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Over the last decade or so, it has felt like the balance of power in baseball has been shifting in favor of the pitchers. Paul Skenes just posted an ERA under 2.00 again, our very own Tarik Skubal is gunning for his third straight Cy Young Award, and hoards of flamethrowing relievers come out of […]
Meet the Mets The Mets fell to the Cardinals 6-0 and are now 2-2 in Grapefruit League action. Jonah Tong saw his first game action of spring and gave up a three-run home run in 2.2 innings of work. One of the candidates to make the bullpen, Adbert Alzolay, had a successful appearance in his […]
Edwin Díaz pitched a scoreless frame in his Dodgers debut on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields, working around a single with a strikeout in the fourth inning. The plan is for Díaz to pitch once more for the Dodgers this week before joining Puerto Rico for the World Baseball Classic. “I […]
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Last week, Camden Chat’s Tyler Young wrote of Kyle Bradish: “All of this offseason talk around the Orioles’ ‘need’ for an ace seems to ignore the fact that they already have one in-house.” I’d venture to say they might even have two. That belief, of course, depends on how much you’re banking on Trevor Rogers’ […]
Over the last few years, we have seen a number of rule changes to Major League Baseball. This year is no different, with the addition of the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) at the major league level. It was originally implemented in the minors starting in 2022, and a few stadiums began using it in spring […]
When I added Nathan Church to the vote, I compared him to Moises Gomez and Matt Koperniak. I’d like to apologize for doing so. I ridiculed those choices and I’m not going to do the same for Church. I don’t know where Church will place on my list, but him being on the list makes […]
It is far, far, far too early to make any proclamations about the San Francisco Giants, positive or negative. It’s far, far, far too early to make any proclamations about any of their players, save for things like “Logan Webb is awesome,” and “Jung Hoo Lee is cool” and “Does Christian Koss have a book […]
Meet the new battery, same as the old battery. William Contreras is locked in as the Brewers’ starter, ready for his fourth season behind the plate in Milwaukee. And after speculation throughout the fall and winter about who the backup catcher would be, whether that would be one of a slim group of free agents, […]
Anne Rogers writes about the pitchers working on new pitches this spring. Add Schreiber to the list of pitchers working on a kick-changeup, a pitch he introduced last season but then worked on consistently the entire offseason. The right-hander posted a 3.80 ERA and will be a reliever the Royals turn to in middle- to […]
Sources say that Michael Conforto has agreed to a minor-league deal. Terms were unavailable at press time. Tyler Austin isn’t going to be available for a while, and per Maddie Lee, Jonathan Long is also nursing an injury. That tweet is in The Feed. Some kinda roster jenga would seem to be in order. We […]
The 2026 Yankees are defined, at least so far, by continuity: the organization opted not to make a major splash this winter, with all but two members of last year’s ALDS roster returning for this year’s campaign. Even in such an inactive offseason, though, a number of players find themselves in new uniforms this season. […]
There are two NFL events that you can bet that everybody from every NFL club is in attendance: the Senior Bowl and the Combine. And they are in session about a month apart and are both by invitation only. The Combine got into full swing on Tuesday. RELATED: DEFENSIVE OFFSEASON NEEDS FOR THE CARDINALS At […]
It was nice to see a healthy dose of Phillies regulars in the game yesterday. It’s hard to stay tuned into spring training games, especially this early, but seeing some of the players you recognize helps. Well at least it will until most of them leave for the World Baseball Classic next week. On to […]
We’re back with another daily question, and today’s question is: What would a lockout do to the Brewers? This has been a week of questions focusing on the lockout, and today we’re asking specifically about the impact on the Brewers. There are a ton of things to consider, so no impact really seems off limits. […]
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Fresh off a run-rule thrashing of Southeast Missouri that brought the Rebels to 9-0 on the season, our pitch-catch-and-hit-the-ball sons are headed to Space City for their first taste of competition that’s more of their speed. In a three-day span at the BRUCE BOLT College Classic, Ole Miss is scheduled to play: If your first […]
Hello, friends. Today marks exactly one month until Orioles Opening Day! The team will be playing exhibition games from now through March 23 to get ready for that. After yesterday’s 4-3 victory over the Rays, the Orioles are now 3-2-1 in Grapefruit League action. Awaiting today is a 1:05 game against the Tigers that will […]
We’re a week into spring training games getting underway now, and the Yankees have some interesting highlights develop already. Perhaps the most intriguing name on everyone’s tongue after his first appearance has been Ryan Weathers, the left-handed arm that proved to be one of the few new faces the Yankees brought on board over the […]
Maryland baseball is lucky to not have a losing record after salvaging a 15-14 win against Delaware — one that followed up a three-game sweep by Louisiana. For the first time this season, the Terps will stay home as their first weekend series in Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium approaches. They will host Wagner beginning on […]
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Baseball! After a season-opening loss to Mount St. Mary’s two weeks ago, Mizzou Baseball has bounced back nicely as Kerrick Jackson’s Tigers have won seven out of their last eight games. On Wednesday afternoon, Missouri improved to 7-2 on the young season with a 5-1 […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are going into the 2026 season with manager Don Kelly, who is going into first full season as their manager. Kelly was the interim manager last season after the Bucs fired Derek Shelton after he started the season 12-26. After firing Shelton, The Pirates went 59-65 under Kelly. Kelly has brought in […]
The headline says it all, but the Jays have signed Max Scherzer to a one-year contract. He’ll make $3 million with ‘up to’ $10 million in incentives. He won’t be starting the season with the Jays. I’d imagine the plan will be to get him going in May with the idea he could join the […]
MLB Trade Rumors | Anthony Franco: The previous edition of the Yankees news roundup noted that the Yankees were still considering adding a platoon bat. Well they may have found one in a player who has surfaced in various Yankees rumors for a few years now: Randal Grichuk. Formerly a pesky division rival with the […]
Despite the woes for rotation depth early this offseason, there is quietly a lot of competition for the back of the bullpen. Tyler Kinley, Dylan Lee, Dylan Dodd, Hayden Harris, and James Karinchak all had strong outings out of the bullpen Wednesday, with Harris and Karinchak looking especially impressive. The Braves have four bullpen locks […]