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Ryan Brasier. Photo from the LA Times                 Championships aren\’t easy to win, and the Boston Red Sox have won four in the last 15 years. The fourth came in 2018, when the Sox led the league with 108 wins, then cruised to a victory over the Dodgers in five games. Despite big relief armsContinue reading “Boston Red Sox 2019 season preview”

Richard Bleier. Photo from Baltimore Sun            Everything that could have gone wrong for the Baltimore Orioles in 2018 went wrong, and the team ended up in last place in the majors, a whopping 61 games back of the first place Red Sox. Knowing he was on his way out at the season\’s end, GMContinue reading “Baltimore Orioles 2019 season preview”

Ozzie Albies. From ESPN              The Atlanta Braves hoped that their wave of young talent would bring success to the team the same year they opened a new ballpark. It didn\’t work that way, with the team winning just 72 games in 2017. Luckily for the team, they aspirations were just a year behind. InContinue reading “Atlanta Braves 2019 season preview”

Ketel Marte (From SBNation)               Losing isn\’t easy, and though the Arizona Diamondbacks had a 2018 record over .500, the offseason brought them with plenty of losing. First, the team didn\’t re-sign top pitcher Patrick Corbin or center fielder AJ Pollock. But the worst blow for the team was a move that had to happen.Continue reading “Arizona Diamondbacks 2019 season preview”

From Getty               The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Derick Brassard and a 2020 sixth round pick from the Florida Panthers in exchange for a 2020 3rd round pick.                I like this trade for Colorado. Brassard is a player with a good history, but has been having a rough season. His past says thatContinue reading “NHL trade review: Avs acquire Brassard”