Author: Michael

Los Angeles was the master of the shift and used it to its advantage. With the ban on the defensive strategy starting this season, the Dodgers and other teams might get stuck.
The Dodgers’ secret sauce is off the menu for this season.
While the ban on defensive shifts is great news for hitters, especially left-handed hitters, it’s bad news for Los Angeles, which enjoyed an edge over the rest of baseball for the past four seasons with how well it deployed extreme defensive positioning.
No team since 2019 shifted more often and more effectively than the Dodgers.

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The movement on these pitches!
The start of the 2023 MLB season is quickly approaching, which means we’re very close to another year of watching pitchers throwing some absolutely nasty pitches with so much movement that make us wonder how anyone can even get a hit in MLB. 
One of those pitchers is Chicago Cubs right-hander Hayden Wesneski. The 25 year old is battling to be the fifth starter for the Cubs and his final start of the spring on Thursday should have locked that spot up for him.

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The ex-Eagles and Patriots receiver has landed in Baltimore as a new weapon for the offense.
The Ravens are signing former Eagles and Patriots wide receiver Nelson Agholor to a one-year deal, according to Jordan Schultz of The Score.
The deal will be for one year for $3.25 million, per ESPN, and could be worth up to $6.25 million, Schultz reports. Schultz notes that Agholor will reunite with Tee Martin, who was Agholor’s college wide receivers coach at USC and Greg Lewis, who was his wide receivers coach in Philadelphia.

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The former cornerback believes the precedent was not set properly.
As Lamar Jackson’s contract saga rolls on, the NFL industry continues to discuss how it is possible that a 26 year-old former MVP remains available, after the Ravens placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on him. The quarterback’s reported desire to land a close-to fully guaranteed deal appears to be a turn off to the majority of teams.
While some people may think Jackson’s asking price is too high, Richard Sherman chose to defend Jackson.

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