The 20 most-read MLB blog posts · Feb 9–15, 2026
Earlier this week I posted this article saying that MLB players should propose a salary cap/floor system to owners. In the poll attached to the article, 78 percent of you agreed with that idea, though with some caveats that owners would never open their books to players. Late Tuesday, Evan Drellich posted this article at […]
MLB players have been adamantly against a salary cap in baseball for decades, for good reason: In general, it would depress salaries. I’ve noted briefly here, mostly in comments, that a salary cap system might be palatable to players if it were combined with a salary floor. That would mean that all teams would have […]
The Boston Bruins meet the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday at 7 p.m. ET, and we have best bets suggestions right here, if you’re thinking about a wager. Best Bruins vs. Rangers Prop Bets Player & Team Odds to Score a Goal Goals & Games Played David Pastrnak, Bruins +115 21 G in 47 GP Artemi Panarin, Rangers +150 19 G in 51 GP Morgan Geekie, Bruins +180 28 G in 51 GP Mika Zibanejad, Rangers +180 21 G in 51 GP ...
Rosters for the 2026 World Baseball Classic were announced on Thursday, including nine Dodgers playing in the tournament, spread across seven countries. Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are the headliners, both playing for Japan as they did in 2023. Ohtani will hit but won’t pitch, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said during Dodgers Fest on Saturday […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are still attempting to make a big splash in free agency after all. After watching Kyle Schwarber, Eugenio Suarez, and others come off the board and sign with rival National League contenders, the Pirates may improve an already strong portion of the team: starting pitching. In a surprising turn of events, the […]
This is a really good view of a bygone era at Wrigley Field, also sent to me by BCB reader Joe Coney. I had to enhance the colors a bit; the original photo as sent to me was a bit washed out. This also made it easier to read the matchups on the scoreboard, and […]
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We are officially in the “eh, sure” stage of ranking the Phillies’ prospects. They have a shallow farm system once you get past the top five in the group, so if you lump enough of them together, maybe one or two will stick. It’s a bit of a sad state of affairs. Jean Cabrera – […]
This intro was originally going to be about how the Pirates were having an interesting offseason after being connected to Kyle Schwarber earlier this winter and with Ken Rosenthal saying they were making an aggressive push for Framber Valdez yesterday. Then the Tigers went and signed Valdez, so the Pirates offseason of “No Paul, we’re […]
Good morning! Yet another infield option is off the board, as the Seattle Mariners acquired All-Star Brendan Donavan in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday. Perhaps you’re still holding out hope for an Isaac Paredes deal, but it’s looking increasingly likely that the Red Sox will head into Opening Day with Marcelo Mayer […]
If I were to name every championship team from Yankee history and ask you to name some players from that year, any fan worth their salt could probably get at least a couple. The lore of the likes of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and plenty others is large enough that their […]
Today’s new word learned while reading too much stuff during breakfast: Anvilicious. Which I am using to describe “having an experience so harsh so vile that it’s like being hit with extreme prejudice over the head with an anvil.” Like watching the Cardinals getting drawn and quartered at Cameron Indoor as if Mel Gibson in […]
Good morning, LSB. Shawn McFarland writes about Jacob Latz’s chances at the starting rotation, which got a little cloudier with the acquisition of MacKenzie Gore. Sebastian Walcott is the 7th-ranked prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline’s updated rankings. The Athletic grades the Gore trade. And Nathan Eovaldi is the most recent guest on Evan […]
Earlier, I described the various technologies that I’ve found are being used in baseball in general, and mostly, by the Cardinals. As I followed the trail of breadcrumbs around, I began to discover that it wasn’t so much the technology the Cardinals had fallen behind in (yes, there was and still are some deficits there), […]
The great folks over at Baseball America released their top 100 list today. There are three Nationals on the list, with two more that are probably close calls. The three top 100 guys are Eli Willits, Jarlin Susana and Harry Ford. Willits is the highest ranked National at 31st. Susana checks in at 68th, while […]
As filed to the Minnesota State Patrol, new Twins executive chairman Tom Pohlad reported a break-in early Christmas Eve morning. Although there were no signs of forced entry, Tom said that the burglars appeared in quick succession in the middle of the night, each waking him up with “rantings about the soul of the Twins” […]
Jonathan Gannon. If there was any one game that signaled to the world the 2023 Philadelphia Eagles were in the midst of a collapse the likes of which few NFL teams had ever seen, it was Week 17 against the Arizona Cardinals at Lincoln Financial Field. The Cards limped into Philly with a 3-12 record […]
The Miami Dolphins are still struggling to fill their quarterbacks coach position. They originally hired former Denver Broncos head coach and former New York Jets offensive coordinator Nathanial Hackett for the role, but he left within a week to be the offensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals. On Thursday night, they lost out on another […]
Being a sports fan is all about the endurance of disappointment. Odds are that your team is not going to win the championship in a given year. They aren’t going to sign or trade for the exact player you want. That prospect that has been built up for years probably won’t pan out. But you […]
The Milwaukee Brewers entered the offseason with a potential need at backup catcher. Danny Jansen was hitting free agency and was unlikely to return, ultimately signing with the Texas Rangers. That left just William Contreras and prospect Jeferson Quero as the only catchers on the 40 man roster. While Quero is still viewed by many […]