A Recap of Notable 2023 Arbitration Cases
A few months ago, we took an in-depth look at salary arbitration, baseball’s complicated labor structure. That article is linked here. In...
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Matt Code
- Feb 8
- 6 min
What is the Rule 5 Draft?
Major League Baseball’s first player draft did not consist of teams selecting amateur players. Instead, it was an opportunity for clubs...
Matt Code
- Jan 11
- 3 min
What is Baseball Arbitration? Explaining the Game's Contract Conundrum
After the free agent frenzy of November and December, baseball’s January headlines are filled with arbitration news. From a legal...
Matt Code
- Nov 30, 2022
- 4 min
Kansas City’s Next Era: Royals Plan to Retire Kauffman Stadium
When Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium sees its first pitch in 2023, it will enter its fifty-fourth season and inch closer to retirement. On...
Matt Code
- Oct 21, 2022
- 4 min
How Were the Dodgers Sent Home?
The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the 2022 MLB Postseason with 111 wins under their belt and World Championship favoritism behind them. 4...
Matt Code
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
Slaying the Streak: Julio Rodriguez has the Mariners Postseason Bound
Earlier this week, Baseball America announced that its October issue would feature their 2022 MLB Rookie of the Year, Seattle Mariners...
Matt Code
- Sep 9, 2022
- 5 min
The End of an Era: Albert Pujols Walks Away
3,364 hits, 695 home runs, 2,193 RBI, 3 MVPs, 2 rings, and 23 years ago, Albert Pujols was just a young Dominican-American kid on...
Matt Code
- Aug 10, 2022
- 5 min
Opinion: Buck Showalter and the First-Place Mets Prove Details Matter
*All views expressed in this article reflect the individual author and not of The Drummey Angle* There are few things more important in...
Matt Code
- Jul 20, 2022
- 4 min
Home Run Derby X: Another Effort in MLB’s International Push
On March 30th of this year, Major League Baseball announced a new international concept as part of their past promise of expanding the...
Matt Code
- May 27, 2022
- 4 min
Position Players Pitching: A Symptom of a Larger Problem
*The opinions expressed in this article represent the author individually, and not The Drummey Angle as a whole. Some of the most popular...
Matt Code
- Apr 27, 2022
- 5 min
Opinion: Small Markets Can Spend Money Too
*The views expressed in this article do not represent The Drummey Angle in its entirety, but rather of the individual author. We aim to...
Matt Code
- Mar 18, 2022
- 5 min
What's Inside Baseball's New Collective Bargaining Agreement?
Baseball’s long winter of angst and infighting has been defeated by the sweet sounds of summer at all 30 Spring Training Camps. After 99...
Matt Code
- Feb 18, 2022
- 5 min
A More Perfect Game: Armando Galarraga's Near-Miss at History
June 2, 2010. 17,738 people gather in Detroit’s Comerica Park to take in a Wednesday night duel between the home-standing Tigers and...
Matt Code
- Jan 14, 2022
- 13 min
The State of Baseball: MLB under Manfred
Written By: Matt Code and Dylan Drummey With the MLB lockout still in effect, fans everywhere are divided over whether this event is the...
Dylan Drummey
- Jan 7, 2022
- 10 min
The Drummey Angle's All-MLB Team in 2021
Each individual author covered the following: Beatty: C, 1B, 2B Brennan: All Relievers, 3B Dylan: All Starting Pitchers, SS Matt: All...
Matt Code
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
Was the Eduardo Rodriguez Deal a Good Signing?
With the looming possibility of a lockout, a strong free-agent class is scrambling to finalize contracts before the expected December 2nd...
Matt Code
- Oct 16, 2021
- 4 min
Are the Houston Astros Back to Their Old Ways?
Merely 21 months ago, the baseball world was rocked as Commissioner Rob Manfred revealed the results of Major League Baseball’s sweeping...
Matt Code
- Sep 17, 2021
- 8 min
Joe West: Baseball's Blue Cowboy
Certain names reside eternally in the annals of the sport. These names are synonymous with longevity, performance, and overall...
Matt Code
- Aug 20, 2021
- 5 min
Defeating Father Time: Inside the Improbable Reinvention of Joey Votto
In front of 15,404 fans gathered at Great American Ballpark on a perfect August evening, Joey Votto lined a curveball into center field...
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