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Dereck Rodriguez             The San Francisco Giants are in a hole right now. They are the only team in the NL West that are not looking at contending this year, and they have many issues to figure out. These issues consist of their outfield, getting their rotation together, Buster Posey\’s health, getting Mark Melancon andContinue reading “San Francisco Giants 2019 season preview”

Kirby Yates              The San Diego Padres entered 2019 with the league\’s best farm system. Then, they arguably added a top 10 player in baseball, Manny Machado, giving him a $300 million contract. The Padres enter 2019 brighter than ever. They have a set infield, a crowded outfield, and two good catchers. If they canContinue reading “San Diego Padres 2019 season preview”

Joe Musgrove. Photo from the Post-Gazette                This offseason couldn\’t have been bad for Pirates fans. Well, not as bad as it was last year. The Pirates made two necessary but tough trades, dealing face of the franchise Andrew McCutchen and ace Gerrit Cole. But, on a positive note, the team had a winning record.Continue reading “Pittsburgh Pirates 2019 season preview”

Seranthony Dominguez             The Philadelphia Phillies entered August 1st in the NL East, and on August 7th had a 64-49 record. Over the next two months, the Phillies completely collapsed, and didn\’t even finish over .500. With the NL East getting stronger, the Phillies adapted, and brought in stars in the infield, outfield, and inContinue reading “Philadelphia Phillies 2019 season preview”

Yusmeiro Petit                  Every die-hard baseball fan knows about moneyball, the book and movie based on the Oakland Athletics of the early 2000s. Well, A\’s fans almost got a moneyball sequel this season, when the A\’s surprised everybody by making it to the playoffs. They were built off of a strong bullpen and two starContinue reading “Oakland Athletics 2019 season preview”