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Tuesday Top Ten: Edwin Díaz Saves

The sound of Edwin Díaz’s signature trumpets signaled more than a dramatic entrance from the bullpen; they were the overture to a serialized adventure story, the theme song to a Mets career which, from its first moment to its last, proved boundlessly entertaining and unpredictable. It began with one of the most instantly panned trades […]

Patience, Pasquantino, and Predicting the Next Royals Play

What can history tell us about the Kansas City Royals’ next move and when should fans expect it? In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco take a big-picture look at the Royals’ offseason, identifying clear transaction patterns from recent years and what they could signal about the club’s […]

Phillies potential trade target: Brendan Donovan

Continuing my look around the majors to see if any of the players rumored to be on the trade market make sense for the Phillies. Today, I’ll examine St. Louis Cardinals utility man Brendan Donovan. The background Donovan burst onto the scene in 2022, winning a Gold Glove award and finishing third in National League […]

Elephant Rumblings: Young Arms Ready to Take the Next Step?

As the A’s head into Spring Training 2026, one of the areas for the greatest growth potential is the starting rotation. At this point, and without any further trades or free agent signings, there are likely only two absolute locks for the starting five. Barring injury, we can count on righty Luis Severino, who came […]

Where the AL East stands at the end of 2025

The New York Yankees tied for the best record in the AL East last year, losing out on a division title (and postseason bye) via the tiebreaker with the Toronto Blue Jays. What this should tell you is that the Yankees had a decent enough team, albeit one that had a number of players potentially […]

The Royals need Vinnie Pasquantino to get off to a hot start

Slow starts can hide big seasons, but few were as dramatic in 2025 as Vinnie Pasquantino’s. Strip away April, and Pasquantino hit like a star. The problem, for both him and the Royals, is that this pattern has become familiar, and in a season where Kansas City can’t afford to dig an early offensive hole, […]

In memoriam: Remembering the Cubs we lost in 2025

At year’s end, it’s a good time to reflect and remember those who passed away throughout the year. In the baseball world in general: Hall of Famer Dave Parker and notables Rich Dauer, Mike Greenwell and Chet Lemon, and, of course, Hall of Fame Frick Award winner Bob Uecker. There were also 17 members of […]

More Imai and Imanaga, Also Just More Imanaga, Dodgers-Marlins Trade, Reds OF, and Other Cubs Bullets

The kids have another week left of their break for the holidays, and I am definitely not counting those days down like it’s a posting window for a Japanese star … I appreciated reading an actual human translation of Tatsuya Imai’s comments about the posting process, which we discussed yesterday , and which concludes this Friday, January 2 at the latest. The automated translations weren’t TOO far off (close enough to get the right sense of where things stand), but this is better: ...

Orioles stories of the year: The latest chapter in the Heston Kjerstad mystery

Heston Kjerstad went through an extended period of uncertainty after the Orioles made him the second overall pick in the 2020 draft. The organization eventually announced that Kjerstad had been suffering from myocarditis, and the “non-baseball injury” was preventing the top prospect from making his professional debut. Kjerstad was finally cleared to play in 2022, […]

How would Tatsuya Imai fit with the Phillies?

There are but a few days left in the negotiations to bring Tatsuya Imai stateside through the posting process. His camp has claimed that he has yet to receive a firm offer from anyone, but deadline spur action and his deadline will definitely draw the suitors closer. The Phillies are rumored to be involved in […]

Where will the Braves rank in steals in 2026?

As an initial stab, you might have guessed that since adopting the power-oriented offensive approach in 2019, the Braves have not been much for accumulating stolen bases. That’s fairly intuitive, but unfortunately, it gets somewhat upended by reality. The Braves finished just inside the top ten in team stolen bases in 2018, and then again […]

2025 Season In Review: Brett Harris

We’ve almost run out of 2025, but we haven’t run out of A’s players to recap. Next up is Brett Harris, whose main achievement so far in life is that he shares a birthday with me (and Lionel Messi, and pretty no one else you’ve ever heard of). In Harris’ case, his last birthday was […]

SnakeBytes 12/30: What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?

Diamondbacks News D-backs have faith Pfaadt will find his groove in ‘26 by Steve Gilbert [DBacks.com] “Brandon falls very much in the group of players that we have that we feel like getting some certainty around what the future is going to look like. That is very important for us, in terms of building a […]

Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Kennedi Landry writes about the hopes for a bounce back season for Josh Jung after becoming something of the poster child for the team’s woes at the plate in 2025. And, while looking for a breakout candidate for 2026, Landry writes that Jack Leiter appears primed for an even better year after a […]

Mets Morning News: And then there were two (days left in 2025)

Meet the Mets Anthony DiComo sees Sean Manaea as a likely bounce back candidate for the 2026 Mets. Abbey Mastracco talked about how the Mets can start to change their offseason. With an offseason of massive changes already in full swing, Danny Abriano reassessed the team’s targets and key priorities heading into 2026. On his […]