Who's Better Baseball

The Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers enter the 2023 season with a similar story, as each team is coming off years of struggling, yet features some of the brightest stars in the game.

Can the Angels find a way to finally start winning with Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, or will the Rangers have more success with their big free agent splashes from the last two years of Corey Seager, Marcus Semien and Jacob deGrom?

Host Ryan Finkelstein previews the season for the Rangers and Angels by comparing them head-to-head, to see who has the better chance to make the postseason in 2023.

If you want to read a full preview of the Angels season: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels-2023-season-preview/

For a full preview of the Rangers season: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/texas-rangers-2023-season-preview/

On August 1st, the Minnesota Twins held a 1.5 game lead over the Cleveland Guardians for first place in the AL Central. Come season's end, the Twins finished below .500 and the Guardians reeled off 24 of their last 34 games to take the division and finish with 92 wins. Could things play out different this year?

Host Ryan Finkelstein previews the Twins and Guardians seasons by going through the rosters to decide which team is better heading into the 2023 season.

For a full preview of each team in the AL Central, check out our division preview here: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/al-central-preview-guardians-white-sox-twins-royals-tigers/

The New York Yankees were the top team in the American League East last year, winning nearly 100 games. The Toronto Blue Jays were the top Wild Card team, earning home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Each team got better this offseason, but who will be better in 2023?

Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down each roster and who feels is better-suited to win the AL East this season.

For a full preview of each team in the AL East, check out our division preview here: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/al-east-2023-preview-yankees-red-sox-blue-jays-rays-orioles/

Heading into the 2023 season the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays each look formidable in the American League East, as they look to challenge the reigning divisional champ New York Yankees. Which is better-suited to win the division this year?

Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down which team should be better between the Blue Jays or Rays.

The Houston Astros are coming off a World Series and return two great young starters to their rotation with Framber Valdez and Cristian Javier. They did however lose a Cy Young this offseaon, as Justin Verlander signed with the New York Mets. Will the Astros still have the best rotation in the American League this year, or could a team in their division take that claim from them?

After traded for Luis Castillo and giving him a contract extension, the Seattle Mariners suddenly feature one of the deepest rotations in the game. 2021 AL Cy Young Robbie Ray could even be considered the No. 4 on this team, with two 25-year-old studs that showcase frontline stuff in Logan Gilbert and George Kirby.

Host Ryan Finkelstein compares the two rotations and who he felt was better when making Just Baseball's top 10 starting rotations list.

If you want to read the article, you can find it here: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/top-10-rotations-in-baseball-heading-into-2023/

The New York Mets and New York Yankees each made some big additions to their rotations this offseason, signing two of the top free agents on the market in Justin Verlander and Carlos Rodon.

The Mets added Verlander, pairing him up with his former teammate Max Scherzer, putting two future first-ballot Hall of Famers in the same staff. The Yankees meanwhile paired their ace, Gerrit Cole, with another Cy Young candidate in Carlos Rodon.

Beyond that, Kodai Senga, Nestor Cortes, Luis Severino and more quality starters round out each rotation, bringing plenty of talent to the mound every night in New York.

Host Ryan Finkelstein explains why the Mets are a little better on paper heading into the 2023 season and why he ranked them above the Yankees on his top 10 rotations list.

Between the Dominican Republic's stacked roster, to the elite pitching of Japan or the potent bats of the U.S. the World Baseball Classic is filled with talented teams who can make a run at Gold this year. Who is the team to pick to win it all?

Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Elijah Evans to discusses the Pre-WBC power rankings he did on every team in the tournament and some of the best head-to-head comparisons in the top seven.

Should Korea's experience put them over one of the best pitching staffs in the tournament in Mexico? Despite past success is Puerto Rico looking less dynamic this year compared to a team like Venezuela? Who's better Team USA or Team Japan and can anyone catch the DR?

For the full article: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/world-baseball-classic-power-rankings/?preview_id=24499&preview_nonce=349bb7c8da&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=13182

If you had to chose one young center fielder in baseball to start your franchise with, who would it be? Julio Rodriguez, Michael Harris II or Corbin Carroll?

Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Jack McMullen to discuss the talented new center fielders in the game that are sure to headline this position for years to come.

Check out our top 10 center fielders in baseball, which includes all three of these young stars: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/top-10-mlb-center-fielders-for-2023/

Third base might be the most loaded position in baseball at the top, with superstars like Manny Machado, Nolan Arenado, Jose Ramirez and Austin Riley headlining the group.

Which of that group will be the best third baseman in baseball in 2023?

Host Ryan Finkelstein makes his case for each guy and who he believes to be the best, despite who we ranked at JustBaseball.com.

For the full top 10 list of the best third basemen in the game, check out our list here: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/top-10-mlb-third-basemen-for-2023/

With the top 10 first baseman in baseball coming out today, we must ask a simple question. Who's better, Pete Alonso or Vlad Guerrero Jr?

Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down why Alonso landed ahead of Vlad on this year's top 10 list at JustBaseball.com.

To read the full top 10: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/top-10-mlb-first-basemen-in-2023/