The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Mike Trout to a 12-year, $426.5 million contract in 2019, with a nifty $20 million signing bonus. Assuming he fulfills the entirety of the deal, that’ll make Trout an Angel until he’s 38 years old in 2030. But with the way things are going in the organization –… read more

For the past 10 years, the Colorado Rockies have struggled to replace future Hall of Famer Todd Helton. Since his retirement after the 2013 season the Rockies have sent out players such as Justin Morneau, Mark Reynolds, Ben Paulsen, Ian Desmond, Daniel Murphy, and C.J. Cron. Several of those players have been decent at the… read more

You would be forgiven for not paying much attention to the Detroit Tigers this season. But the franchise is showing some signs of life at the major-league level, and Kerry Carpenter is quickly becoming one of the more exciting young bats in the game. Carpenter, 25, is absolutely on fire at the moment, slashing .309/.385/.586… read more

The tenure of the “Happiest Man in Baseball” has come to its bitter end as the Colorado Rockies decided to release outfielder Jurickson Profar over the weekend following a disappointing season. It was not the union that either party had hoped for when the Rockies inked Profar to a $7.75MM free agent deal back in… read more

The Chicago Cubs took care of business in Pittsburgh over the weekend when they took three of four from the Pirates. The highlight of the series was the MLB debut of left-handed starting pitcher Jordan Wicks. After giving up a home run to the first batter he faced, Wicks settled down to give the Cubs… read more

The Chicago Cubs won another series in Detroit over this week but were still unable to pick up any games on the first place Milwaukee Brewers. Now the Cubs head to Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates. This is the fourth series in a row the Cubs will play against a team under .500. They… read more

The Chicago Cubs won their second straight series this week in Detroit against the Tigers. You have to give credit to the Tigers. They are 11 games under .500 but are still playing really hard every day. That probably has a lot to do with the influx of young talent they have on the team…. read more

Since his arrival at the end of April earlier this season, stellar defense has been the calling card for Colorado Rockies rookie Brenton Doyle. In fact, he has positioned himself as one of, if not the best, outfielders in all of baseball this season. Entering Tuesday, Doyle trailed only Kevin Kiermaier of the Toronto Blue… read more

The Chicago Cubs got a series win against the Kansas City Royals over the weekend but still lost a game in the NL Central standings to the Milwaukee Brewers. This week they head on a seven-game road trip with the first stop being in Detroit to play the Tigers. This is another series the Cubs… read more