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Tomahawk Take — So much for all that Los Angeles dynasty talk, because the Atlanta Braves are going to the World Series. So gear up with some NL Champs items. The Los Angeles Dodgers had too much talent – and then added even more at the deadline. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves were dealing with too many injuries. They […] The Atlanta Braves are going to the World Series. Gear up. - Tomahawk Take - Tomahawk Take - Atlanta Braves News & Fan Community

Tomahawk Take — The Atlanta Braves #killedthenarrative to win their first National League pennant since 1999 to earn a date with the Houston Astros. I’m not sure how to make it sound more amazing than it is, so I’ll just state it how it is: the Atlanta Braves are the National League Champions of 2021, and will play […] Party like it’s ’99: Braves beat Dodgers to advance to World Series - Tomahawk Take - Tomahawk Take - Atlanta Braves News & Fan Community

Tomahawk Take — Yes, the Atlanta Braves were the host team vs. the Dodgers, but that doesn’t matter for the World Series. Still dealing with the euphoria:  our Atlanta Braves are going to the World Series!  They will face Troy Snitker and the Houston Astros starting on Tuesday, October 26th at Minute Maid Park. Snitker — yes, the […] Atlanta Braves World Series schedule - Tomahawk Take - Tomahawk Take - Atlanta Braves News & Fan Community

BaltimoreBaseball.com — The Orioles outrighted catcher Austin Wynns to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday. Wynns, who will be 31 on December 10th, can elect free agency since he was outrighted last year. In 45 games with the Orioles in 2021, Wynns hit .185 with four home runs and 14 RBIs and a .540 OPS. In 115 games with […]

BaltimoreBaseball.com — Fans seem to have little interest in baseball labor issues. They watch the sport to escape workplace issues, not to discuss them. This year might be different. A number of fans appear to be interested in the negotiations for the Collective Bargaining Agreement because some of the issues could be relevant to the Orioles. There’s […]

Baltimore Sun — The Orioles' Trey Mancini and Cedric Mullins are finalists for the American League’s Comeback Player Award, while Ryan Mountcastle is a finalist for the union’s Outstanding Rookie Award.

Cubbies Crib — No matter how you choose to perceive Tom Ricketts’ recent comments on the budget and intentions of spending this winter regarding the free agency class, it’s understandable in any right. If you believe the Chicago Cubs will continue to seek out the middle of the pack, high potential/upside for low cost players, one couldn’t exactly judge […] Chicago Cubs: Tom Ricketts can silence critics if he spends big this winter - Cubbies Crib - Cubbies Crib - Chicago Cubs News, Rumors, and Fan Community

Bleed Cubbie Blue — Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/ Does he fit on the team, or a narrative? Some video highlights of his season, too. I’ve been figuratively wrestling a literary alligator recently. There’s a term I’m looking for that isn’t quite this word, that term, or the other concept. It’s kinda close, but not really any of them. I’ve been rototilling my internal dictionary over the last week or so, and while the word or term still escapes me, I assessed a few terms in a previous effort in writing this article. Eventually, a few clouds cleared, and my Frank Schwindel 40-man...

Bleed Cubbie Blue — Bettmann Archive This photo caught it in the middle of being changed. This will be a different kind of historical photo article. In this case I don’t need to sleuth the date, because it came with the caption supplied with the photo: When the umpire yells “play ball” to open Chicago Cubs’ 1961 season here 4/14. the famed green vines clinging to Wrigley Field’s outfield fence will add their color to the occasion. Here, veteran ground keeper Albert Gargulo carefully prunes the greenery in left field 4/3, as other workmen paint huge scoreboard (background). At the...

Red Reporter — Photo by Elsa/ A possible clincher down in Houston! Hey, everyone! It’s Friday night, a perfect night for baseball. It’d be even more perfect if our beloved Reds were playing tonight, but we get a team with the word ‘Red’ in their name so close enough. Anyway, the Houston Astros head home for game 6 looking to clinch another World Series berth and the Boston Red Sox are trying to fight another day. The Astros, led by Dusty Baker, are sending Luis Garcia to the mound. Garcia has thrown 3.2 postseason innings and has allowed 10 runs. Big Yikes. Boston is...

Cincinnati.com — Jonathan India was named one of the three finalists for Most Outstanding Rookie in the Player Association's Player Choice Awards.       

Red Reporter — Photo by Robert Laberge/ A Friday List Perhaps the only way to beat the best is to be the best. The St. Louis Cardinals were not the best team in the National League Central this past season, but that’s mostly beside the point. They’ve been the single most potent franchise in the Midwest for decades, the club that the Cincinnati Reds have long been chasing with futility, the club that won 17 games in a row to claim a playoff spot this year and fired their manager at season’s end because it still wasn’t good enough. Cardinals are birds. Maybe the Cincinnati Reds...

Believeland Ball — 3 reasons the Cleveland Guardians won’t extend Jose Ramirez The Cleveland Guardians are a team that no one expects to spend money. Even when the ownerships says they will pay to make the inaugural season of the new moniker a success it becomes a “believe when we see it” statement. However, the team is sticking […] Cleveland Guardians: 3 reasons Cleveland won’t extend Jose Ramirez - Away Back Gone - Away Back Gone - Cleveland Indians News, Rumors, and Fan Community

Believeland Ball — With their eyes on increasing one of baseball’s lowest payrolls, how will the Cleveland Guardians spend money this offseason? By all accounts, the Cleveland Guardians are going to have plenty of money to spend this offseason. The team has indicated as much throughout the year, and the organization has been even more forthcoming in its […] 4 ways the Cleveland Guardians will spend money this offseason - Away Back Gone - Away Back Gone - Cleveland Indians News, Rumors, and Fan Community

Believeland Ball — Cleveland Guardians: 1 trade we’re glad didn’t happen at the trade deadline The Cleveland Guardians organization is no stranger to trade deadline deals. Whether it be adding pieces like Brad Hand or moving players like Mike Clevinger, Cleveland has always found a way to be active at the deadline. Despite a down season, 2021 proved […] Cleveland Guardians: 1 trade we’re glad didn’t happen at the trade deadline - Away Back Gone - Away Back Gone - Cleveland Indians News, Rumors, and Fan Community

Bless You Boys — Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports Acquired as a starting pitcher in the Nick Castellanos trade, the Tigers ‘penned Lange and reaped the rewards. When the Tigers brought Alex Lange into the organization, conversation about the deal focused on Nick Castellanos’ departure to Chicago rather than Lange and fellow pitcher Paul Richan’s arrival. To that point in his career, professional baseball hadn’t been kind to Lange. Detroit, hoping to unlock the potential that scouts had once seen in him before stalling out in the Cubs’ pipeline, took a flyer on the once well-regarded...

Detroit Free Press — Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario hit .271 with 42 double, 16 home runs, 67 RBIs, 65 walks and 135 strikeouts over 149 games in 2021.       

Detroit Free Press — Spencer Torkelson, Riley Greene and Ryan Kreidler faced injuries in October, so the Detroit Tigers shut them down for the 2021 season.       

The Crawfish Boxes — Photo by Sean M. Haffey/ Who will the Astros beat in the World Series? Max Scherzer is out for this game with a “dead arm.” So it’s Walker Buelhler for the Dodgers, (postseason ERA 3.77) against the Braves’ Ian Anderson (postseason 2.25 ERA) Here’s the lineups.

Climbing Tal's Hill — The Houston Astros are going to the World Series. After defeating Boston in the ALCS, now is the time to gear up before the Fall Classic. After the Red Sox exploded for 21 runs during games two and three, the Houston Astros buckled down and thoroughly dominated Boston for the remainder of the series. In […] The Houston Astros are headed to the World Series. Gear up. - Climbing Tals Hill - Climbing Tals Hill - Houston Astros News, Rumors, and Fan Community

Climbing Tal's Hill — The Houston Astros are back. They are back in the World Series for the third time in five years, and when you look back at their historical run in 2017, you notice how much the cast has changed and improved over the years. Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole, George Springer and Dallas Keuchel are no longer […] Astros: 4 Quick Hits from Pennant-Clinching Game 6 Victory - Climbing Tals Hill - Climbing Tals Hill - Houston Astros News, Rumors, and Fan Community

DodgerBlue.com — The Los Angeles Dodgers had their share of success against the likes of Ozzie Albies, Freddie Freeman and Austin...

www.ocregister.com — Core players like Corey Seager, Kenley Jansen, Chris Taylor and Clayton Kershaw lead a group of players that might not be with the Dodgers in 2022.

DodgerBlue.com — Chris Taylor has been a mainstay for the Los Angeles Dodgers since joining the team and becoming a breakout...

OC Register — Swanson's departure is the latest in a series of organizational changes under general manager Perry Minasian, who is about to begin his second year on the job.

Halos Heaven — Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports There Were Plenty Of Highs and Lows This Season, But Let’s Take A Look Back At The 5 Games That Made The Halos And The Fans Go Wild!  Much anticipation went into the 2021 season as the Angels looked locked and loaded for a push towards the playoffs, which would snap a six-year playoff drought. But as injuries and tough luck piled up early and often, the Halos would suffer the ill fate of elimination in the middle of September and finish the year 77-85, 18 games out of first in the AL West and 15 games away from the final AL Wild Card...

OC Register — Vasgersian worked for the Angels, ESPN and MLB Network this season, but he will no longer do “Sunday Night Baseball” for ESPN.

Fish Stripes — @TorosdelEste/Twitter The latest Miami Marlins coverage entering the weekend. New Marlins Livestream Utilityman extraordinaire and potential Marlins free agent target Chris Taylor homered three times in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series to help the Dodgers avoid elimination. Making his MLB postseason debut out of the Braves bullpen, former Marlins pitching prospect Dylan Lee was one of Taylor’s victims (2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR). In a season that was filled with nail-biters, I selected the five most dominant Marlins wins of 2021. Trevor...

Fish Stripes — Photo by Julio Aguilar/ Relive games that were practically stress-free from start to finish. The Miami Heat opened their 2021-22 regular season on Thursday night by hosting the Milwaukee Bucks. They mopped the floor with the reigning NBA champions, more than doubling the Bucks’ point total in the first quarter and comfortably outscoring them in the other three as well. With strong defense and relentless offense, Miami won by a staggering 42-point margin. That got me thinking about the Marlins: How often did they give us that feeling this year? Thanks to MLB’s...

Fish Stripes — Jackson is still pretty rough around the edges. Acquired from the Braves in exchange for Adam Duvall prior to the 2021 trade deadline, Alex Jackson was seen as a contender to provide short-term help for the Marlins’ catching situation. Jackson didn’t play much with his former team, hitting 1-for-23 in 10 major league games earlier in the season. But his production with their Triple-A affiliate was extremely good (21 R, 31 H, .287 BA, .366 OBP, .694 SLG, 1.060 OPS). That minor league success did not translate at all in his first partial season with the Marlins (11 R, 17 H,...

Reviewing the Brew — It wouldn’t be an MLB season without free agency rumors before the World Series even starts. Although the Brewers being brought up this early is unusual. Jon Heyman over at MLB network appeared on a segment where he broke down where 13 free agents might end up. The Milwaukee Brewers were mentioned in that list. […] Brewers: MLB Insider Picks Milwaukee To Land Rival Free Agent Slugger - Reviewing the Brew - Reviewing the Brew - Milwaukee Brewers News, Rumors, and Fan Community

Reviewing the Brew — Once again, the Milwaukee Brewers head into the offseason much earlier than expected or hoped for. They fell short of their ultimate goal to win the World Series. In 2021, they seemed closer to the right answer than ever before. The pitching that they had been developing and stockpiling for years had finally blossomed into […] Milwaukee Brewers Complete 2021-2022 Offseason Preview - Reviewing the Brew - Reviewing the Brew - Milwaukee Brewers News, Rumors, and Fan Community

Reviewing the Brew — The Milwaukee Brewers have a vacancy with their major league hitting coach position after the dismissal of Andy Haines. Speaking on the removal of Haines, Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns said the organization would be looking at both external and internal candidates to fill the role. With Reviewing the Brew having already looked […] Brewers: 4 Internal Hitting Coach Candidates To Consider - Reviewing the Brew - Reviewing the Brew - Milwaukee Brewers News, Rumors, and Fan Community

New York Daily News — The Atlanta Braves did everything right. Now they’re heading to the World Series again.

Amazin Avenue — Photo by Michael Heiman/ Your Sunday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet the Mets In case you missed it, Brian Sabean is very interested in running baseball operations for the Mets, and everyone continues writing about it. Tim Healey examined five possibilities for the club’s head of baseball operations. If Dusty Baker leaves his current role managing the AL Champion Astros, David Lennon believes that the Mets should waste no time in hiring him. Speaking of Mets’ skippers, the New York Times profiled Bobby Valentine’s ongoing...

Rising Apple — The New York Mets have stumbled to the finish line in 2021, going from sitting comfortably in first place for much of the year to a third-place finish. They have missed the postseason for the fifth consecutive year. It was a very frustrating and disheartening year in Steve Cohen’s first year as the team owner. […] NY Mets: 1 realistic trade candidate from every team - Rising Apple - Rising Apple - New York Mets News & Fan Community

Pinstripe Alley — The Yankees won a nail bitter against the Braves in the '96 World Series. On this day 25 years ago, the New York Yankees were trying to end an 18-year championship drought. The scenario was Game 5 of the ‘96 World Series. That day, the baseball world bore witnesses to one of the greatest pitching duels in the history of the Fall Classic. Here was the lineup for both ball-clubs during that day. New York Yankees 1. Derek Jeter (SS) 2. Charlie Hayes (3B) 3. Bernie Williams (CF) 4. Cecil Fielder (1B) 5. Darryl Strawberry (LF) 6. Paul O’Neill (RF) 7. Mariano Duncan (2B) 8. Jim...

Pinstripe Alley — Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports Improving control, developing a third pitch, or just staying healthy: these hurlers only need a couple of things to break out. The Yankees had a strong pitching season overall in 2021. They finished fourth in Wins Above Replacement (WAR) with 22.3, and had the sixth-lowest ERA with 3.76 even though they experienced many significant injuries. However, there were still some disappointing performers, and others who impressed but couldn’t contribute more for one reason or another. These five hurlers have the tools to succeed, but need one or...

Pinstripe Alley — Photo by J. Conrad Williams Jr./Newsday RM via The Yankees added two pitchers to their organization in last years Rule 5 draft, so how did they perform in 2021? The annual Rule 5 draft that marks the end of the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings results in numerous players switching teams. The major league portion of the event generates most of the news, but teams also find a way to take advantage of the Triple-A phase to add talent to their organization. Last December, the Yankees added two pitchers to their organization through the Triple-a process, so let’s...

Rum Bunter — The Pittsburgh Pirates had a handful of breakout seasons throughout the minor leagues. But which were the best out of all of them? The Pittsburgh Pirates farm system is chock full of highly regarded prospects. They acquired these prospects through trades, drafting, and international signings. Many of their current top prospects were already highly regarded […] Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects: 5 Breakout Seasons From 2021 - Rum Bunter - Rum Bunter - Pittsburgh Pirates News, Rumors, and Fan Community

Rum Bunter — Following another big game for the Peoria Javelinas, Pittsburgh Pirates second base prospect Nick Gonzales was named one of the AFL’s top performers from Thursday’s action The Arizona Fall League season is now in full swing. Among the prospects the Pittsburgh Pirates have playing in the AFL this fall is second baseman Nick Gonzales. The […] Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Among Thursday’s Top AFL Performers - Rum Bunter - Rum Bunter - Pittsburgh Pirates News, Rumors, and Fan Community

Rum Bunter — The Pittsburgh Pirates have one of the best farm systems in all of baseball. There are plenty of prospects on the cusp of making the major league roster soon and could even see some playing time with the Pirates in 2022. Here are 5 prospects that you could see sometime next summer at PNC Park. […] Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects: Five to Watch in the Majors in 2022 - Rum Bunter - Rum Bunter - Pittsburgh Pirates News, Rumors, and Fan Community

sandiegouniontribune.com — Team set to interview former Cardinals manager Mike Shildt this weekend

sandiegouniontribune.com — Padres pitching prospect MacKenzie Gore chased in the second inning in his second start in the Arizona Fall League

sandiegouniontribune.com — Purchase to benefit Padres Foundation charity is autographed ball by Max Scherzer — who never played for team

Lookout Landing — impossible not to root for Dusty | Photo by Carmen Mandato/ Also an old friend is about to do something special Good morning. The Astros are the ALCS champs, which you all knew, even if you didn’t watch the game last night. The World Series matchup is half-decided and could be full-decided if Atlanta wins just one more game, and the Mariners are already making roster moves in anticipation of the off-season. Let’s get into today’s links: In playoff news: [Through the utmost gritted teeth] Congratulations to the Astros, American League champs. The Astros’ pitching...

The Seattle Times — Was it a success because they exceeded expectations, or a failure because they didn't make the postseason?

The Seattle Times — With several players on the 60-day injured list and a post-World Series deadline looming to either re-add those players to the 40-man roster or designate them for assignment, the Mariners made six roster moves Friday afternoon.

Redbird Rants — The latest on the St. Louis Cardinals’ manager search is that there is nothing new — and that’s by design. It has been over a week since Mike Shildt’s stunning fire as St. Louis Cardinals manager. The team indicated it would strongly consider internal candidates and some external candidates – Skip Schumaker, Matt Holliday – […] The latest on the St. Louis Cardinals’ manager search - Redbird Rants - Redbird Rants - St Louis Cardinals news, rumors and free agency updates from the insider fans and analysts at Redbird Rants

Redbird Rants — The St. Louis Cardinals look to add a top-tier shortstop into the fold next season. With several options available, what are the pros and cons of each candidate? The St. Louis Cardinals will be one of many vying for the services of a new shortstop this offseason. After a year of struggles with health and […] St. Louis Cardinals: Pros and cons of 5 free-agent shortstops - Redbird Rants - Redbird Rants - St Louis Cardinals news, rumors and free agency updates from the insider fans and analysts at Redbird Rants

— How about a Ted Talk? Call it Managing The Modern Cardinals

Lone Star Ball — Photo by Tom Pennington/ Texas Rangers update for Friday, October 22 Good morning, LSB. Yesterday the Rangers’ organization continued its remarkable and embarrassing streak of being on the wrong side of every single issue it’s presented with. It gets harder and harder to support this franchise. Great reporting by Levi there. Blegh. Anyway. Evan Grant discusses the Rangers offseason plan. Jeff Wilson discusses Clayton Kershaw-to-Texas possibilities. Jim Callis has a big update on the Rangers’ AFL squad with particular emphasis on Justin Foscue. Speaking of which...

Lone Star Ball — You can’t go home again | Photo by Kevin C. Cox/ With the MLB offseason starting in a couple of weeks, the Rangers are popping up in connection with a variety of pending free agents MLB Rumors: Top free agents and the Texas Rangers have not, generally, been connected much in rumors in recent years (with one rather notable exception), as the team had (correctly, it appears) viewed its shutting window of contention and shaky farm system as not being the right situation to spend big on one of the top free agents on the market. Texas has been involved in free agency the...

Lone Star Ball — Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports Links! Jeff Wilson has a roundup from Ranger instructs, saying that Bayron Lora is making a good showing despite a difficult offseason and that Josh Sale is in instructs talking about the dangers of drugs. Perhaps running the risk of setting expectations too high, all the beat writers are talking about how Jon Daniels has said the Rangers will getting back to a payroll “consistent to market size” and that there will be non-bargain-basement acquisitions this offseason. Number 29 ranked prospect Owen White nabbed AFL Pitcher of the Week...

Jays Journal — As the postseason is making its way to World Series mode, the Toronto Blue Jays are probably figuring out free agency details.  With pitching being a topic, we need to know what we had this past season in order to figure out what we need. The Blue Jays had a positive year on the mound, […] Toronto Blue Jays: 2021 Positive Takes from the Bump - Jays Journal - Jays Journal - Toronto Blue Jays News, Rumors and Fan Community

Bluebird Banter — Steve Russell/Toronto Star via 29 years ago today The Blue Jays won their first World Series. It always seems that our first World Series win isn’t as celebrated as our second one, likely because it didn’t end in a walk-off homer. But it did end with Joe Carter jumping up and down. Game 6 was a 4-3 win 11 inning win. We were up 2-1 going into the bottom of the 9th, and Cito brought Tom Henke into the game. We had high hopes. Henke had pitched in 8 playoff games that year and hadn’t given up a run. This time he gave up a leadoff single to Jeff Blauser. Damon...

Jays Journal — It’s no secret that the Blue Jays batting order has the ability to put the ball in play. With four players collecting over 100 RBI, five with an OPS over .800, and seven with over 20 home runs, the Blue Jays possessed one of the top offensive lineups across the league this season, finishing first […] Blue Jays: Address the bullpen this offseason to improve playoff chances - Jays Journal - Jays Journal - Toronto Blue Jays News, Rumors and Fan Community