What Happened to the Top Playoff Teams?
Yordan Alvarez playing for the Houston Astros; CC by license 2.0 For as long as baseball has played 162 games in their regular seasons,...
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Matt Code
Sep 19, 20234 min read
A Look into MLB's Expanded Playoff Structure
The Commissioner's Trophy; CC by License 2.0 In a matter of weeks, baseball fans around the world will watch as Major League Baseball’s...
Matt Code
Aug 11, 20235 min read
The Home Stretch: Previewing the MLB Division Races
51 days. There are 51 calendar days left in a season that has seen stunning upsets, shocking reversals of fortune, powerful displays of...
Matt Code
Jul 21, 20234 min read
What Will the Padres Deadline Look Like?
Josh Hader pitching for the Padres; CC by License 2.0 This time of year is filled with baseball buzzwords like buyers, sellers,...
Matt Code
Jun 5, 20235 min read
Is Hunter Greene the Answer for the Reds?
Hunter Greene pitching for the Reds minor league; CC by License 2.0 In April of 2017, Sports Illustrated introduced the world to a...
Matt Code
May 10, 20234 min read
What Is Happening to the Mets and Cardinals?
Pete Alonso, First Baseman of the New York Mets; CC by License 2.0 Almost every season, there are teams who enter the season with long...
Matt Code
Apr 14, 20233 min read
Overreactions from the First Two Weeks of the 2023 Season
Randy Arrozorena playing for the Rays As Major League Baseball rolls into its third weekend of 2023, naturally overreactions and hot...
Matt Code
Mar 8, 20234 min read
A Recap of Notable 2023 Arbitration Cases
A few months ago, we took an in-depth look at salary arbitration, baseball’s complicated labor structure. That article is linked here. In...
Matt Code
Feb 8, 20236 min read
What is the Rule 5 Draft?
Major League Baseball’s first player draft did not consist of teams selecting amateur players. Instead, it was an opportunity for clubs...
Matt Code
Jan 11, 20233 min read
What is Baseball Arbitration? Explaining the Game's Contract Conundrum
After the free agent frenzy of November and December, baseball’s January headlines are filled with arbitration news. From a legal...
Matt Code
Nov 30, 20224 min read
Kansas City’s Next Era: Royals Plan to Retire Kauffman Stadium
When Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium sees its first pitch in 2023, it will enter its fifty-fourth season and inch closer to retirement. On...
Matt Code
Oct 21, 20224 min read
How Were the Dodgers Sent Home?
The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the 2022 MLB Postseason with 111 wins under their belt and World Championship favoritism behind them. 4...
Matt Code
Sep 30, 20223 min read
Slaying the Streak: Julio Rodriguez has the Mariners Postseason Bound
Earlier this week, Baseball America announced that its October issue would feature their 2022 MLB Rookie of the Year, Seattle Mariners...
Matt Code
Sep 9, 20225 min read
The End of an Era: Albert Pujols Walks Away
3,364 hits, 695 home runs, 2,193 RBI, 3 MVPs, 2 rings, and 23 years ago, Albert Pujols was just a young Dominican-American kid on...
Matt Code
Aug 10, 20225 min read
Opinion: Buck Showalter and the First-Place Mets Prove Details Matter
*All views expressed in this article reflect the individual author and not of The Drummey Angle* There are few things more important in...
Matt Code
Jul 20, 20224 min read
Home Run Derby X: Another Effort in MLB’s International Push
On March 30th of this year, Major League Baseball announced a new international concept as part of their past promise of expanding the...
Matt Code
May 27, 20224 min read
Position Players Pitching: A Symptom of a Larger Problem
*The opinions expressed in this article represent the author individually, and not The Drummey Angle as a whole. Some of the most popular...
Matt Code
Apr 27, 20225 min read
Opinion: Small Markets Can Spend Money Too
*The views expressed in this article do not represent The Drummey Angle in its entirety, but rather of the individual author. We aim to...
Matt Code
Mar 18, 20225 min read
What's Inside Baseball's New Collective Bargaining Agreement?
Baseball’s long winter of angst and infighting has been defeated by the sweet sounds of summer at all 30 Spring Training Camps. After 99...
Matt Code
Feb 18, 20225 min read
A More Perfect Game: Armando Galarraga's Near-Miss at History
June 2, 2010. 17,738 people gather in Detroit’s Comerica Park to take in a Wednesday night duel between the home-standing Tigers and...
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