Month: July 2022

Fans of the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox had to grapple with the fact that Carl Crawford’s son, Justin, was just drafted by the Phillies. There are several stages of aging as a sports fan. It starts with looking up at the larger-than-life figures of your childhood. Then realizing you’re the same age […]

The Cleveland Guardians selected who MLB Network called “the best hitter in the entire draft” with the 16th overall pick. The 2022 MLB Draft began on July 17, the night before the Home Run Derby and two nights prior to the All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. The class was headlined by […]

Did the Atlanta Braves just select the next Shohei Ohtani? While those comparisons may be going a little too far, Owen Murphy has plenty of potential. Murphy was ranked as the 48th-best prospect in the draft, per MLB Pipeline. Much of that was due to the fact he has yet to pick a definitive position. […]

The New York Mets drafted an incredible hitter with their first-round pick in the MLB Draft. Is this a sign of a potential trade coming? The oldest line in the book when it comes to the MLB Draft is ‘take the best available player, not just from a position of need’. While that line is […]

The Alabama football program should have an absolute behemoth of a team this season. You might actually have to have a debate with yourself over taking the field instead the Alabama football team to win the College Football Playoff this season. After coming up just short in Indianapolis, Alabama should have one of the most experienced teams […]

The Chicago Cubs surprised some by grabbing Oklahoma’s Cade Horton with the No. 7 MLB Draft selection but the experts loved the pick. Cade Horton’s star turn in the College World Series earned him a higher-than-expected selection in the 2022 MLB Draft. The Cubs used the No. 7 pick to add the right-handed pitcher who […]

Druw Jones, son of former Atlanta Braves star Andruw Jones, was selected second-overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2022 MLB Draft, and everyone feels old. The 2022 MLB Draft was the headliner for July 17, 2022 on All-Star weekend. As is the case every year, fans wonder where the top prospects in the class […]

Minutes after Jackson Holliday was selected first overall in the MLB Draft, MLB Twitter trolled his father Matt for his outfit. The Baltimore Orioles used their first overall pick in tonight’s MLB Draft on shortstop Jackson Holliday, son of seven-time MLB All-Star Matt Holliday. "It is an absolute honor to be the #1 pick." – […]

USA Today’s Bob Nightengale went to tweet out that the Baltimore Orioles selected Jackson Holliday at the 2022 MLB Draft, but made an error. MLB All-Star week began on Saturday, July 16 with the Futures Game and the Celebrity Softball game. But on Sunday, July 17, was the 2022 MLB Draft. Some of the top […]