Adams is a young player who shows plenty of promise, and his time with Charlotte is a small sample size in a new experience. Overall, he ended up with a 2.92 ERA across 120 1/3 total minor league innings in 2024. While his fastball only reaches the low-to-mid-90s, his curveball is his bread and butter, sitting in the low-80s and striking out plenty of batters.

Tempers were flying, the fans were riled up, and the rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres is fully ignited. Inject five games of this series straight into my veins. In what is the most anticipated division series and arguably the best of the postseason, the fireworks are only just beginning…. read more

With the Texas Rangers not qualifying for the postseason, looking back on a disappointing 2024 season is underway. Despite the Rangers’ 78-84 record there were still plenty of positives to pull from a season that failed to meet expectations. Let’s hand out some Rangers awards to see which Texas players made the most of a… read more

The San Diego Padres bashed six home runs to vanquish the Dodgers 10-2 last night in Los Angeles. Jack Flaherty gave up bombs to Fernando Tatis Jr. and David Peralta in the first two innings as the Padres built a 3-1 lead. Jackson Merrill’s RBI single in the sixth gave San Diego some more breathing… read more

Undoubtedly, Coffey is capable of making the leap the the majors in 2025 — in fact, as quickly as breaking camp, provided his Cactus League is a solid one. It’s been an improbable, but heartening run for this “outsider” closer drafted seemingly as much for his third-base bat as his high-leverage arm.

Stephen Vogt laid his cards on the table in the Cleveland’s 7-0 win over Detroit to open the playoffs. The Guardians manager unleashed an offense that had been waiting for nearly a week to hit something. Cleveland scored five runs before making an out. Then, with the game well in hand, Vogt showed off all… read more

There’s a lot of upside in the White Sox’s No. 21 prospect, Aldrín Batista. His impressive 9.63 K/9 and 2.73 ERA over a brief minors career makes him one of the more interesting young arms in the system.

By Charlotte standards, 2024 was a resounding success. While the overall record was still subpar at 68-79, contextually the Knights may well have won a World Series.

During the MLB offseason, I was on Twitter talking about the Pirates and their reputation as a small-market franchise that doesn’t know how to win and has an owner–Bob Nutting–with no real desire to try to win. I contended that, yes, it had been 45 years since Pittsburgh last appeared in and won a World… read more