Month: July 2022

When the Houston Astros selected Tennessee outfielder Drew Gilbert in the MLB Draft, they added a player who will definitely embrace being hated. These days to be a member of the Houston Astros you have to get comfortable with the seething hatred of just about every other MLB fanbase directed at you. It doesn’t even […]

The Chicago White Sox used their first-round pick on Oswego East high school (Ill.) pitcher Noah Schultz, who compares to Hall of Famer Randy Johnson. The 2022 MLB Draft kicked off on Sunday, July 17 as part of All-Star weekend. The Chicago White Sox enter the break with a 46-46 record and 3.5 games behind […]

The St. Louis Cardinals used their 2022 MLB Draft to address their pitching issues in a big way. The Cardinals used their 22nd overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft to select left-handed pitcher Cooper Hjerpe from Oregon State University. Hjerpe was named National Player of the Year by several organizations in 2022. He accumulated […]

MLB Draft: Winners and losers from the first round. The Major League Baseball Draft is finally upon us and round one delivered on all of the promise in a big way. This is the first time ever that 4 sons of former major leaguers went in the first round of an MLB Draft. 1. Jackson […]

The Boston Red Sox used their first-round pick in the MLB Draft on a shortstop for the second year in a row. The Boston Red Sox under Chaim Bloom sure do love to draft infielders out of California in the first round. They did so last year when they selected Eastlake High’s Marcelo Mayer with […]