Trevor Bauer
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...
5 Players That Will Cash In This Off-Season
by Jasper Abrahams The offseason: A time where teams replenish, strengthen and add to their rosters in hopes for a World Series title run. Last offseason, big-name free agents made their mark and inked record-breaking deals. Gerrit Cole landed in The Bronx and became the highest paid pitcher. Anthony Rendon teamed up with the best player in baseball in L.A. World Series champion Stephen Strasburg stayed in the Nation’s Capital. Yasmani Grandal solidified his spot in the South Side of Chicago. This winter, impact free agents will look to also make an immediate presence onto daily lineups. MVP candidate DJ LeMahieu is considered a top bat in this year’s class. J.T Realmuto and George Springer will bring the fire power with their presence in any clubhouse. Starter Marcus Stroman will ce...
Top 10 Free Agents for the 2020-2021 MLB Offseason
by Blake Buscemi The “Covid” season has just wrapped up, and the offseason is officially underway. This year’s free agent class is very solid, headlined by a few players who could end up signing for over 100 million-dollars. Here is my breakdown and what teams I think are best fits for them. Number 10: Nelson Cruz Age: 40 Best Fit: Return to Twins Cruz will be entering his age 40 season, but that has not stopped him from remaining one of the league’s most feared hitters. In only 53 games played in 2020, he blasted 16 home runs, putting him on pace for almost 50 in a full season. His exit velocities have remained high and he really has not shown any signs of decline, something incredibly rare for someone his age. The Twins would be smart to re-sign him as their everyday DH for next season,...
Breaking Down the Crowded NL Cy Young Race
This should come as no surprise but the NL Cy Young race is completely convoluted with this truncated season. Typically over the course of a 6-month, 30+ start season a couple pitchers will separate themselves from the pack in the latter months considering it is truly a marathon. With only 11 or 12 starts to make a case, some pitchers that may have had difficulty maintaining their incredible start, never actually fall off. Over the past two seasons, Jacob deGrom had solid but not spectacular starts to the season only to become nearly unhittable in the second half – particularly September. Prior to that, Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw had made a habit of separating themselves in the second half. Right now there are six pitchers that have a compelling case for the award. With just on...
