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White Sox- Down On The Farm: Nick Nastrini

Player: Nick Nastrini Position: Right-Handed Pitcher Height: 6’3 Weight: 215 Age: 23 Bats/Throws: R/R Current Level: AAA-Charlotte MLB.com Rank: 6th in White Sox System Drafted: 4th Round, 2021 by Los Angeles Dodgers Acquired: Traded from LAD on 7/28/23 Hometown: San Jose, CA College: UCLA Nastrini was acquired as part of the return for Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly from Los Angeles at this year’s trade deadline. Since then, Nastrini…

Bears Season Preview

The Bears ended the 2022-23 season with the worst record in the NFL (3-14). They needed and major offseason and they did just that. Trading away the number 1 pick was the first step in the right direction. The Bears had a ton of weaknesses and really did well to start addressing them. Offense The…

Illinois Football Preview

How much fun was last season as an Illinois fan? Illini fans saw an 8-5 season; it was the Illini’s first winning season since 2011 (7-6) and first 8+ win season since 2007. They did finish with a 19-10 loss in the ReliaQuest Bowl to Mississippi State. But it also included wins at Wisconsin, vs…

Northwestern Football Preview

The ugly truth; you’d be hard-pressed to find a Power-5 school in a worse position than the Wildcats going into the 2023 season. There’s a clear black eye on the program after the hazing allegations and the firing of Pat Fitzgerald this summer. That on top of a team that lost their final eleven games…

Cubs- Down on the Farm: Pete Crow-Armstrong

Player: Pete Crow-Armstrong Position: Outfielder Height: 5’11 Weight: 184 Age: 21 Bats/Throws: L/L Current Level: AAA Iowa MLB.com Rank: 12th in MLB, 1st in Cubs System Fangraphs Rank: 20th in MLB, 1st in Cubs System Acquired: Trade from New York Mets for Javier Baez and Trevor Williams (July 30, 2021) High School: Harvard-Westlake, Los Angeles, CA After being drafted by the Mets 19th overall in 2020, Crow-Armstrong was traded to…

Scouting Success: Analyzing the White Sox 2023 Draft Picks

The White Sox draft includes a mix of solid college hitters and a fair number of risks. Six of their first eight picks were lefties and they only selected one high school player in the twenty rounds. There are definitely some intriguing prospects. Let’s take a look at all of the Sox picks from this…

Scouting Success: Analyzing the Chicago Cubs’ 2023 Draft Picks

The Cubs had a total of 20 picks in the 2023 draft. They seem to have split their picks between some solid contact/on-base guys and some riskier guys with big potential. Matt Shaw is the standout who is a clear big leaguer in the future, but the rest of the class has plenty of questions.…

Meet the Newest Blackhawks: Introducing the Future of Hockey in Chicago!

The expectations for the Blackhawks and this year’s draft skyrocketed when they won the NHL Draft Lottery, AKA the Connor Bedard Sweepstakes, back on May 8th. In this post, I’ll not only discuss Bedard’s potential impact on the Blackhawks, but also shed light on the other talented individuals who joined the Blackhawks’ organization. Here’s a…

Chicago Bears 2023 NFL Draft: Needs, Prospects, and Strategy

The Bears showed promise at the beginning of last season. They had a 3-0 preseason and won two of their first three regular season games. The Bears then lost three straight close ones to the Giants, Vikings and Commanders. Followed by a 33-14 beat down of the Patriots on Monday Night in what was a…

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