MLB playoff races and September call-ups

The bullpen, sure, but how do the Giants fix their defense?

The Giants’ pitching woes aren’t entirely the consequence of minimal talent. Their defense is possibly worse.

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Posey: Bullpen Will Be Offseason Focus

Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey spoke to Tim Kawakami of The San Francisco Standard as the club winds down its poor 2026 campaign. He spoke on a number of topics but acknowledged that the bullpen has been an issue this year and that next year will be different. “Yeah, we’re going to have […]

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Red Sox News & Links: How concerning is Roman Anthony’s slump?

But he’s not too worried about it.

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Breaking down the 2026 Red Sox postseason bullpen

The Red Sox are basically locked into the fifth seed in the American League and, at this point, I can’t help but build out postseason rosters to fall asleep at night. Today, I wanted to look at the bullpen, where there are still quite a few decisions to be made. News comes in fast and […]

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Phillies News: Kyle Schwarber, Andrew Painter, Bryan Rincon

Ever so slightly walking forward

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Phillies can't live in fear of another playoff bullpen debacle

Phillies' World Series hopes hinge on this group after three straight October disasters.

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It turns out that following the Red Sox playoff race from Ireland is pretty hard

Ever since I’ve been brought into the Over The Monster family, I’ve had the privilege of writing these little articles in plenty of places: a bedroom, an in-laws house, the john, you name it. One place I haven’t done so is an entirely different continent. That changes now. I’m writing this piece on my phone’s […]

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The 2026 St Louis Cardinals Bullpen: Is It Unhealthy?

the St Louis Cardinals are 20th in total pitching productivity by fWAR. Right around where the Diamondbacks are at. Overall, the Cardinals pitching staff has a .299 BABIP against. So they’re not just hapless and unlucky. They might be hapless though. I’m looking at you, bullpen. Yes, the Cardinals bullpen has been among the worst […]

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Phillies news: Kyle Schwarber, postseason, Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.

This is going to be a fun finish to the season, huh?

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Padres piece together back end of bullpen, complete sweep of Giants

News to know about your San Diego Padres and MLB for September 14, 2026.

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Phillies news: Jesus Luzardo, Orion Kerkering, Edward Cabrera

Is it just me, or is Don Mattingly completely and utterly inept at managing a bullpen? Nothing he does makes sense, yet he continues making stupid decisions night after night after night. I truly cannot wait for a new manager to take the reins here. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:

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Power not a cure-all in 7-6 loss

The Giants homered four times but still came up a run short thanks to shortcomings on pitching and defense.

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Carter Jensen does the Monster Mash; Royals beat Red Sox

The bullpen locked things down.

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Garrett Crochet continues to progress, still not ready to get in ‘game mindset'

The Red Sox' ace continues to work with the hope of pitching in the postseason.

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Where do the Cardinals go from here?

Well. Another pathetic showing from a St. Louis Cardinals bullpen resulted in a series sweep against a mediocre opponent. This team has constantly shown it plays to the level of their competition, but the series against the Giants went too far. After winning five of their last six series on the road, including taking the […]

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Is Mickey Gasper going to make the Red Sox postseason roster over Connor Wong?

Signs point to yes!

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Thursday morning thoughts after a tough St. Louis Cardinals loss

The Bullpen is not a problem long-term I think most of you know this, but the bullpen is a 2026 specific problem. That isn’t to say that the Cardinals shouldn’t try to improve it in 2027, that isn’t to say they shouldn’t make changes. But bullpen doesn’t really work like other positions. Third base and […]

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Phillies News: Postseason, Orion Kerkering, Aaron Judge

What a dumb game (complimentary)

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Schwarber's slam caps off Phils' come-from-behind win to gain ground in NL East

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Giants erupt for 6 runs in 8th for comeback win, series sweep vs. Cardinals

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Red Sox playoff opponents — who should they want to face?

New York? Toronto? Cleveland?

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Phillies news: Aidan Miller, bullpen, expansion

C’mon man, this is how they’re gonna play?

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