Major League Baseball
Top 5 Prospects Who Should Make an Impact in 2021
By Blake Buscemi With MLB spring training approaching in the next couple of weeks, teams are starting to make roster moves and are deciding who will be attending big-league camp. This process makes you consider a couple things: who are these players and which ones have a chance to make an impression at the big-league level this year? Here are five prospects I believe you need to watch this season and could have a significant impact on their respective clubs. 5. Ian Anderson, Starting Pitcher, Atlanta Braves A New York native and Shenendehowa High School graduate, Ian Anderson has been on many scouts’ radars for quite a while. He has dominated the minors since he was drafted third overall in 2016, pitching to a lifetime 2.91 ERA and 1.23 WHIP over 377 innings pitched. His MLB debut last yea...
Observations from the 2020 MLB Season
Nothing has been normal about 2020 and that goes for the MLB season. Opening Day took place on July 23 in front of no fans and without Juan Soto in the lineup. Despite it being August 19, some teams have played only 11 games (Cardinals) and there is no guarantee they will be able to finish the 60 games that were scheduled. Plenty of other teams have been able to get in all of their games – and even so losing players to the COVID-19 injured list has been the norm. While it did appear that there was a legitimate chance the season was going to be cancelled after the outbreaks that occurred with the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals, it does appear that the protocols and guidelines are now being adhered to and are working. Additionally, with more than $1 billion on the line in terms ...
MLB Moves to Play 60 Game Season
It’s been a disaster of a negotiation for the better part of a month – on display for everyone to follow in realtime – but it may finally be reaching a conclusion. Last night, Jeff Passan of ESPN tweeted “Major League Baseball has asked the MLB Players Association if players can report to camp by July 1 and will sign off on health-and-safety protocols. The union has been asked to respond by 5 pm Tuesday. In order words: MLB is planning on a season.” This would be a 60-game season beginning the weekend of July 24-26. Baseball is (almost) (maybe) (sort of) (hopefully) (please make it true and spare everyone on this website any more talk about labor fights) back. pic.twitter.com/xlXFFVs9rC — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 23, 2020 The bottom line is that for the ...
