The Sports World According To Paul
By: Paul Lombardi
Opening Day 2021 is almost here and for baseball fans it's a sigh of relief gearing up for our first full season since 2019. Sure the shortened 2020 was fun and definitely enjoyable especially with what everyone was dealing with, but the fact that some normalcy is coming back is nothing short of a dream … Continue reading 2021 MLB Season Preview
With the World Series drawing to a close as well as the insanely chaotic 2020 campaign, we look ahead to the offseason and the league's top free agents. Although the sample size was not very big in a 60-game season, what the players, team staff, and everyone involved in baseball had to endure this year … Continue reading MLB Free Agent Predictions 2021
With the announcement of baseball's return, the league is gearing up for a 60-game season beginning on July 23. The league plans to play a regular season until the end of September, implement a universal DH, and a trade deadline that will be August 31. With the Minor League season being cancelled, every team has … Continue reading 2020 MLB Season Preview (UPDATED)
The following is my 2020 MLB preview, full of standings predictions, playoff predictions, award predictions, my roster projections and a personal recap of every team and my opinion on where they stand ahead the new season. I've expanded this years preview, jammed packed with all my takes, as making these for the MLB, NBA, and … Continue reading 2020 MLB Season Preview
The 2020 MLB Offseason is now officially under way and the chaos has only just begun. After seeing very slow and lifeless markets the last two offseason's, movement right out of the gate by teams suggests something different for this year. A few quick signings occurred once the market opened including Will Smith and Darren … Continue reading MLB Free Agent Predictions 2020
Standings AL EASTx-New York Yankees 98-64y-Boston Red Sox 94-68Tampa Bay Rays 83-79Toronto Blue Jays 74-88Baltimore Orioles 61-101 AL CENTRALx-Cleveland Indians 93-69Chicago White Sox 81-81Minnesota Twins 78-84Detroit Tigers 70-92Kansas City Royals 64-98 AL WESTx-Houston Astros 95-67y-Seattle Mariners 86-77 (Wins Game 163 over Oakland)Oakland Athletics 85-78Los Angeles Angels 82-80Texas Rangers 73-89 NL WESTx-Philadelphia Phillies 96-66y-New York Mets … Continue reading 2019 MLB Season Preview
It has finally come, the offseason baseball fans have been waiting for the last few years. This years stacked free agency class will separate the boys from men and can push a team over the edge or bury them even further down. Although this offseason is going to be crazy and somewhat unpredictable, here are … Continue reading MLB Free Agent Predictions 2019
STANDINGS AL EAST New York Yankees 97-65 Boston Red Sox 92-70 Baltimore Orioles 80-82 Tampa Bay Rays 76-86 Toronto Blue Jays 71-91 AL CENTRAL Cleveland Indians 95-67 Minnesota … Continue reading 2018 MLB Season Preview
Updated: Wednesday, March 21, 4:44 pm NAME POS AGE FROM TO CONTRACT Wellington Castillo C 30 Baltimore White Sox 2 years, $15m Chris Iannetta C 34 Arizona Colorado 2 years, $8.5m Jonathan Lucroy C 31 Colorado Oakland 1 year, $6.5m Alex Avila C 30 Cubs Arizona 2 years, $8.25m Miguel Montero C 34 Toronto Washington … Continue reading 2018 MLB Free Agent Tracker
Wellington Castillo Catcher/ Age: 30/ Career: Cubs '10-'15, Mariners '15, D-backs '15-'16, Orioles '17 From: Baltimore/ To: Oakland/ Contract: 3 years, $36m 2017 Stats: 96 GP, .282 AVG., 20 HR, 54 RBI A quietly reliable option at the catching position, Castillo has put up several consistent defensive and offensive years. After batting .282 last year, he ranked … Continue reading MLB Free Agent Predictions 2018
The Sports World According To Paul 