Todd made a random comment during our winter meetings that he still hasn't won a championship, and I swear I thought he had because he's had so many competitive teams. The series between him and Sam where it went 7 games was the only WS I remember that I wasn't in; the back and forth and reading the updates was incredible.  Speaking of competitive teams, Todd will continue that trend heading into 2026. They had a strong roster going into the offseason, with some depth in posi

The Giants got bounced in the wildcard round and look to rebound in a season where they have more at bats from Acuna and a fully healthy Alcantara, but have weaker relief pitching, which I haven't said about them in years. The Giants will have a typical Billy offseason: say to everyone you haven't looked at anything, do a couple small trades when pestered, and then unleash on relievers in the draft.  NOTABLE OFFSEASON TRANSACTIONS Acquired: Pavin Smith Departed: Lourdes Gurri

The Padres took their playoff run to the last week of the season but ultimately fell short. It was a fun run to me, because it made the Phillies sweat bullets. And I enjoyed the morning texts "ermagert my team sucks, we're not making it", only to make it to the world series...k. Anyway, the Padres enter 2026 with a tough team to navigate: there are a lot of cards with 1/2 usage, Gerrit Cole is out for the year, and Pablo Lopez only has a handful of starts. Plus, there are AL