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Double dip from the prospects pool

Double dip from the prospects pool

If you are a fan of a team that spends dollar dollar bills, it may come as a surprise that most team actually have to draft and develop their own prospects each year. It isn’t plausible to simply fill holes in a team’s lineup or rotation with veteran … [Continue reading]

Recruiting players to create a super squad

Recruiting players to create a super squad Judge Machado

Recruiting is a tactic most utilized by college programs on high school athletes. Many big programs rely on name and recognition alone to garner the attention of top prep products, but even powerhouses have to recruit to keep attracting top-level … [Continue reading]

Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – Millennial 2nd Generation Superstars

Bo Bichette & Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – Millennial 2nd Generation Superstars

If you don’t follow the pipelines that lead to the Majors, you might have missed two of the most hyped minor leaguers in recent memory. Family tradition is strong within both of the players that rank among the top prospects in all of minor league … [Continue reading]

FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches

FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches

Up until last year, I had been to all of the current Grapefruit League spring training facilities. Two stadiums, Space Coast Stadium in Viera and Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, are no longer in use because their teams decided to upgrade and … [Continue reading]

Tanking in baseball: Is it as bad as you think?

Tanking in baseball: Is it as bad as you think?

Tanking is a hot topic among multiple sports in today’s society. The NBA is most notorious for teams either blatantly exclaiming they are losing on purpose to get the chance at a higher or simply being flat out terrible. In the NFL, some teams may … [Continue reading]