How Are the 2024 Guardians Draft Picks Doing?

The Guardians had what could turn out to be a fantastic draft in 2024 considering they landed the first overall pick in the draft lottery during the winter meetings the year before. With that pick, the Guardians took Aussie baseball player and Oregon State standout, Travis Bazzana. Today, I will cover how each of the… read more

Cleveland Guardians Bolster Bullpen by Signing Luis Frias

The Cleveland Guardians rode their dominant bullpen all the way to the American League Championship Series last year. The team added to its relief corps yesterday by signing right-handed pitcher Luis Frias. He split time between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays last season. Frias missed time in the first half of the season… read more

What Are The Rangers Getting In Mason Molina?

On Thursday night, the Texas Rangers traded RHP Grant Anderson to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for minor league LHP Mason Molina. Anderson was designated for assignment when Texas announced the signing of OF/DH Joc Pederson on Monday. In 2024, Anderson posted a rough 8.10 ERA in 26.2 IP across six different stints with the… read more

What Could The Rangers Meeting With Roki Sasaki Have Looked Like?

The pursuit of Japanese phenom starting pitcher Roki Sasaki is well underway. Saski is someone who Rangers scout Josh Boyd has been scouting since he was 15 years old so to say Texas isn’t well in the race would be foolish. We now know that 20 of the 30 MLB teams have expressed interest in… read more

My 2025 IBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot

It’s Hall of Fame voting season once again and fans eagerly peruse X and Bluesky waiting for the small drip of public ballots to see the players that writers from the Baseball Writers Association of America think are worthy of enshrinement in Cooperstown. The BBWAA is the official voter for the Hall of Fame (something… read more

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Top 5 Cleveland sports moments of 2024

We have just rung in the New Year of 2025 and for Cleveland sports teams it should create another group of lasting memories. 2024 had many to remember as all three major sports teams made it to the postseason. Let’s look back at a few of the best moments for these teams. No. 5: The… read more

Detroit Tigers Wish List: Alex Bregman vs. Anthony Santander

Scott Harris and the Detroit Tigers have done a solid job of checking several boxes on the offseason to-do list, and it is apparent that done just yet. Possibly looking to add an additional power bat to a steadily improving lineup. The ongoing debate being, who fits a need between Alex Bregman and Santander. The… read more

5 New Year’s Resolutions For The Texas Rangers

2025, is officially here and the Texas Rangers will look to return to glory and participate in Bruce Bochy’s “every other year trend”. However, just like many Americans, the Rangers have some resolutions they want to make as the calendar turns to the new year. Let’s break down five New Year’s resolutions that Texas needs… read more

Sox Populi Podcast 183 — Good Riddance to 2024

For one last time in Our Year of the Utterly Hapless 2024, our staff gathered for a mothership podcast. This time around it was Brett Ballantini hosting Chrystal O’Keefe, Joe Resis and Dante Jones. The program runs broad but obvious: Looking back at the horrors of 2024 and ahead to what may be different in 2025.

Roki Sasaki Heading To The Dodgers Sounds GOD AWFUL!

Have you ever seen the television show ‘Breaking Bad?’ It was that one show with Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul from back in the day, where the two main characters were “chefs” who drove around in a camper. Well for those of you who don’t know, Paul (who plays Jesse in the program) had a… read more

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