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The San Diego Padres, annually known as one of the most aggressive clubs on the trade market thanks to GM AJ Preller, are gearing up for yet another action-packed deadline this season. The club has made its interest known in superstars of all kinds including Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, Luis Castillo of the Reds, Juan Soto of the Nationals, Frankie…

Two years of going for it and another with the best intentions - if not the all-in financial expenditures - led the Texas Rangers to a point of no return last season. By June, the decision was made that the Rangers would be rebuilding, and 2019 will be more of the same from the team that won back-to-back American League West titles in 2015-16. And…

Just being able to write about the Detroit Tigers and any sort of realistic shot at making the playoffs is so refreshing, when such thoughts have been non existent for the past five years, basically since former owner Mike Ilitch passed away. But here we are, with the much heralded prospects arriving in the major leagues and the team actually…

The New York Yankees (103-57) play their penultimate game of the 2019 MLB regular season Saturday against the Texas Rangers (76-84) at Globe Life Park in Arlington. First pitch is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. ET. RHP Luis Severino vs. RHP Luke Farrell Severino hasn't allowed an earned run through his first two starts of the season, spanning a total of…

Although the Tigers finished last in the AL Central in 2020 for the third time in four years, there was ample evidence of a corner slowly being turned - whether in the arrival of a quartet of prospects (pitchers Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal, infielder Isaac Paredes, and outfielder Daz Cameron), the breakouts of Willi Castro and Jeimer Candelario or…

The Chicago White Sox (1-2) visit the division rival Cleveland Indians (2-1) Monday at Progressive Field for a 7:10 p.m. ET first pitch. We analyze the White Sox-Indians MLB betting odds and picks, with betting advice and tips around the matchup. RHP Dylan Cease vs. RHP Aaron Civale Cease posted a dismal 4-7 record, 5.79 ERA and 1.55 WHIP across 73…

And so another Detroit Tigers season comes to a close. This wraps up the fourth season we've been doing this newsletter and, well, we certainly can't say there's been a pattern. 2019, with its mere 47 wins (and the very real shot at the AL loss record), was just a six-month dumpster fire. (Though that might be unkind to dumpster fires, which at…