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Earlier today, the Nationals held a virtual press conference with Paul Toboni and Blake Butera before pitchers and catchers officially report tomorrow. I was actually able to participate in the presser, and asked a question to Blake Butera. Unfortunately, time ran out before I could ask my question to Toboni, but there is always next […]
From Federal Baseball | 22 days ago | 2 reads
The Tampa Bay Rays have announced they will also celebrate former Rays third baseman Evan Longoria with a weekend of events and recognition dubbed, “Longo’s Legacy Weekend.” The team will honor Longoria by inducting him into the Rays Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 11 and will retire his No. 3 jersey on Sunday, July […]
From DRaysBay | 22 days ago | 3 reads
Joe Thon is in his second year coaching in the Dodgers’ system, serving this year as the bench coach for Triple-A Oklahoma City after holding the same job for High-A Great Lakes in 2025. During part of last season, Thon was undergoing kidney dialysis, and needed a kidney transplant in December. The donor was his […]
From True Blue LA | 22 days ago | 4 reads
Spring Training Hope Comes With a Familiar Astros Fear This is the week baseball fans have been waiting for. Pitchers and catchers are reporting to spring training, and with that, the long offseason finally gives way to possibility. For Astros fans, it’s the chance to put last season firmly in the rearview mirror and focus […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 22 days ago | 3 reads
Alejandro Kirk is a 27-year-old, right-handed hitting catcher from Tijuana, Mexico. He’s played the last five seasons (plus 9 games) with the Jays. In 564 MLB games, he has a .268/.345/.398 batting line with 51 home runs, 1 stolen base and a 11.3 bWAR (fWAR likes him better, 14.9 career). When he came up, we […]
From Bluebird Banter | 22 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Yankees fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Spring training is almost here! Despite a winter that moved at a glacial pace, we’ve […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 22 days ago | 4 reads
Baseball Prospectus has released its PECOTA projections for 2026. PECOTA projects the 2026 Mets to win 88.4 games and come in second place in the National League East, and it puts the Mets’ chances of making the playoffs at 78.3% with a 28.5% chance of winning the division and a 49.8% chance of finishing with […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 22 days ago | 1 read
With one day before pitchers and catchers report to camp, Paul Toboni made a move. He traded the recently DFA’d George Soriano for Cardinals reliever Andre Granillo. This is just an exchange of two players on the fringes of 40 man rosters, but it is one the Nats did well in. Granillo has some interesting […]
From Federal Baseball | 22 days ago | 3 reads
If you are wholly unfamiliar with how Major League Baseball arbitration cases work, this headline could sound somewhat ominous. The reality, though, is that MLB’s arb system is something of a binary system if salaries for eligible players are not hammered out and finalized by a certain date, and an independent arbiter simply gets to […]
From Red Reporter | 22 days ago | 0 reads
Welcome to Larissa’s Lessons, a weekly takeaways series in which some combination of Karen, True and Dylan will break down the biggest takeaways from the weekend’s games. We love an alliteration and puns around here, so be prepared for some word play. Because the Tigers are playing a ridiculous number of games in a weekend […]
From Rock M Nation | 22 days ago | 1 read
Major League Baseball and ESPN jointly announced the official procedure for fans to subscribe to MLB.TV for the 2026 season today. Pay close attention because this is complicated! The ESPN release noted that the “free trial” will renew after one month at $29.99 per month. So if you don’t already have ESPN Unlimited, either through […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 22 days ago | 2 reads
I read a lot of baseball writing, either by book or some online article that happens to catch my eye. Sometimes the writing will say something that makes me perk up a bit, particularly when it involves the Phillies. So when I read this article from The Athletic ($), there was a note here that […]
From The Good Phight | 22 days ago | 1 read
Things sure have gotten wild in Detroit over the past week. From Framber Valdez, to the Skubal arbitration battle, to adding Tigers legend Justin Verlander back to the roster, we haven’t seen a busier stretch in the Scott Harris era. Right after the Verlander deal was announced, another minor bit of news followed as the […]
From Bless You Boys | 22 days ago | 2 reads
According to David Stearns in a pre-spring training media session in Port St. Lucie, Francisco Lindor is seeing a specialist about a stress reaction in the hamate bone on his left hand. Surgery is on the table, which would have an approximately six week recovery time. The Mets believe that, even if surgery is required, […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 22 days ago | 8 reads
UCF softball charged to a 5-1 start to open the 2026 season, hosting Boston University, CSU Bakersfield, No. 16 Duke, Maryland and Buffalo during the annual Black & Gold Classic. All five of the Knights’ victories came via the run rule. UCF scored 61 runs over six games while allowing just 15 — the most […]
From Black & Gold Banneret | 22 days ago | 1 read
I think it’s safe to say that many of us have our expectations set low for the upcoming St. Louis Cardinals season based on the newness of the rebuild process that’s underway, but it appears that we’re likely wildly optimistic compared to the new projections just shared by Baseball Prospectus. The new PECOTA Standings shared […]
From Viva El Birdos | 22 days ago | 1 read
Justin Verlander has signed a one year deal with the Detroit Tigers, the team announced today. Reports indicate that the deal is for $13 million, with $10 million of that being deferred payments that begin in 2030. Verlander is returning to the team that originally selected him second overall in the 2004 Draft, and for […]
From Lone Star Ball | 22 days ago | 3 reads
Julian Aguiar checked in at #17 in this year’s Community Prospect Rankings thanks to the most recent round of voting. The big right-hander is poised to reclaim a spot with the big league Reds at some point in 2026, and my best hope is that he does so well enough – and for long enough […]
From Red Reporter | 22 days ago | 3 reads
The Mets have reportedly added another reliever into the mix, acquiring left-handed pitcher Bryan Hudson from the White Sox for cash considerations. Chicago had designated Hudson for assignment back on February 4. To make room on the 40-man roster, the club transferred Reed Garett to the 60-day IL. Hudson was drafted by the Cubs in […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 22 days ago | 3 reads
Projection systems by their nature tend to be conservative, which is why it’s rare to see such a clear outlier. When it comes to predicting baseball records, the Dodgers are standing out. FanGraphs has the Dodgers projected for about 100 wins, 99.6 to be exact as of Tuesday morning. It’s notable because only one other […]
From True Blue LA | 22 days ago | 4 reads
We’re trying a new series at Royals Review, a daily mid-day question of the day to hear about your opinions on a fun or pressing question affecting the Royals or baseball in general. Chime in and drop your answers below! Spring training is here! Pitchers and catchers report today, and will have their first workout […]
From Royals Review | 22 days ago | 4 reads
Inspiration. The Diamondbacks traded away Blaze Alexander. Many months ago, I saw the possibility that he might outperform Jordan Lawlar. Was it my tendency to root for the underdog? Now, my view is that the two were going to be worlds apart. Therefore, the loss by trading him away was small. The big question: Will […]
From AZ Snake Pit | 22 days ago | 4 reads
At the conclusion of the 2014 season, Brian Cashman certainly knew his team was approaching a pivot point. After missing the postseason for the first time since 2008, the Yankees GM was tasked with replacing a franchise icon — Derek Jeter, whose retirement represented the end of an era. To this end, Cashman swung a […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 22 days ago | 1 read
As we continue our preseason coverage of the 2026 Mountain West baseball season, our next stop is our preseason conference team. The Mountain West awarded five Nevada players on its preseason team, as San Jose State trailed with three, and Fresno State, Washington State, Air Force, UNLV and New Mexico had one representative each. MW […]
From Mountain West Connection | 22 days ago | 3 reads
Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA (Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm) standings projections are out. Brewers fans won’t like them much. At BP, Jonathan Judge has described the challenges that projection systems face with teams like the Brewers. Those challenges can be boiled down as such: Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal adds another thought to […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 22 days ago | 4 reads