado Rockies, the NL West, and MLB, in general, for the 2022 season. Across the board of myself, my co-expert/editor Kevin Henry, and Rox Pile contributors Tyler Paddor, Kevin Larson, Nathaniel Sunshine, and Duane DaPron have a lot of similarities. but some differences…

The 2022 Major League Baseball season is almost here and Sportsnaut's MLB predictions offer projections for the standings, award winners and more. MLB games today will offer daily predictions and the full schedule for the entire season from 2022 Opening Day to the World Series. As part of our year-round MLB coverage, we'll provide analysis, the…

BCB After Dark is the place for you to talk baseball, music, movies, or anything else you need to get off your chest, as long as it is within the rules of the site. The late-nighters are encouraged to get the party started, but everyone else is invited to join in as you wake up the next morning and into the afternoon. Last night I asked you if the…

With the Super Bowl now in the rearview mirror and March Madness still weeks away, this would normally be the time of year when talk of the upcoming MLB season starts to heat up. Alas, the lockout rages on with no end in sight. But that doesn't mean we can't still look ahead to how the 2022 season might shake out once MLB and the MLBPA put an end…

The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals will wrap up their weekend rivalry series at Busch Stadium on Sunday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Cubs-Cardinals prediction and pick, laid out below. Chicago has fallen from the heights of their 2016 World Series championship, and the fanbase…

The Diamondbacks are rebooting, and it is hard to blame them. The wall-to-wall changes began with the hiring of Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa as chief baseball officer last May, and also include new GM Dave Stewart, new director of baseball operations De Jon Watson and new manager Chip Hale. While it remains to be seen if the overhaul from a…

Predictions are a fool's errand, but what are we if not hopelessly foolish for the teams we love? And what's another year of baseball if not for some foolhardy predications about the 2021 season? The Toronto Blue Jays made some big bets in free agency this winter with George Springer and Marcus Semien, and for the second consecutive offseason, they…

The Kansas City Royals are destined to have a better 2022 campaign than their previous season, but they will have plenty of competition along the way. Their schedule is no joke, nor are many of the teams they'll play over the course of the year. If the Royals are competitive this season, it will be well-earned. Alright, let's have some fun. Here is…

Theo Epstein is a well-known MLB executive and current baseball consultant who has been rumored to be the man in line to take the reigns of the Los Angeles Angels organization. Theo Epstein's next job with a team is coming soon, writes @GMBowden. The architect of three World Series champions could be heading west...with Trea Turner joining him in…

Game 7 of the 2016 World Series between the Cubs and Indians beckons. What's going to happen in this decisive final contest? No one knows! As for best guesses, though, they're in abundance. Already we've heard from Strat-O-Matic and SportsLine regarding the likely outcome of Game 7, and now it's time for some odds. Bovada.lv ( @BovadaLV on Twitter)…

Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports Cubs are 5-1 last 6 overall Cubs are 3-9 last 12 road games Indians are 6-1 last 7 overall Indians are 11-4 last 15 as a favorite The Chicago Cubs just wrapped up a very successful home stand, sweeping the Dodgers and then taking two of three from Pittsburgh. The degree of difficulty jumps up a couple notches on Tuesday…

There's a great scene from Game of Thrones, long before the writers ruined that show for everyone, where the worm-tongued politician Littlefinger has a back-and-forth with Queen Cersi. During the exchange, Littlefinger declares, "Knowledge is power." As he smirks, thinking he has cornered the monarch with information, she orders her guards to kill…

The San Francisco Giants will look to continue their recent dominance over the Los Angeles Dodgers and regain sole possession of the National League West Division lead when the rivals meet for the last time during the regular season on Sunday Night Baseball. The teams have split 18 games this season, but the Giants have won nine of the last 14…

MESA, Ariz. -- There is a lot of talk around the Cubs about striking that balance between contending now and building for the future. Manager David Ross has a more direct take on his goal for the coming campaign. "Winning. Making the playoffs. Getting to the World Series," Ross said at the start of Spring Training. "We're never going to stop…

Trea Turner has been ranked anywhere from the top free agent available to the fifth-best free agent available, and the market for his services is rather fascinating. The last time a free-agent shortstop who had most recently played for the Dodgers signed with a new team - um, last offseason - Corey Seager chose the rebuilding Texas Rangers. That…

Coming off a 68-94 regular season and a last-place finish in the NL West, the Rockies seem to be a long way from contending for a postseason berth. They came into the 2022 season on a high note, signing top free agent Kris Bryant to a seven-year $182 million contract. Bryant, however, only appeared in 42 games due to injuries. Getting the 2016 NL…

After clinching a playoff berth on Tuesday night despite their loss, the Chicago Cubs (32-23) will once again face the Pittsburgh Pirates (16-39) on Wednesday night. First pitch from PNC Park is set for 7:05 p.m. ET. We analyze the Cubs-Pirates betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets. RHP Kyle Hendricks vs. RHP Trevor…

Hi there, baseball fans. It's free-agent prediction time! Before we begin, remember how last offseason there were a handful of elite free-agent shortstops on the market, and everyone tried to guess where they'd wind up, and then the Rangers shocked everyone and signed TWO of them, Corey Seager and Marcus Semien? Absolutely nobody predicted that…