Ahead of Thursday’s game against the Rangers, Craig Berube discussed Steven Lorentz sitting out as a healthy scratch, the team’s response to Easton Cowan taking a few “cheap shots” versus the Predators, and the challenge against NYR. Morning Skate Lines – October 16 Note: Maintenance for William Nylander (expected to play) Leafs lines at skate […]
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From Maple Leafs Hotstove
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From Pension Plan Puppets
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As the Rangers battle injuries and scoring woes, former first-rounder Brennan Othmann finds himself on the outside looking in—and now in trade rumors, per Elliotte Friedman.
From Blueshirt Banter
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone held a press conference today and provided some notable updates about players on the roster. Outfielder Aaron Judge will not require offseason surgery on his right elbow. However, left-hander Carlos Rodón underwent a procedure to remove loose bodies from his left elbow. He will be no-throw for eight weeks and will…
From RotoFeed
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Craig Breslow is losing another member of his front office. Devin Pearson, the Red Sox director of amateur scouting since 2023, will be following Paul Toboni to the Washington Nationals. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe) As director of amateur scouting, Pearson was heavily involved in the draft and building up the farm system. That work obviously […]
From Over the Monster
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That was far more pleasant than the first couple of games of this series. The story of the first two games was that, though the Jays didn’t strikeout much, they weren’t hitting the ball hard. Yesterday there were a lot of hard hit balls by the Jays: 14 balls hit at over 100 mph. It […]
From Bluebird Banter
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To say that the Astros’ 2025 outfield situation was chaotic would be an understatement. Between injury, position switching, matchup issues and outright ineffectiveness, the Astros used the following players in the outfield: Jose Altuve, Cam Smith, Chas McCormick, Jake Meyers, Mauricio Dubon, Yordan Alvarez, Cooper Hummel, Jesus Sanchez, Taylor Trammell, Zach Dezenzo, Zach Cole, Kennedy […]
From The Crawfish Boxes
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I’ve been a Pokemon fan for just as long as I’ve been a Red Sox fan. With the release of Pokemon Legends Z-A for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 today, I thought it could be fun to match up Red Sox players with their Pokémon counterparts and put a team together. Note that […]
From Over the Monster
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Long discussed as a fun “what if” scenario in bars and around water coolers throughout the Kansas City metro area, the idea of a Kansas City Royals downtown stadium is slowly becoming a reality. Over the last few years, there’s been so much information doled out piecemeal as an immense amount of work gets done […]
From Royals Review
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San Diego is still reeling from the surprise retirement announcement of Mike Shildt as the Padres manager. The organization stated the search for a new skipper will begin immediately. But it should start and end with the hiring of Bruce Bochy. His experience and proven track record make him the ideal choice for a team […]
From Gaslamp Ball
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Heading into the 2025-2026 off-season, could you name how many players the Rays will have reach free agency? There’s a couple “trick question” type answers in there, as Brandon Lowe (age-31) has a $11.5M club option with a $500K buyout, and Closer/MLBPA player rep Pete Fairbanks (32) has a $7M club option with a $1M […]
From DRaysBay
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The secret is out! Jobe Bellingham may not be happy with his start to life at Borussia Dortmund. Despite signficant effort from his family, agency, and the media to prevent it, somehow, this morsel of information has wiggled its way out into the mainstream. Who could even believe it. So what’s the deal? Well, There’s […]
From Fear The Wall
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Barring a major trade this offseason, the 2026 season will mark the fifth regular season in which Spencer Steer has appeared in a Cincinnati Reds uniform. That’s right, when the Reds front office once again began to blow up the roster back in 2022, it was the deal shipping out Tyler Mahle that brought in […]
From Red Reporter
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The Cubs had a solid season in 2025 but it came to an end on Saturday when they dropped Gave Five of the Division Series to the Brewers. That turns the focus to the offseason and some upcoming decisions. President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer held an end-of-season press conference yesterday but largely avoided tipping…
From RotoFeed
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Let’s talk 2026 Texas Rangers payroll. We don’t know how much the Rangers payroll is going to be in 2026. It appears likely that it will be less than it was in 2025, since part of the reason given for Bruce Bochy’s decision not to return as manager in 2026 was the team’s “financial uncertainty” […]
From Lone Star Ball
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First Half Record: 34-31 (1/4, Florida State League East Division) Second Half Record: 43-22 (1/4 Florida State League East Division) The St. Lucie Mets were the worst team in all of Minor League Baseball in 2023 with a 44-84 total record and were the second worst team in 2024, with a 45-84 total record. The […]
From Amazin' Avenue
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cardinals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It will be interesting to see the opinions on this week. On the one hand the […]
From Revenge of the Birds
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It’s the Wednesday Crawfish Boil! Houston Astros News Injuries and roster moves Is there hope of Yeiner? Top pitching prospects of the season Who is playing third next season (HC) Rising prospects in the Astros system AL West News Kirby got rocked Five Rangers named GG finalist (LSB) MLB News LCS 10/15 scores All the […]
From The Crawfish Boxes
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Week 6 of the NFL season featured some solid NFLSU action. The highlight was a wide receiver going off for nearly 100 yards and 2 TDs, but it’s probably not one of the ones you think! Let’s break it all down. Eagles 17 at Giants 34 Cor’Dale Flott had three tackles and maybe the biggest […]
From And The Valley Shook
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It was an interesting season for Jose A. Ferrer. On one hand, he showed all of the interesting traits that make him an exciting young reliever. However, 2025 did not prove to be the breakout season many expected from Ferrer. He showed flashes, but was unable to put it all together this year. When you […]
From Federal Baseball
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MLB announced today that two Athletics players, outfielder Tyler Soderstrom and starting pitcher Luis Severino have been named 2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Award nominees. The Gold Glove Award recognizes the best defensive players at each position across Major League Baseball. This is extra-impressive considering that Soderstrom didn’t even start the year as the A’s starting […]
From Athletics Nation
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Ahead of the 2025 season, the biggest debate among Mets fans was the return of Pete Alonso. While many fans felt that his asking price for a contract was too high given the skill set that he brings to the game and his perceived decline over the past few seasons, there was an equal or […]
From Amazin' Avenue
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The Kansas City Royals missed the playoffs in 2025, finishing with a record of 82-80 on the season. They finished third in the division, six games behind the Guardians, and the second team out in the Wild Card race, finishing five games out. After an 86-76 campaign in 2024, snagging a Wild Card spot and […]
From Royals Review
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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
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1912 The White Sox continued their climb back into the City Series with a 7-5 win at Comiskey Park that cut the team’s deficit in the Series to 3-2. Joe Benz was the hero, with six innings of relief to earn the win but also the single that spurred the winning rally: With the Cubs […]
From South Side Sox
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