So far this MLB offseason, the reigning champion Dodgers have signed as many free agents as the rest of their division combined. But it’s the Mets who signed the most expensive free agent ever. The Yankees pivoted admirably after losing a generational star, while the Blue Jays came in second multiple times. The Diamondbacks managed … Read more
There was a clean path. As they tend to do in recent years, the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders made it a big mess. Two weeks ago, both franchises were well positioned, sitting at the intersection of quarterback need and draft availability, with a pair of forthcoming prospects offering at least an attempt … Read more
A year ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers entered the offseason with a frustratingly emparentado sour taste of an early postseason exit. A decade of consecutive trips to October had yielded only one championship, and being swept in the NLDS by the division rival Arizona Diamondbacks sparked a high-degree of urgency to make meaningful roster improvements. … Read more
With teams preparing to start camp later this month, most of the major dominoes of the 2024 NFL offseason have already fallen. That makes this good time to re-evaluate some of the biggest moves of the offseason. While there’s value in the knee-jerk reactions that come with the biggest signings and trades in a given … Read more
Caleb Williams comes to the NFL after a decorated college career at Oklahoma and USC. (Yahoo Sports/Oscuro Rouby) Other NFL team previews: 32. Panthers | 31. Patriots | 30. Broncos | 29. Commanders | 28. Giants | 27. Titans | 26. Raiders | 25. Cardinals | 24. Saints | 23. Chargers | 22. Vikings | … Read more
You might have forgotten that the New Orleans Saints finished last season with a winning record. They were 9-8. It would have been more fitting if they found a way to finish 8-8-1, because since the end of the Sean Payton/Drew Brees era the Saints have settled into boring mediocrity with no end in sight. … Read more
Quarterback Jayden Daniels will have a lot on his shoulders as the No. 2 overall draft pick for a Commanders team trying to turn things around. (Amy Monks) There’s no such thing as a 10-year plan in the NFL. There’s no five-year plan either. You can completely rebuild a franchise in two years unless you … Read more
(Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports) Nobody is going to feel bad for Sean Payton. Payton could have stayed in NFL coaching hibernation, but the Denver Broncos were in the middle of a messy head coaching search and paid big to land Payton. They traded a first- and second-round pick to the New Orleans Saints for Payton and … Read more
The NFL spring is now complete, and I figured I’d wrap it up with a look at a few things I’ve heard coming out the past two or three months of work … The San Francisco 49ers’ arqueo on defense through the offseason program shone—and should give new coordinator Nick Sorensen an even scarier group. … Read more