Who is the Worst Team in the NL Central
As weird as this past year has been, we are just around the corner from normalcy. The gears of Spring training are beginning to turn and a 162 game season will soon offer a chorus for our summer days....
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Checking in on the Mid-Season Projections
People like to predict things. There are political pundits who try to predict the outcomes of elections. There are movie fans who host Oscar parties where party-goers predict the winners. Weather...
View ArticleThe Sure Thing, The Longshot and the One to Avoid: World Series Betting Odds
We are well and truly into the meaty end of the regular season and the action is heating up all across the AL and NL and the futures betting action is starting to kick into gear. The season has been...
View ArticleLooking Back at Players With Similar Pre-Season ADPs—Outfielders
Prior to the MLB season, I wrote a series of articles comparing players who were valued similarly in the fantasy baseball world heading into the 2021 season. My belief was that baseball fans would be...
View ArticleLooking Back at Players With Similar Pre-Season ADPs—2B, SS, and 3B
Prior to the MLB season, I wrote a series of articles comparing players who were valued similarly in the fantasy baseball world heading into the 2021 season. My belief was that baseball fans would be...
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Which MLB Stars Are on the Shortlist for The 2021 MVP Award?
And just like that, the 2021 MLB season was over. What started all the way back in April, with 30 teams all aiming to make it to the playoffs, ended with just 8 sides left by October. From there, the...
View ArticleBest Bets to Lead the Leagues in Homers and Pitching
Baseball is back in full swing, and after a few questionable months of whether or not this would be a complete season. With the MLB lockout in the rear view mirror, we’ve got 162 games (minus a few at...
View ArticleHow can Baseball Endure in the Modern Age?
Research suggests that television viewership of baseball is on the decline, and that the average age of fans is on the rise. Not only that, but attendance at matchdays has dropped off. Some have...
View ArticleMajor League Baseball Year In Review 2022
As 2022 winds down, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the past 365 days in your personal life. It’s a time to reflect on what went well, poorly, set new goals, and change for the better. With that in...
View ArticleShohei Ohtani: The Best is Yet to Come
As you’re reading Off the Bench Baseball, I surely don’t need to tell you who or what Shohei Ohtani is. Yet, for clarifications sake, let’s take a moment to be sure we’re all starting the following...
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