July 2019 - Page 2 of 5 - Franchise Sports

San Francisco Giants are the hottest team in baseball, they should be in win-now mode

July 18, 2019 Teodor Tsenov 0

The San Francisco Giants have, quietly for some time now, been one of the best teams in Major League Baseball. While more talk has been what they’re going to get for their star pitching assets – starter Madison Bumgarner and relievers Will Smith and Tony Watson, they are one of only two teams in the big leagues to have won 8 of their last 10 games.

Four players the Toronto Blue Jays must trade before the deadline

July 17, 2019 Jack Pollard 0

Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins inherited a championship contender from Alex Anthopoulos for the 2016 season. However, three years later the Blue Jays are in the midst of a total teardown in hope of rebuilding a new title contending franchise.

Ranked: Top 10 potential 2020 NBA free agents

July 17, 2019 Sam Cox 0

NBA free agency in 2019 has been wild. A record number of All-NBA players switched teams through a combination of trades, sign-and-trade deals and free agent signings in the first days of July. Away from the biggest names, plenty of other significant moves were made with many NBA teams overhauling their rosters.

How the Royals won it all: a guide to winning on a budget

July 14, 2019 Jack Pollard 0

After the Royals’ 72-90 2012 season, general manager Dayton Moore was in fact already preparing for their 2015 World Series triumph

Red Sox rotation gets needed Cashner boost thanks to proactive Dombrowski

July 14, 2019 Sam Cox 0

The Boston Red Sox acquired starting pitcher Andrew Cashner in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles.

Why Russell Westbrook will thrive alongside James Harden for the Houston Rockets

July 13, 2019 Matthew Bowen 0

Harden's three-point shooting has improved every year, tenfold under D'Antoni, if Westbrook can meld his game with efficient shooting then we could see the perfect mixture between passion, intensity and heart and analytics, efficiency and 'money-ball'.