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The Braves went 101-61. After a subpar April and May, they caught fire, winning at least 18 games each month from June through September, ultimately overtaking a not-fading Mets to win the NL East division. Michael Harris II won the Rookie of the Year Award, beating out teammate pitcher Spencer Strider. They let Freddie Freeman…… Continue reading Postmortem: Atlanta Braves

Jacob deGrom signing with the Rangers made me decide this should be the next one I post. The Mets’ 2022 season in some ways could be summed up as “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” Good: They won 101 games, one of 3 NL teams to reach 100 wins. For much of the season,…… Continue reading Postmortem: New York Mets

Most pundits seemed pretty sure the Texas Rangers would sign a big name pitcher this offseason…and they did! Of course, they all thought it would be Clayton Kershaw, not Jacob deGrom. deGrom has signed for five years, $185M. There is a $37M sixth year option too. deGrom also gets a full no-trade clause. The attraction…… Continue reading Jacob deGrom Signs with Rangers

Gaylord Perry died at his home in Gaffney, SC today at age 84 after what has been called a brief illness. His big league career stretched from 1962 to 1983. He won 314 games for eight teams, had a career ERA of 3.11, and struck out 3534 batters. He received two Cy Young awards, and…… Continue reading HoF Pitcher Gaylord Perry Died

111 wins. 22 games better than the second place Padres. That shouldn’t end in meekly bowing out in the NLDS to that second place team. Yet that is what happened. In fact, in the two years since their 2020 World Series championship, they’ve won 217 regular season games…and gone 7-9 in the playoffs. A couple…… Continue reading Postmortem: LA Dodgers

2001. That’s the last time the Mariners had made the playoffs. It was the longest postseason drought among the “big four” professional US sports leagues. That drought is now over. The Mariners made it to the playoffs and dispatched the Toronto Blue Jays in the wild card round. In game 1 of the ALDS, they…… Continue reading Postmortem: Seattle Mariners

2022 was the first season the Cleveland Baseball Team played under the Guardians moniker. They had the youngest roster in MLB. They had the third lowest payroll in baseball. …and they won the AL Central. Terry Franconia took home his third Manager of the Year award. Steven Kwan finished third in Rookie of the Year…… Continue reading Postmortem: Cleveland Guardians

The 89-73 Padres finished the regular season 22 games in back of the 111-51 LA Dodgers in the NL West, yet they made the playoffs as the second wild card. After defeating the Mets in the wild card round, they defeated the Dodgers in the NLDS. It was, by win-loss records, the biggest playoff upset…… Continue reading Postmortem: San Diego Padres

The Phillies won 87 games. That’s not the fewest ever for a pennant winner. However, it was only good for sixth best in the NL this year. That means that, until this year, they wouldn’t have made it to the playoffs at all (not counting the 2020 COVID outlier season). They also benefited from the…… Continue reading Postmortem: Philadelphia Phillies

After being figuratively on fire the first half the season, the Yankees cooled off the second half but still won the AL East. They’re disappointed to not have gotten to their first World Series, but it was still a successful season by any other measure. The season will be remembered in perpetuity for Aaron Judge…… Continue reading Postmortem: New York Yankees

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