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MLB is in its first season of its newly-expanded playoff system that allows six teams per league to make the postseason. The Philadelphia Phillies were big beneficiaries of the expanded system this year and have ridden their playoff berth into a …
Bryce Harper is often mentioned during conversations about the best players in baseball. But is it possible that Harper is still underrated? That’s what one Philadelphia Phillies executive believes. Harper has been on fire in May and absolutely …
Max Scherzer was beyond furious when Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi essentially accused him of cheating on Tuesday night, but the Washington Nationals star appears to have cooled down a bit. The Nationals and Phillies played an afternoon …
The Philadelphia Phillies have been looking for a new president of baseball operations, and Dave Dombrowski is suddenly on the verge of landing the job. Dombrowski and the Phillies are “in the advanced stages of serious talks” to put …
The Los Angeles Angels are likely to make major changes to their front office after the season. That means a big name could come in to take over baseball operations. According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Angels’ general manager …
Winning a World Series doesn’t even buy you 12 months of job security in Boston these days. The Red Sox on Sunday night told reporters that they had fired President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski, who helped build last year’s …
The Boston Red Sox have been wildly inconsistent this season thanks in large part to an underperforming starting rotation and bullpen that is in desperate need of an upgrade, but president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski believes they are fine …
The Boston Red Sox have failed to come close to repeating their championship exploits of 2018, and in the mind of team president Dave Dombrowski, a lot of that is down to starting pitching. The Red Sox built a high-priced rotation that includes Chris …
The 2018 Boston Red Sox proved to be one of the best teams in recent MLB history, but their ability to keep all their top players together for the future is in doubt. Team executive Dave Dombrowski acknowledged that the Red Sox won’t be able to …
The Boston Red Sox made the somewhat surprising decision to designate Hanley Ramirez for assignment on Friday, and the choice apparently came from the clubhouse. Red Sox president Dave Dombrowski said that Mitch Moreland’s superior defense made …
Boston Red Sox pitcher Carson Smith suffered an odd injury on Monday, and now the team is defending themselves after he seemed to blame something preventable for his misfortune. Smith hurt his shoulder after throwing his glove in frustration in the …
Other than a couple of smaller-name moves, the Boston Red Sox were largely quiet at this year’s trade deadline, and now we know partly why. Sean McAdam of Boston Sports Journal reported on Thursday that Red Sox ownership prevented president of …
Two World Series contenders from the American League got even stronger on Thursday when the Oakland A’s landed Jon Lester and the Detroit Tigers traded for David Price. The A’s and Tigers have arguably the two best starting rotations in …
Detroit Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski must have forgotten which city he was in, because for some reason he wore a green tie for Game 5 of the ALDS in Oakland on Thursday. Maybe he just wanted to blend in so he wouldn’t be accosted by the home fans …
Justin Verlander was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2004 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers and developed into a Cy Young Award winner and MVP. Verlander knew that he was going to be selected highly in the draft, but not everybody in his household was …
