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Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]
From Purple Row | 3 days ago | 1 read
Here is another Twins right-hander (in addition to Joe Ryan, who I profiled in this series last week) who could help the Cubs. It seems clear that the Twins are in rebuild mode and would likely be happy to trade Pablo López. There are caveats with López. He missed quite a bit of time in […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Diamondbacks News How Devin Williams’ Huge Mets Deal Hurts D-backs’ Closer Pursuit by Alex D’Agostino [SI] Arizona’s hopes to land a down-season discount for any of the top-tier arms available is all but gone, and the continuously-inflating free agent market may force Arizona to turn to bargain signings or the trade market in order to […]
From AZ Snake Pit | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Ronan Kopp was added to the Dodgers’ 40-man roster on November 18, which puts the tall left-hander one step closer to reaching the major leagues. Same for outfielder and first baseman Ryan Ward, the reigning Pacific Coast League MVP who was added to the Dodgers’ roster on November 6. Among the perks of getting added […]
From True Blue LA | 3 days ago | 2 reads
Major changes are coming for Marquee Sports Network, per a report in the Chicago Sun-Times . The Regional Sports Network co-owned by the Chicago Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group is the TV and streaming home of the team’s games and associated content, and, going forward, it seems like things are scaling back considerably. The network’s GM, Diane Penny, is out, as are content director Tony Andracki and reporter Andy Martinez: Cubs' Marquee Sports Network eliminates GM position among...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 days ago | 0 reads
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From Gaslamp Ball | 3 days ago | 1 read
The Washington Nationals made another coaching hire and like the previous ones, this hire is fascinating. Corey Ray was hired to be the team’s first base coach. At 31 years old, he continues the Nats trend of hiring young. Before this, Ray was the Cubs base running coordinator. However, this is not the most interesting […]
From Federal Baseball | 3 days ago | 1 read
Trying to forecast relievers is a nightmare. That’s not stopping MLB teams from once again giving them substantial outlays of moolah so far this offseason. So, who’s going to be the pinnacle of that particular craft in 2026? Historically, Cade Smith has taken the fWAR-for-relievers crown in each of the last two seasons, by a […]
From Talking Chop | 3 days ago | 1 read
While pitching was clearly the Orioles’ biggest need coming into this offseason, that doesn’t mean the offense was without its holes. After all, Baltimore went from having Top 10 offenses in 2023 and 2024 to the 24th offense in baseball last year. After the trade deadline saw Ramón Laureano, Ryan O’Hearn and Cedric Mullins head […]
From Camden Chat | 3 days ago | 1 read
Good morning. Evan Grant writes that, as we begin to navigate beyond an era which included the Texas Rangers winning the World Series, the players that are departing will be remembered for being the ones that got it done. Kennedi Landry checks out what’s next for the Rangers this offseason with the Winter Meetings kicking […]
From Lone Star Ball | 3 days ago | 0 reads
It’s easy to love the trio of Andrew Painter, Aidan Miller and Justin Crawford. They represent the best chances the team has at adding an actual impact bat/arm from within their own player development system. The wheels of that system have been rusted for quite a while, causing the need to spend on free agent […]
From The Good Phight | 3 days ago | 0 reads
It’s a snow day for the kids, which means I lose about 10% of my brain capacity today … It seems someone REALLY wanted everyone to know that the Mets were still in on Edwin Diaz after the Devin Williams signing , because there were a dozen of these reports immediately after work broke on the deal: Source says this does not preclude the Mets from re-signing Edwin Diaz. https://t.co/opfAwLpnQX — Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) December 2, 2025 The Mets are still interested in r...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 days ago | 1 read
Early in 2024, the Red Sox went with a breaking ball-heavy approach, giving the team a reputation for being anti-fastball. Now, when the Red Sox acquire a new pitcher, seemingly every analyst’s first move is to look at the new pitcher’s four-seam fastball. If the pitch has a high batting average against or low swinging […]
From Over the Monster | 3 days ago | 1 read
The Jays signed Max Scherzer to a one-year contract in February of this year. For one-year and $15.5 million. At 40, it wasn’t bad money, even for a future Hall of Famer. In 2024, he started nine games for the Rangers, and, since the Jays had a number of starting pitchers, they could afford to […]
From Bluebird Banter | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Personal reasons and another injury, Brennan Othmann could get another chance to prove himself as the Rangers face more uncertainty in their lineup.
From Blueshirt Banter | 3 days ago | 0 reads
As the Winter Meetings are just days away, the closer market in free agency continues to be red hot. The Mets signed former Brewers and Yankees closer Devin Williams to a 3 year deal on Monday. So the three NL East Powers now have Jhoan Duran, Rasiel Iglesias, and Williams as their closers. It will […]
From Talking Chop | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye entered Monday night with a brand new blindside for the first time this season. With the Patriots losing both left tackle Will Campbell (knee) and left guard Jared Wilson (ankle) in Week 12, New England inserted Vederian Lowe and Ben Brown into the starting lineup against a talented Giants pass rush. […]
From Pats Pulpit | 3 days ago | 1 read
David Finley has been with the Dodgers since 2015, the first year Andrew Friedman took over as president of baseball operations in Los Angeles. Finley, the team’s vice president of scouting, has won seven championships during his scouting career – 1997 with the Florida Marlins, 2004, 2007, and 2013 with the Boston Red Sox, and […]
From True Blue LA | 3 days ago | 3 reads
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From Blueshirt Banter | 3 days ago | 1 read
Good morning, baseball fans! Since the season ended, the McCovey Chronicles staff have been doing player reviews that go over each member of the San Francisco Giants’ 2025 season. Today, I’m going to continue our community reviews where we ask you all to weigh in on how you feel like each player did this year […]
From McCovey Chronicles | 3 days ago | 1 read
After Quinn Priester took our No. 7 spot on Friday, another newcomer slots in at No. 8 in our MVBrewers rankings. Rookie Caleb Durbin claims that spot, as he picked up 11 votes from the BCB community, beating out Abner Uribe’s five votes and two votes apiece for Chad Patrick and Andrew Vaughn. Durbin, who […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Braves Franchise History 1942 – The Boston Braves acquire shortstop Eddie Joost and pitcher Nate Andrews from the Reds in exchange for shortstop Eddie Miller. 2005 – The Atlanta Braves agree to terms with third baseman Chipper Jones on a three-year contract. MLB History 1916 – The National Commission orders that injured players shall receive […]
From Talking Chop | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Results I will never forget the emotions I experienced surrounding the wild Game 163 to end the 2009 season. First, there were the four must-win victories just to get the team to a one-game playoff. Then, there was a “I can’t believe this is happening again” sort of mentality. Combined with being the last days […]
From Twinkie Town | 3 days ago | 0 reads
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From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The bullpen for the New York Yankees certainly had its ups and downs through the 2025 regular season. When it came to the starting rotation, they performed about as well as manager Aaron Boone or any of the Yankees faithful could have asked for. They finished eighth in MLB in fWAR and fourth in ERA. […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 3 days ago | 0 reads