Francisco Lindor
Ten Reasons To Be Excited About the 2021 MLB Season
by Jasper Abrahams Dodgers Super Team The reigning World Series Champions Los Angeles Dodgers come into the 2021 season eager to repeat and ready to defend their title. Locked and loaded with an array of weapons, the “super team” Dodgers went out and landed the most prized pitcher in the free agent market: Cy Young award winner Trevor Bauer. Bauer, 30, is coming off an incredible season where he finished with a 5-4 record, 73.0 IP, 100 K and a 1.73 ERA. Signing a three-year, $102 million deal this offseason, Bauer isn’t even expected to be the ace in this rotation, which is led by Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler. Julio Urias and David Price are both able to provide quality innings throughout the rotation. In the bullpen, Los Angeles is equipped with top-tier arms. Kenley Jansen enters h...
Thoughts On The Blockbuster Deal Sending Francisco Lindor to the Mets
New York Mets fans have waited for this day for a long time. In terms of generating excitement, I look back on the Yoenis Cespedes trade on July 29, 2015 and the Johan Santana trade on January 29, 2008 as the gold standards for acquisitions in this century for the Mets. Prior to that, there was obviously Mike Piazza in May of 1998 and Gary Carter in December 1984. But for young Mets fans, this is as good as it gets. Acquiring an actual superstar, in his prime, and not an over-the-hill player such as Jason Bay or Robinson Cano is something that every die-hard fan can get behind. Additionally, they acquired a legitimate No. 2 pitcher in Carlos Carrasco, who will immediately slot behind all-world pitcher Jacob deGrom atop the Mets’ rotation. It was significant to include him as the Mets...
