Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Is Chase going to Cooperstown? It’s gonna be a good time when the names start falling. Right now, we’ve seen two names come off the pitching market, which will have a domino effect on other moves. If the White Sox wanted to move Garrett Crochet, the price likely went up. Max Fried and Corbin Burnes are now licking their chops at what … [Read more...] about Rise and Phight: 12/3/2024
Rise and Phight: 12/2/2024
Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports December is coming... The calendar has changed to December and that can only mean one thing. The winter meetings are right around the corner. Typically the time when moves are made between free agents and teams, trades consummated between two partners, the meetings can have two distinct outcomes. Either they’ll be full of action, moves … [Read more...] about Rise and Phight: 12/2/2024
Seth Johnson: prospect or no?
Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images What exactly is he moving forward? Acquired from the Orioles along with Moises Chace in the Gregory Soto deal, Johnson made the trade look like something of a steal. We already have seen Chace start to take a leap up the prospect rankings that are slowly being rolled out, but at the time, Johnson was no slouch either. At the time, … [Read more...] about Seth Johnson: prospect or no?
Rise and Phight: 11/30/2024
Douglas DeFelice-Imagn Images Hoooo boy I think the funniest part of this whole holiday weekend has been the one guy online who is doubling, tripling and even quadrupling down on the “news” that Juan Soto is signing with Boston. It’s been something truly hysterical to watch as many are believing it while others are still skeptical. Listen, Soto could very well end up … [Read more...] about Rise and Phight: 11/30/2024
Remember when the Phillies almost traded Steve Carlton for Bobby Bonds?
Yes. It was a real rumor. In the offseason, there is a lot of time to reminisce about things that could have been. Baseball is the sport with the richest history behind it and the one that contains the most alternative histories. The baseball multiverse (I’m no longer a fan of that word. Thanks a lot, Marvel) is one that is as expansive as anything else with any other topic. A … [Read more...] about Remember when the Phillies almost traded Steve Carlton for Bobby Bonds?