Projecting the Shortstop Free Agency Market Entering 2021
March 30, 2021
Carter LaCorte takes a deep dive into the upcoming MLB free agency period and predicts landing spots for the top five shortstops available.
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Carter LaCorte takes a deep dive into the upcoming MLB free agency period and predicts landing spots for the top five shortstops available.
The Brew Crew will be looking to make the playoffs for the fourth year in a row in 2021. To do that, they are going to need a couple of players to bounce back from tough years in 2020. Let’s take a look at this year’s squad.
The 2021 MLB season is just days away now. With that in mind, it’s time to go around the diamond at who can break out at each position. For this exercise, we won’t strictly be looking at rookie-eligible players, but some players who have passed their rookie eligibility but haven’t broken out fully yet. Think post-hype players. Let’s dive into it.
The Baltimore Orioles avoided the basement last year by finishing 25-35, one game ahead of the Boston Red Sox. Let’s see if Baltimore can build on last season’s improvement.
MLB Network insider Jon Heyman reports that the Mets aren’t prioritizing an extension for Michael Conforto. However, there are several reasons why they should be.
The Padres are going to be so much fun. They were last year, when they followed up Manny Machado’s initial year and Fernando Tatis Jr.’s rookie season by finishing 37-23, which was second in the National League. Of course, the rival Dodgers cleaned up pretty quickly, but now general manager AJ Preller is making sure that does not happen again.
The Atlanta Braves finished 35-25 in last year’s 60-game spring. While a .583 winning percentage is nothing exceptional, it did put them atop the National League East and into the playoffs.
Last September, Arte Moreno’s Los Angeles Angels finished their sixth straight year without making the postseason. The first order of business this offseason was the firing of general manager Billy Eppler and the hiring of his replacement.
In typical Cleveland fashion, the Indians did not go out and make a splash in free agency. They were able to sign long-time rival Eddie Rosario to a one-year deal. While they once again parted ways with Carlos Santana, this opens up the first base position to a number of young candidates. With all this being said, let’s take a look at what the 2021 Cleveland Indians will look like.
The New York Yankees finished the 2020 season 33-27 and seven games behind the Tampa Bay Rays. They then lost to those same Rays in the American League Division Series after sweeping the Cleveland Indians in the Wild Card series. Heading into Aaron Boone’s fourth season as manager, the Yankees look to get over the hump of missing out on the World Series for the last decade.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are coming into 2021 as the favorites to win the World Series, but what will their Opening Day roster look like?
The Boston Red Sox went into 2020 with a solid core ready to make a postseason run. Then, Mookie Betts and David Price were traded. Chris Sale went down and required Tommy John surgery while Eduardo Rodriguez missed the year with myocarditis.
Carter LaCorte takes a deep dive into the upcoming MLB free agency period and predicts landing spots for the top five shortstops available.
The Brew Crew will be looking to make the playoffs for the fourth year in a row in 2021. To do that, they are going to need a couple of players to bounce back from tough years in 2020. Let’s take a look at this year’s squad.
The 2021 MLB season is just days away now. With that in mind, it’s time to go around the diamond at who can break out at each position. For this exercise, we won’t strictly be looking at rookie-eligible players, but some players who have passed their rookie eligibility but haven’t broken out fully yet. Think post-hype players. Let’s dive into it.
The Baltimore Orioles avoided the basement last year by finishing 25-35, one game ahead of the Boston Red Sox. Let’s see if Baltimore can build on last season’s improvement.
MLB Network insider Jon Heyman reports that the Mets aren’t prioritizing an extension for Michael Conforto. However, there are several reasons why they should be.
The Padres are going to be so much fun. They were last year, when they followed up Manny Machado’s initial year and Fernando Tatis Jr.’s rookie season by finishing 37-23, which was second in the National League. Of course, the rival Dodgers cleaned up pretty quickly, but now general manager AJ Preller is making sure that does not happen again.
The Atlanta Braves finished 35-25 in last year’s 60-game spring. While a .583 winning percentage is nothing exceptional, it did put them atop the National League East and into the playoffs.
Last September, Arte Moreno’s Los Angeles Angels finished their sixth straight year without making the postseason. The first order of business this offseason was the firing of general manager Billy Eppler and the hiring of his replacement.
In typical Cleveland fashion, the Indians did not go out and make a splash in free agency. They were able to sign long-time rival Eddie Rosario to a one-year deal. While they once again parted ways with Carlos Santana, this opens up the first base position to a number of young candidates. With all this being said, let’s take a look at what the 2021 Cleveland Indians will look like.
The New York Yankees finished the 2020 season 33-27 and seven games behind the Tampa Bay Rays. They then lost to those same Rays in the American League Division Series after sweeping the Cleveland Indians in the Wild Card series. Heading into Aaron Boone’s fourth season as manager, the Yankees look to get over the hump of missing out on the World Series for the last decade.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are coming into 2021 as the favorites to win the World Series, but what will their Opening Day roster look like?
The Boston Red Sox went into 2020 with a solid core ready to make a postseason run. Then, Mookie Betts and David Price were traded. Chris Sale went down and required Tommy John surgery while Eduardo Rodriguez missed the year with myocarditis.
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