Author: Shawn Flynn

Orioles Receive Five Dodger Prospects in Exchange for Machado Rumors floating around during the All-Star Game are now a reality. On Wednesday, the Baltimore Orioles traded All-Star shortstop Manny Machado to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The O’s would end up receiving five prospects in the deal. Reports of Machado heading to LA were confirmed by Ken Rosenthal during Tuesday night’s All-Star Game. Barring any setbacks, Machado was set to become a Dodger. The only question was what the price tag would be. Baltimore Rebuilding As it would turn out, Los Angeles would ship five of its top prospects to Baltimore.…

AL Beats NL 8-6, Wins Sixth Straight ASG The 89th Midsummer Classic is now in the books. On Tuesday night, the 2018 MLB All-Star Game was played in our nation’s capitol. This was the first All-Star Game to be played in Washington, D.C. since 1969. Early Fireworks The American League would get the scoring going early. In the top of the second, Aaron Judge would hit a monster solo home run off of Max Scherzer, putting the AL up 1-0. Mike Trout would later match Judge’s home run with a solo shot of his own, putting the AL up…

MLB Power Rankings: All-Star Break The Midsummer Classic is upon us as the 2018 Major League Baseball season reaches its unofficial halfway point. In addition to taking in the All-Star Game festivities, players will have a chance to rest up before the final playoff push, and teams will evaluate their talent and team needs as the upcoming trade deadline looms. With two-and-a-half months’ worth of games left, the best baseball of this year has yet to be played. With that, here are this week’s MLB Power Rankings presented by FlurrySports. All records and stats updated through 7/15/2018 Teams 30-11…

Harper Wins Derby in Home Stadium The 2018 T-Mobile Home Run Derby had no shortage of thrills. On Monday night, the Home Run Derby took place at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., kicking off this week’s All-Star Break festivities. This year’s Derby was heavily-anticipated as it included several big name National League sluggers, including the Washington Nationals’ own Bryce Harper. First Round The first round featured a major upset, as the Phillies’ Rhys Hoskins (8 seed) took down Jesús Aguilar of the Brewers (1 seed) by a margin of 17 home runs to 13. Next up, the Cubs’ Kyle…

MLB Power Rankings: June 29, 2018 There’s a new number one team, and it was only a matter of time that it would be the defending World Series Champions. The Houston Astros have had a monstrous couple of weeks. Houston has won 17 of their last 20 games, a mark that includes a 12-game winning streak. That kind of performance is good enough to push Houston into the top spot. It’s been a three-way race for number one all season between Houston, Boston, and the New York Yankees. There’s no telling which of these three teams will be the top…

MLB Power Rankings: June 16, 2018 Unsurprisingly, the New York Yankees have returned to the top spot in the rankings. It has been a back-and-forth battle all season long between the Yankees and their AL East rival Boston Red Sox. Both teams have been setting the pace for the rest of the majors as far as offensive production and the win-loss column. It’s anyone’s guess as to who will lead the division when all 162 games have been played, but for now that team is the Yankees, and they also lead our power rankings. Meanwhile, fan voting for the 2018 MLB…

MLB Power Rankings: June 8, 2018 We currently sit 40 days away from the 2018 MLB All-Star Game. Many teams are currently playing without some of their star players going into the midway point of the season. One of these teams is the Seattle Mariners who, despite losing Robinson Canó to an 80-game suspension, have played good baseball in recent weeks. Seattle has won 14 of their last 17 games, currently sitting in first place in the AL West. Others haven’t been quite so fortunate. The St. Louis Cardinals were thrilled to have pitching prospect Alex Reyes back on the mound, only…

Fans Set to Vote Players to the All-Star Game On Friday, Major League Baseball opened up fan voting for the 2018 MLB All-Star Game in Washington, D.C. This year’s Midsummer Classic, presented by MasterCard, will take place on July 17th at Nationals Park, the first All-Star Game to be played in our nation’s capitol since 1969. As per usual, fans can cast their vote 35 times through the ballot. Fans can vote no more than five times in any 24-hour period. The American League squad will have 9 starters elected (8 position players, 1 designated hitter), and the National League…

MLB Power Rankings: May 31, 2018 The 2018 MLB season has been a sort of baseball renaissance in the city of Milwaukee. In the first two months of the season, the Brewers raced to their best start in franchise history, winning 31 of their first 50 games. Putting together a winning record through March and April (17-13) as well as through the month of May so far (18-8), the Milwaukee Brewers also find themselves not only in first place within their division, but also at the top of the National League standings. Newcomers like Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich have…

MLB Power Rankings: May 24, 2018 The first quarter of the 2018 MLB season has been full of surprises. The current standings of the NL East has caught baseball fans and casual observers alike off guard. No one could have anticipated the Atlanta Braves being in first place and the Washington Nationals three games behind them in third place. Chief among the surprises in the NL East would have to be the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies have more than exceeded expectations to this point, currently sitting in second place in their division and occupying the top Wild Card spot in…