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 …
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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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In the NBA, teams that don’t make the playoffs all have a chance at landing the first pick in the draft by way of the draft lottery. The fewer games a team won last season, the greater its odds are at landing the top pick in the NBA Draft. The top prospect in this year’s draft is Zion Williamson, a power …
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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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Get your ridiculous hats and mint juleps ready — Derby Day is almost here. The 145th running of the Kentucky Derby takes place today, Saturday, May 4 — and the world’s best horses have already been flown in on their custom plane for the race. Last year, Justify won the Kentucky Derby and went on to become only the 13th horse …
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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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Mike Trout is hands-down the best baseball player on the planet, and after signing the largest contract in professional sports history with the Los Angeles Angels, he’ll continue mashing in balls in southern California for the next decade and more. But Trout isn’t the only attraction in Anaheim: I would argue smooth-fielding, rocket-armed Andrelton Simmons is also worth the price of entry. And …
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The San Francisco Giants play in the most beautiful park in all of baseball. I would pay good money to watch a Planet Earth-style documentary of an empty Oracle Park (previously Pac Bell Park, SBC Park and AT&T Park). The camera slowly pans across the outfield grass and rises up so I can catch a glimpse of McCovey Cove behind the tall …
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After four consecutive last-place finishes, the Cincinnati Reds shook things up this past offseason by trading for Yasiel Puig and replacing three-fifths of their starting rotation with newcomers Sonny Gray, Tanner Roark and Alex Wood. With their revamped rotation along with young sluggers Eugenio Suarez and Jesse Winker and steady vet and on-base machine Joey Votto, the Reds hope to …
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The Texas Rangers are hoping to reverse a downward trend that has seen the club go from AL West champs two years ago to cellar dwellers last season. The Rangers aren’t expected to contend this year, but watching Joey Gallo crush baseballs (when he makes contact) makes the team worth watching. Plus, it’s the last year of watching the Rangers …
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