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Hey, remember last season when we were bullish on the Miami Marlins and saw some playoff appearances in their future? Boy, talk about being wrong in the wrongest way. Not only did the Marlins not make the playoffs in 2024, but they barely showed up at all. Kim Ng leaving the front office had a ripple effect across the organization to the point where reigning National League … [Read more...] about ESNY’s MLB Preview 2025: Miami Marlins rotting from the head down

The 2025 season is going to be a long, hard year for the Tampa Bay Rays. The team’s offseason was Murphy’s Law in motion. Hurricane Milton destroyed Tropicana Field’s roof. The Rays will play home games at the Yankees’ George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, but hot Florida summers mean a second half with an inordinate amount of road games. On the baseball side, it’s another … [Read more...] about ESNY’s MLB Preview 2025: The trials and tribulations of the Tampa Bay Rays

You’d never know it, but the Milwaukee Brewers have won the NL Central in three of the last four seasons. It’s not as though everyone’s favorite small-business professional sports franchise does much in the postseason anyway. The Brewers have never advanced past the NLDS in that stretch and haven’t been to an NLCS since 2018. No matter how talented or well-managed this team is, … [Read more...] about ESNY’s MLB Preview 2025: The Midwest mom-and-pop Milwaukee Brewers

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is undergoing Tommy John surgery today, and guess what? The Bronx Bombers are going to be just fine. Don’t tell that to the armchair baseball experts on social media. As far as they’re concerned, this is the end of the New York Yankees as we know it and both Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone should lose their jobs. Aaron Judge’s career has been … [Read more...] about Gerrit Cole Tommy John surgery is not Yankees’ death knell

The Cincinnati Reds have shown a lot of heart and passion in recent years, but not quite enough to get themselves into regular contender status. It’s sad, sad truth. David Bell brought a fiery toughness to the Reds not seen since the prime years of the Big Red Machine. Despite that, Cincinnati only managed one playoff berth in his six seasons: Being swept by Atlanta in the 2020 … [Read more...] about ESNY’s MLB Preview 2025: Cincinnati Reds reboot