He certainly wasn’t the biggest import this offseason on the mound, but the Cubs were more than happy to settle
MLB Player Profiles
2024 Player Profile: Matt Wallner
There are a bunch of players in baseball who could hit 30-homers if given a chance to play every day. One of
2024 Player Profile: Shane Bieber
In 2020, during the Covid shortened season, the best pitch in the American League was Shane Bieber. He was
2024 Player Profile: Brendan Donovan
When he arrived in the bigs, his calling card was his defensively flexibility. He got on base but he didn’t
2024 Player Profile: Cristopher Sanchez
Twelve months ago, no one ever said the words – Cristopher Sanchez – at a draft. It simply didn’t happen. Ever.
2024 Player Profile: Shea Langeliers
The lead catcher of the Athletics, Shea Langeliers played 135 games with 490 plate appearances in his first full
2024 Player Profile: Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy had a hell of a season last year. Despite that fact, some were disappointed in his effort. His
2024 Player Profile: James Outman
When a rookie goes 23/16, homers and steals, people tend to take notice. When he accomplishes that level of
2024 Player Profile: Teoscar Hernandez
A step below being called a prodigious power-hitter, that doesn’t mean we should look past the powerful, but
2024 Player Profile: Nelson Velazquez
Nelson Velazquez isn’t a guy who has produced tons of big league success, but he has hit a bunch of homers in
2024 Player Profile: Cole Ragans
Last season, I didn’t receive one question about Cole Ragans in the preseason. Frankly, I’m pretty sure I didn’t
2024 Player Profile: Lane Thomas
Lane Thomas was a relative nobody last season when the year began, but by season’s end the Nationals’ outfielder
2024 Player Profile: Aaron Civale
Drafted in the third round in 2016, it has taken Aaron Civale a long while to be considered fantasy relevant.
2024 Player Profile: Chas McCormick
Chas McCormick turns 29 in mid-April this year, and he barely has 1,000 big-league at bats with the Astros. What
2024 Player Profile: Taj Bradley
When you watch Taj Bradley you are struck by the fact that the kid brings it. When he’s locked in he can mow
2024 Breakout Pitcher of the Year
Back in 2014 I predicted the breakout effort of Corey Kluber before anyone else was talking about him, starting
2024 Player Profile: Sonny Gray
Sonny Gray signed a 3-year, $75M deal to join the Cardinals after a special season with the Twins in 2023 when
2024 Player Profile: Jung Hoo Lee
Jung Hoo Lee had crazy amounts of success in Korea, posting a slash line that would make Carroll Corbin blush.
2024 Player Profile: Lance Lynn
Lance Lynn still tossed a ton of innings and piled up plenty of strikeouts in 2023. However, he was a walking
2024 Player Profile: Jake Burger
Jake Burger, who turns 28 years old in April, had a breakout season last year. The effort was split between two