Each week our writers go round the table to give their thoughts on the biggest stories or questions in baseball. What team has the biggest needs to fill to be a contender once again in 2016? Isaac Marks- Baltimore Orioles: The Orioles are at a crossroads. They have some young cornerstones in Manny Machado, Kevin Gausman and Dylan Bundy and All-Star veterans like Adam Jones and Matt Wieters, but that’s not enough to contend. JJ Hardy is a decent shortstop, Jonathan Schoop is a young second baseman with some pop and recent acquisitions Mark Trumbo and Hyun-soo Kim fill in … Continue reading Writer’s Roundtable: Team With Biggest Offseason Needs

On Monday afternoon, the New York Yankees completed a deal to acquire now notorious left hander Aroldis Chapman from the Cincinnati Reds. In return the Reds will be receiving a group of four minor league prospects, none of which are from the Yankees big four of Gary Sanchez, Aaron Judge, Jorge Mateo, or Greg Bird Continue reading Aroldis Chapman Traded to the Yankees – Three Takeaways

Each week our writers go round the table to give their thoughts on the biggest stories or questions in baseball. Offseason Trades That Could Happen Isaac Marks- Carlos Gonzalez  Carlos Gonzalez is the most talented and tradable player in the … Continue reading Writer’s Roundtable: Offseason Trades That Could Happen

Who claims this year’s crown for ‘offseason winner?’ Continue reading Top-five offseason winners so far

Call to the Bullpen’s Managing Editor, Patrick Brewer, sits down with the recently retired, and 14-year big league veteran, Jeremy Affeldt to discuss his career, retirement and life after baseball Continue reading Q&A: Jeremy Affeldt

Given the relative quiet following the conclusion of this year’s Winter Meetings, here’s the morning rundown on the biggest news items from around Major League Baseball for the week of December 14th-17th Continue reading Top of the Order- December 14th-17th: Further Movement and Minor Transactions

The Diamondbacks and Giants made expensive additions to their rotations over the Winter Meetings. Have they leapfrogged the Dodgers? Continue reading Who’s On Top of the National League West?