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  Written By: Oliver William, of Swish Tribune   There has been a pattern this offseason from the running back position voicing their problems with the pay they have received. Positions fall up in down in importance from year to year, however, the NFL has shown that one of the league's most physical positions, utter disrespect in the industry. Saquon Barkley of the New York Giants was the first victim when he could not strike a long-term deal after racking up 1,312 rushing yards last season. Barkley, former 2nd overall pick out of Penn State, threatened to sit out of training camp in protest of not getting a larger deal done.  Nick Chubb, running back for the Cleveland Browns, stated on July 23rd following a practice, “There’s really nothing we can do,” We’re kind of handcuffed with the situation. Our production hurts us the most. If we go out there and run for 2,000 yards with so many carries, the next year they’re going to say you’re probably worn down. That’s the biggest thing t

  Written By: Dylan Grodner, Of Swish Tribune       Shohei Ohtani is already the greatest baseball player of all time. At age 18, he started playing major league baseball in Japan, playing for the Fighters. He was so good his first year that he was even selected to be apart of the Pacific League All Star Game.      He took his talent to the MLB in 2018 after signing with the Angels. By the end of his first year, the Unicorn in Ohtani was discovered and he went on to win the American League Rookie of The Year award. Since then he has gone on to win the 2021 American league MVP and is making a strong case to be the unanimous American League MVP this year as well. He has a .302 batting average, along with smashing 39 homers just half way into the season.      What makes him even more valuable is that he is just as good of a pitcher as he is a hitter. In addition to making a strong case for MVP this year, he is in the running to win the Cy Young award, as he has thrown 156 strikeouts with

Written By: Stuart Graeber, Swish Tribune The Los Angeles Angels have acquired CJ Cron (1B) and Randal Grichuk (OF) from the Colorado Rockies for minor league pitchers Jake Madden (RHP) and Mason Albright (LHP).  Only five games back from the AL West leading Texas Rangers, and only four games out of a Wildcard spot, the Angels have made their move to make a push for the Postseason. Despite gaining two strong bats for the middle of their order, the Angels will be losing their No. 8 prospect in Jake Madden and their No. 28 prospect Mason Albright. Giving up two top thirty prospects near the deadline is a clear indication that the Angels are looking to make a run this year.  This trade should also make it clear that Shohei Ohtani will remain an Angel for the rest of the season and maybe a last ditch effort from the Angels to show Ohtani that they are here to win now. With Mike Trout coming off a surgery that only took Jose Ramirez four weeks to recover from last season, the Angels are loo

                Written By: Spencer Teman, of Swish Tribune                The big question that had been swirling around the league the past couple of weeks was if the Angels were going to choose to be buyers or sellers during this year's trade deadline. After their monumental move acquiring Lucas Giolito from the Chicago White Sox, it is clear that the Angels have determined that they will be buyers and remain highly competitive until October.              Late last night, the Angels finalized a deal to acquire starting pitcher Lucas Giolito and relief pitcher Reynaldo Lopez from the White Sox for two prospects. Giolito adds to a young Angels pitching rotation that is lead by Shohei Ohtani but has not received as much production from the others.              Giolito was one of the top arms on the market this deadline, being arguably the ace of the White Sox pitching staff, has some postseason experience, and is a former all-star. Adding that type of experience to this Angels ball

                              Written By: Spencer Teman, of Swish Tribune                The MLB trade deadline is just under a week away and there are a lot of big names coming up in potential trade conversations this deadline. We haven't seen a monumental trade yet, but in the upcoming days we should see a plethora of them.                This season has been a very unique one in the fact that many teams are winning before they were expected to, and that leaves the teams who were projected to succeed in a dark hole. Young teams that had ETA's in the upcoming years such as the Cincinnati Reds, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Baltimore Orioles, just to name a few, are currently taking the MLB by storm en route to a potential postseason birth.               These teams will be definite buyers at the upcoming deadline, but where does this leave other teams. In all three of the team's divisions I just mentioned, there is a team who has highly exceeded expectations, and others that h

                Written By: Spencer Teman, of Swish Tribune                While the rest of the MLB community is focused on Shohei Ohtani, Elly De La Cruz, and other major headlines currently ongoing throughout the league, no one is talking about the downfall that the Tampa Bay Rays have been going through.                39 games into the regular season, the Rays were dominating anyone who would try and step in their way, cruising to a 30-9 record. But, since their historically hot start, they have gone 31-33 ever since, fallen out of first place in the AL East, and do not hold the best record in baseball anymore.                Don't get me wrong, the Rays don't need a massive change and are not stuck in a big hole, they are still 19 games above .500 and own the top wild card spot in the AL. It's just surprising to see a team that many thought would break all kinds of records this season to fall off this bad and no one seems to be acknowledging it.                Statist