Sometimes a picture says it all. This one sums up the 2018 season better than any words possibly could.

It’s the off-season and I am always willing to let someone else do the heaving lifting. So, with that in mind, and totally without permission, here is yesterday’s Inbox Q&A from T. R. Sullivan on mlb.com, followed by my responses. Have we gotten a feel about how manager Chris Woodward feels […]

You know things are as bad as they seem for Manny Machado when his agent has to release a statement saying things aren’t as bad as they seem for Manny Machado. When the off-season started, Machado’s agent, Dan Lozano, declared his client was seeking a contract of ten years and […]

Another filler article on mlb.com, this one was about each team’s predicted lineup if the season started today. Good thing the season doesn’t start today because the Rangers need to find a third baseman. But, here it is nonetheless: LINEUP IF SEASON STARTED TODAY: 1. Delino DeShields, CF 2. Elvis Andrus, […]

Interesting article from Jason Stark yesterday. MLB’s overall attendance last season was down three million. He attributes it to the weak free agent market before the 2018 season, and warns that this weak off-season will be a harbinger for even more attendance declines. His reasoning is, when teams make a […]

One month from today. Thirty-one days. Pitchers and catchers report to Surprise, Arizona, on February 12. The real surprise will be how many of these pitchers are able to bounce back from surgery. Between the five expected starters for Texas—Lance Lynn, Mike Minor, Edinson Volquez, Drew Smyly, and Shelby Miller—there […]

  Light a candle, everyone. Call your congressman. While 800,000 federal workers are not being paid during the shutdown, the true national tragedy is being swept under the rug. For the first time since 2010, MLB payroll dropped in 2018. It fell $18 million. Only $4.23 billion went to players in […]