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Every analyst has their favorite metrics and mine are usually the ones that can be used for pitchers and hitters. Some of the numbers point more to luck and some of them are underlying numbers that can help explain why someone is good or not. When we use those kinds of reciprocal numbers then what […]
It was a limited slate on Tuesday, but it was an eventful one. If you’re only here to read about the Braves, well: Japan 9, Czechia 0. I remember seeing the score here yesterday and morning and wondering how Czechia kept the Samurai scoreless for seven frames. Well, Japan had a nine-run eighth, so there […]
The Royals’ unbeaten run came to an end after a 1-0 defeat at Mansfield Town on Tuesday. Louis Reed scored the only goal of the game to secure the points for the home side. The result leaves Reading in seventh, one point off Huddersfield Town in sixth. Here is what Royals boss Leam Richardson had […]
The Orioles started the day with a 7-9 record in the Grapefruit league. That means the team has won seven games and lost nine. It really doesn’t mean anything else. It’s always fun to watch the Orioles win, but spring performance shouldn’t be used as a measuring stick for future success. Baltimore cant prove in […]
“Expect Everything” is the slogan for this year’s World Baseball Classic. Still, few expected Day 5 of the WBC to deliver the drama and tension that it did. That’ll teach us (and USA), I suppose. Japan 9, Czechia 0 Three years ago, Czechia delivered one of the most memorable moments of the WBC as Czech […]
After losing 26 games in the past two seasons, the Arizona Cardinals had a ton of holes to fill. Some of it would come in April’s NFL draft, while the remainder would become solid in this year’s free agency. And now, here it is: 2026 NFL free agency tampering period. Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort has […]
Last Monday, we began the 2026 edition of our annual Making the Team Meter by revealing a team that, despite coming into camp with three injuries in the starting rotation and their shortstop recovering from shoulder surgery, had only a handful of bullpen spots and a bench spot truly up for grabs. Fast forward nine […]
Happy Wednesday everyone, we’ve got lots and lots of WBC content to get into in today’s news brief, so let’s not waste any time. Today we’ve got Tarik Skubal sharing why he decided to leave the WBC after a single game (something he had already announced even before the Classic began), and as predicted: he’s […]
MBB season comes to an end in the first round of the B1G tournament Baseball picks up midweek win over Xavier Ducks announce schedule for start of spring practice and Pro Day Highlight of the Day: Baseball crushes Xavier
Looking through the Twins’ active roster after yesterday’s string of cuts, an unusual trend struck me: of the 32 men on the active roster, five have a birthday in December. Now, a group of 32 people having a month with five people may not be particularly anomalous given the randomness inherent in populations, but that […]
Meet the Mets The Mets beat the Cardinals decisively 6-1 yesterday, with David Peterson giving up just one run in four innings and Francisco Alvarez hitting a mammoth two-run home run. The Carlos Beltrán redemption tour needs one last piece to be fully successful: another shot at managing in MLB. Nolan McLean’s rise from prospect […]
The Atlanta Braves dropped Tuesday’s spring contest against the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-0. The bats were quiet, with Atlanta recording just six hits. More so than the bats, pitching was a struggle. JR Ritchie made his first start of the spring and went four innings. He gave up two runs on a single hit. He […]
While Tyler Glasnow threw a spring-high 4 1/3 innings on Tuesday for the Dodgers against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Roki Sasaki was looking to get back in sync on the mound. Sasaki allowed seven runs over his first two spring starts, but facing Chicago White Sox prospects on Tuesday, Sasaki marveled over four innings by allowing […]
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We’ve reached a point in the Mike Elias-led reimagining of the Baltimore Orioles that many have clamored for for years: Dean Kremer is no longer guaranteed to be a member of the Orioles’ rotation. For the last several seasons, Kremer has been the player who has most epitomized Baltimore’s struggles to adequately address their starting […]
Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. had his World Baseball Classic coming-out party earlier this week. DeRosa said one of his biggest regrets from that WBC is that Witt didn’t play more. But it wasn’t as if there was an opening. U.S. shortstop Trea Turner was an all-tournament selection after batting .391 with five […]
Happy Wednesday everyone! While Team USA might be all smiles, it appears that there might be some drama brewing between Cal Raleigh and his Seattle Mariners teammate Randy Arozarena. After Raleigh skipped shaking hands with Arozarena following a game, Randy had some choice words for the All-Star catcher. Raleigh has since come out with his […]
Perhaps we should have learned our lesson with prep pitching prospects. The Tigers have taken a slew of talented high school arms over the past three years, but so far their progress has been stifled by injuries. Still, River Hamilton is another talented young pitcher with a lot of projection. Injury risk is a factor […]
A common turn of phrase in sports during tough stretches is to simply acknowledge that a team needs to just “play better.” It’s quick and to the point and just vague enough to hopefully appease the worried fan base. However, like many half-baked recurring sketches on “Saturday Night Live,” the phrase can be overused and […]
Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants will be playing the Kansas City Royals on the road today at 1:05 p.m. PDT. Unfortunately it will not be televised, but you can listen in on the MLB At Bat app (and probably KNBR, but it doesn’t specify.) While we wait, their social media team recently […]
For the first time since the start of the tournament, yesterday had just a small slate of World Baseball Classic games, with just eight teams playing. Despite the small number of games, there was no shortage of excitement, as we saw an electrician dominate in his final career start, a lengthy rain delay, a bases-loaded […]
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At this point in two weeks, the Grapefruit League of 2026 will be but a memory. We usually wish these games are over as soon as possible, looking forward to the regular season commencing as quickly as possible, but the lingering question is hovering over baseball. Will these be the last spring training games we […]
Good morning Birdland, The baseball world is looking at Team USA manager Mark DeRosa with a raised eyebrow right now. His club lost to Italy on Tuesday night, 8-6, in their final game of pool play. Italy now leads Pool B with a 3-0 record, USA is second at 3-1, and Mexico is in third […]
The Arizona Cardinals will need to get the 2026 free agency class right. Help is needed in so many areas. GM Monti Ossenfort seems to have a good focus on both the offensive and defensive lines. Which is a huge plus. Let’s hope his signings come to fruition this year. RELATED: CARDINALS FREE AGENCY TRACKER […]