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      With a record of 79-82, the Miami Marlins finished 3rd in the NL East, 15.5 GB of the first place Washington Nationals. Midseason, they encountered a tragedy, when ace pitcher Jose Fernandez passed away in a boating accident. After that occurred on September 25, the Marlins spent the rest of the season grieving his death.Continue reading “Miami Marlins 2017 season preview”

        With a record of 91-71, the Los Angeles Dodgers finished 1st in the NL West, 4 games ahead of the second place San Francisco Giants. They beat the Washington Nationals in the NLDS, but lost to the WS winning Chicago Cubs in the NLCS. They also received an amazing rookie season from SS CoreyContinue reading “Los Angeles Dodgers 2017 season preview”

        With a record of 74-88, the Los Angeles Angels finished 4th in the AL West, 21 GB of the first place Texas Rangers. CF Mike Trout won the MVP again. But the rest of the squad dropped off. GM Billy Eppler looked to have a big offseason. Let\’s look at what Eppler did.Continue reading “Los Angeles Angels 2017 season preview”

       With a record of 81-81, the Kansas City Royals finished 3rd in the AL Central, 13.5 GB of the first place Cleveland Indians. Since their 2015 World Series win, the Royals have really dropped off. They have some players entering their walk years, including 1B Eric Hosmer. The Royals suffered a huge loss inContinue reading “Kansas City Royals 2017 season preview”

   With a record of 84-78, the Houston Astros finished 3rd in the AL West, 11 GB of the first place Texas Rangers. They also missed the playoffs. Last season was a little disappointing considering the year before SS Carlos Correa won AL ROY, but positives came out of 2016. 3B Alex Bregman had aContinue reading “Houston Astros 2017 season preview”