 By: Chris Larson
September 1st always marks a critical postmark in the game of baseball. Not only does it represent the start of the final month of the regular season or the final month for those teams in contention to make a final push towards the playoffs, it also represents the opportunity that many up-and-coming players have to join the big league club and get a chance to play in the major leagues.  By: Chris Larson
The 2019 July 31st Trade Deadline has now come and gone and although there was a lot of talk about potential names moving, a lot of those names ended up staying put in the end. All along dating back to the start of the month, fans and analysts alike kept waiting for the market to become unclogged and for deals to start happening, but that wasn't the case. While many of the big names that were mentioned in many trade rumors ended up staying put, there were some nice fireworks that ended up happening after the 4 o'clock EST Trade Deadline.  By: Chris Larson
Every year around this time, you can start to pinpoint what a common theme or two of the upcoming July 31st Trade Deadline might be. Most of the time, the storyline revolves around contending teams looking to bulk up on bullpen help, while other times the storyline involves teams going after that one superstar available on the trade market in an attempt, to lean on that particular player to, help them in their postseason race.  By: Chris Larson
Over the course of next four-and-a-half weeks, we'll be creating action plans for select teams around the league. Many of the action plans that will be done will be for teams that have a lot of trade chips to sell off or teams that look like they'll be heavy buyers.  By: Chris Larson
Every year at the July 31st Trade Deadlines, every contending team or team that is close to contention, goes wild and on a rampage looking for as much bullpen depth as possible. Over the past couple of postseasons, the bullpen has become more important than ever and teams are beginning to realize that it is absolutely to have plenty of bullpen depth when the playoffs roll around. |
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