The Arizona Diamondbacks have been mired in mediocrity recently. They have finished neither first nor last in the NL West the last four years, ending the season in second, third or fourth in their division. The club faces an uphill battle to take down the free-spending Dodgers this year, but the D-backs could linger around …
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The Chicago White Sox have not given South Siders much to cheer about in recent memory. Perhaps this is the year the club will begin to turn things around. José Abreu leads the offense again this season, but he should have help from shortstop Tim Anderson, third baseman Yoán Moncada and top outfield prospect Eloy Jiménez. White Sox fans who …
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The Cleveland Indians have won three consecutive AL Central titles, but are still looking for their first World Series crown since 1948 — the longest drought in baseball now that the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs have won titles this century. The Indians are off to a lackluster start this season, but should challenge the Minnesota Twins for a …
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The Tampa Bay Rays are frisky again! The team missed out on the postseason last year, despite winning 90 games to break a streak of four consecutive losing seasons. They employ current Cy Young award winner Blake Snell and have surrounded him with young offensive talent including Austin Meadows, Brandon Lowe and Yandy Diaz. Expect the Rays to be a …
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The Minnesota Twins are on the upswing. After finishing behind the Cleveland Indians the past two seasons in the AL Central, the Twins have the makings of a contender this year. The roster is filled with young talent, starting with Byron Buxton, Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario in the outfield, Miguel Sano at the hot corner and José Berríos on …
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The Oakland A’s remain a beacon of hope for all small market teams. Despite having the third-lowest payroll in baseball last year, the A’s won 97 games and qualified for the postseason, where, yes, they lost to the big-market New York Yankees in the Wild Card game. This season, the A’s might not be able to keep pace with the …
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Google’s AR-enabled Maps app was first teased at last year’s I/O, introducing a fox that helped you find your way when you held up your phone to look at the world. Google Maps’ AR walking navigation feature is now available to anyone with a Pixel phone, but the fox is gone. The reason is related to the ways Google is …
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Detroit Tigers fans are suffering through a rebuild that looks to be a multiyear affair. True Tigers believers will stick with the team through this downturn, and more casual fans have reason to tune in this season. Miguel Cabrera is still a marvel at the plate, and Jeimer Candelario and Niko Goodrum are two young hitters in the lineup worth …
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The Kansas City Royals haven’t given their fans much reason to cheer since winning the World Series in 2015. They bottomed out last season, losing more than 100 games and finishing dead last in the AL Central. In 2019 the Royals are in the middle of another rebuild, but with young talent on the roster like Hunter Dozier, Whit Merrifield, …
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The San Diego Padres shocked the baseball world by landing free agent prize Manny Machado this past offseason. With Manny manning third base and one of baseball’s top prospects, rookie Fernando Tatis Jr., playing next to him at shortstop, the future is beginning to look promising for a team that last reached the postseason in 2006. Padres fans who also …
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