About

Drew Koch

Drew Koch has been an MLB Staff Writer since January 2024 and part of the FanSided Network since June 2018. Drew's contributions have been published on Blog Red Machine, Friars on Base, BoSox Injection, Lombardi Avenue, Wildcat Blue Nation, Motor City Bengals, and many other sites within the FanSided Network. When he's not cheering wildly for the Cincinnati Reds or the Kentucky Wildcats, Drew enjoys fishing, golfing, playing cribbage and other card games, listening to country and classical music, and spending time with his family and friends.

Eric Cole

I started my career writing about baseball covering the Atlanta Braves for SB Nation's Talking Chop back in 2015 which has since been renamed Battery Power. After years of writing for those fine folks, I made the decision to take over as Site Expert at House That Hank Built before becoming a full-time MLB Staff Writer for FanSided in 2023. Along the way, I have been a guest on multiple ESPN radio affiliates as well as 680 The Fan and 92.9 The Game to discuss Braves baseball and especially Braves prospects and was a long-time host on the Battery Power podcast. These days, I continue to write about the Braves as well as covering the Astros, Padres, and Angels with particular expertise with minor league coverage, the MLB Draft, and bashing Anthony Rendon when possible. When I am not writing about or talking about baseball (which is seldom), I am an avid baseball card collector (Maddux and Soroka being my primary personal collections) and I also collect shark teeth. All other sports are mostly dead to me as my Bills have broken my heart too many times.

Emma Lingan

Emma Lingan is an MLB Staff Writer for FanSided primarily covering the Detroit Tigers (and other MLB topics). She has been covering baseball for more than a decade dating back to her time as a student at Wake Forest University, and she has won two gold medals as a member of the U.S. National Team delegation (2016 Pan-American Championships & 2017 World Baseball Classic). A native of Washington, D.C. and current resident of Nashville, Tenn., she is also entering her seventh season as a credentialed NHL media member and currently covers the NHL’s Nashville Predators for The Hockey News. When she's not watching hockey, baseball or football, she enjoys podcasting, reading, going to the gym, consuming large amounts of coffee and taking long walks with her dog, Minkah. You can follow her @Emma_lingan on Twitter and Instagram.

Eric Treuden

Katie Manganelli

Kurt Mensching

Kurt is the Senior Editorial Director of MLB and NFL at FanSided. He has led MLB coverage since 2019. He has previously written about MLB and the Detroit Tigers for SB Nation, The Athletic, and the Detroit News and served as the head of SBNation.com's news and copy editor desks. In his spare time, he enjoys nature photography and visiting zoos.

Katrina Stebbins

Katrina Stebbins has been an MLB Staff Writer since October 2023, after spending a year and a half as a video editor at the MLB Network. She covers the Dodgers and, as a proud Michigan Wolverine, the Tigers for the FanSided Network, with a particular fondness for opinionated takedowns. Outside of baseball, she enjoys movies, F1, theater, and hanging out with her cat.

Roger Castillo

Rogelio Castillo is an accomplished contributor to various baseball sites, including Woodward Sports, Motor City Bengals, Call to the Pen, and other Fansided platforms. He has been writing and podcasting about the Detroit Tigers and their prospects since 2011, and his expertise in the field has earned him membership in the BBWAA. Besides his passion for baseball, Rogelio is a proud alumnus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn. When he's not immersed in the world of sports, he enjoys exploring science fiction, participating in trivia competitions, and reading books.

Tony Blackstock