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We are going to try something new. Thursdays, I’m going to put up an open thread to let us all talk about… whatever we feel like. Baseball-related or not. Thursdays are a particularly busy day for me, so something that can be posted quickly works well. You have something about the Jays you want to […]
Veteran reliever Yency Almonte is back with the Dodgers on a minor league contract, rejoining a team he pitched for in both 2022 and 2023. Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic reported the signing, and earlier Thursday morning Almonte himself posted a picture on Instagram of him holding a Dodgers cap in front of his locker […]
Jared Sundstrom’s surface numbers from the 2025 season do not scream “Top Twenty Prospect” by any stretch of the imagination. A large-bodied outfielder that strikes out nearly 30% of the time and bats right handed isn’t exactly a hot commodity, so what gives? What makes Sundstrom different? For starters, the tools Sundstrom brings to the […]
Despite the possibility they could boast the best starting staff in the division by the All-Star break, the Yankees rotation will have a different composition on Opening Day. They will have to lean on their less-heralded arms to weather the early-season absences of Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón as the pair rehab from their respective […]
As teams reported for spring training, the injury news around the league came in fast and furiously last week. From pitchers who dealt with arm injuries in 2025 and did not have them repaired in the offseason — like Pablo Lopez, Blake Snell, Shane Bieber, and Josh Hader, being eased into the preseason — to […]
The 2026 baseball season is here, and while we should not overreact to the opening weekend of the year, why not get excited about this edition of the Scarlet Knights? Rutgers got off to a quick start, taking three out of four games against Charleston. The team performed well overall and showed off great depth […]
*In an effort to make the nomination voting easier for everyone, I will comment, “NOMINATIONS”, and you may reply to that with your picks and upvote the player you’d like to see on the next nominee list. We have our third straight right-handed pitcher winning another round of voting, with 20-year-old Cole Miller taking the 15th […]
Jordan Westburg reported to Orioles spring training and landed on the “surprise offseason injury” list immediately with a reported sore oblique. Within the last day, rumors swirled up out of places that aren’t usually worth taking seriously as sources of reliable baseball information about concerns about Westburg’s elbow. Unfortunately, those concerns have now hit the […]
After a promising opening weekend at Globe Life Field, where No. 7 TCU scored wins over two ranked SEC foes (Vanderbilt and Arkansas), the Horned Frogs fell flat in their first midweek matchup of the season. Trailing 9-0 after one inning, TCU nearly rallied back, but lost to unranked UT-Arlington 11-8 on Tuesday evening. The […]
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at outfielder Sam Haggerty. Well that worked out okay, I think. The Rangers […]
The Phillies traded Matt Strahm this winter in an effort to lower payroll get more long term flexibility with their bullpen options. Once the trade was finalized, a ripple effect of that trade, unforeseen or not, was that the depth chart from the left handed side of the bullpen took quite the hit. Those three […]
After a disappointing loss on the road at Tennessee, Kellie Harper and Mizzou women’s basketball takes on a pair of fellow Tigers as they look to get back in the win column. That starts with a home showdown against Auburn on Thursday, before heading to Baton Rouge to play LSU on Sunday. Here’s what there […]
Every season, there are a handful of players who come and go and quickly become the tougher parts of a roster quiz a decade or two from now. The 2025 Giants had a lot of familiar faces from the churn era but managed to sprinkle in a couple of new guys. Because we’re just a […]
Vinícius Jr. has received unprecedented support from his football colleagues around the world, other leaders in different sports, and broadcasters after he faced racial abuse from SL Benfica’s number 25 and fans on Tuesday. Racism is simply unjustifiable and must not be correlated with the behaviour of the victim. Jose Mourinho and Benfica’s official stance […]
The Grapefruit League schedule is upon us. From February 20 through March 23, the Orioles will be playing near-daily games to help them get ready for Opening Day on March 26. Over the course of camp, cuts will gradually be made until they get down to the 26-man roster at the end. Young players and […]
The Cincinnati Reds will open their 2026 season on March 26th in Great American Ball Park with the Boston Red Sox in town. Cincinnati’s Cactus League slate at their home in Goodyear, Arizona will begin this Saturday, February 21st, with the Cleveland Guardians both their home complex compatriots and opponents for the day. With competitive […]
Morning, all! Sam Haggerty would like to be the right handed bat the Rangers have been looking for after a productive turn as half a platoon was ended by an ankle injury last year. Josh Sborz is also hoping to return to a productive role after shoulder issues limited him to less than 20 innings […]
Referees and match officials have been in the spotlight once again this week after some controversial decisions in Barcelona’s defeats to Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey and Girona in La Liga. Yet it’s been happening all season long and not just in La Liga. Games across Europe are often being overshadowed by big […]
As Spring Training kicks into second gear, we have our first game of the season to look forward to on Saturday. It will be our first glimpse of the arms, the bats, and the gloves that our hopes and dreams this season will rest upon…but no pressure guys. There has been a flurry of ‘minor […]
For a team so accustomed to competing at the very top level, it’s easier for the worst of times to stand out more than the best of times. No offense, but if you ask a Colorado Rockies, it’s probably not hard to bring to mind an example of a player who earned a starting role […]
Good morning everyone! The drama continues to unfold with the MLBPA. We’ve got all that and more in today’s links. In Mariners news… Around the league… Anders’ picks…
You can never have enough bullpen options, and the Mets, like every other team during the offseason, searched far and wide to find some intriguing pitchers that they could sign and try out in spring training. One of those options is Nick Burdi, a former second-round draft pick who is looking to rebuild his career […]
At the end of January, I wrote an article about the Kansas City Royals potentially moving a starting pitcher for prospects. The Royals have enviable depth, and I think there are six guys – Cole Ragans, Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha, Kris Bubic, Noah Cameron, and Ryan Bergert – who really should be in an MLB […]
Fangraphs recently released its top 100 prospects list for the 2026 season, with 3 Nationals appearing on the list, Eli Willits at 15, Jarlin Susana at 29, and Harry Ford at 74, with Travis Sykora just missing the list and being in their next 10 off at 109. Yesterday, they released another prospect ranking, this […]
One of the rituals for Major League Baseball’s players every spring is to pose for team and media photographers. These shots get used in a variety of ways; you’re probably most used to seeing them on player pages on various websites, or in the pitcher previews I do here at BCB. If you think this […]