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The answer here, on the surface, is obvious: don’t allow runs. But what are the factors which go into a bullpen that’s good at run prevention? There are some obvious metrics which clearly have an impact. A high strikeout rate, for example: you can’t score, if you are carrying your bat back to the dugout. […]
In another sign that spring training is drawing closer, today the Mariners announced their 2026 NRIs. If you’ve been with us for a while, you know that NRI stands for “non-roster invite”: that is, the players who are not on the 40-man who nonetheless receive an invite to spring training, and the perks (and per […]
The opponent tonight continues on the rebuilding road. The Utah Jazz lost to the Golden State Warriors at home on Wednesday night. The Nets, down five players mostly due to injury management on a back-to-back, played a tight game with another injury-laden club, the Denver Nuggets. Their missing man formation was due mostly to nagging […]
We’re so close to Spring Training! So close! And we’re surprisingly close to finishing our ranking of the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization, too. The list marches on, as we gear up for real baseball once more. The next name on the list is a newcomer: it’s outfielder Cam Maldonado, who […]
Patrick Wisdom had an interesting four years (plus two at-bats in the 2020 pandemic season) as a Cub. He hit 28 home runs in just 106 games and 338 at-bats in 2021, setting a franchise rookie record. In a nine-game stretch not long after being called up from Triple-A Iowa, he hit .379/.438/1.138 (11-for-29) with […]
While it lacks the thump it once had when James Wood and Dylan Crews were atop the rankings, the Nationals’ farm system is currently the deepest it has ever been, and certainly in a better spot than where it was this time last year. Opinions on the farm range, as Keith Law of The Athletic […]
The Philadelphia Flyers are looking to get better in the now and in the long-term, so of course the NHL trade deadline is one way to do it. Well, in the latest trade rumors, the team has been connected to one of the most highly sought after rental forward in quite some time. With the trade deadline quickly approaching, Sportnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Friday’s episode of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast that the Flyers could be a potential landing spot for New York Rangers’ own 34-year-ol...
The Tampa Bay Rays have announced their non-roster invitees to Spring Training and the list is made up of several top prospects and former top draft picks as well as several players with big league experience. The most notable player to receive an invite is Brody Hopkins, whom many consider to be the team’s top […]
Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson are set for the first really big fight of 2026 in boxing, as the two will meet tomorrow night in a DAZN main event from the famed Madison Square Garden. Lopez (22-1, 13 KO) will be defending his WBO super lightweight title, as Stevenson (24-0, 11 KO) comes up in […]
Part of the spring training ritual is figuring out which pitchers are a little behind the curve, and who might not be ready for the start of the season. It’s inevitable and happens with every team. The first domino for the Dodgers fell on Thursday, when Blake Snell at a team community event at Aquarium […]
The Packers needed a new defensive coordinator and got one in the form of Jonathan Gannon. Recently the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and formerly the defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles, Gannon will be counted upon to fill the capable shoes of Jeff Hafley, now the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. Hafley’s […]
The Dodgers this week signed Ryder Ryan to a minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to spring training, per multiple reports. The pitcher if he makes the majors would earn a salary of $800,000, per both Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic and Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Ryan pitched parts of two […]
Well, it’s not really a solution to a perceived need for additional heft in the starting pitching department, but it’s a move anyway: A 14-year MLB veteran, the Venezuelan left-hander has 17.1 career fWAR across over 1,630 career innings. His career pitching line (ERA-/FIP-/xFIP-) is 100/103/107 — basically a fourth-ish starter over the arc of […]
There is no sugar coating it: The Atlanta Braves largely underperformed last season. There were unforeseen circumstances like injuries and a suspension, but pure underperformance played a role for some players on the roster. There are some players on the roster that also fell victim to some bad luck with the bat. What is meant […]
Players who are good every year end up getting a giant bag of cash when they hit free agency. Now, that range can be pretty wide, but it’s not uncommon for these players to sign multi-year contracts worth eight figures a year. The supply of these players is not very high, so some of those […]
Everything comes down to winning. This is something we hear constantly in the world of sports—the sacrifices to win, the ability to do so, all of it. But, in some instances, one might argue there are bigger things than winning, and for the Yankees in the 2010 offseason, bringing back Mariano Rivera meant more than […]
After signing Bo Bichette and trading for Luis Robert Jr., the Mets had one more big move in a week. On January 21, they traded Jett Willliams and Brandon Sproat to the Brewers in exchange for Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers. While Peralta was the bigger name and centerpiece of the trade, Tobias Myers isn’t […]
Sixth in the series. Today we look at the Cubs’ veteran shortstop. Dansby Swanson will turn 32 on February 11. His skills have yet to diminish appreciably but it’s a matter of time until they do. This will be his 11th year in the major leagues, after being drafted first overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2015. […]
After nearly a decade running the Twins’ baseball operations and a year of managing the business side, the Twins and Derek Falvey announced they agreed to a “mutual parting of ways.” The Twins, Falvey, and owner Tom Pohlad all released statements which can be read below. It’s hard to overstate how major of a change […]
From World Juniors standouts to rising NCAA talent, this Draft Radar breaks down the prospects who could shape the Rangers’ future.
The Minnesota Twins and Derek Falvey, the president of baseball operations and business operations for the team, have “mutually agreed to part ways,” the team has announced this morning. General manager Jeremy Zoll will take over the baseball operations role for now, with the team saying they will immediately begin searching for a replacement for […]
This is an absolute stunner; less for the content of the decision and more for the timing. The chief baseball officer in Minnesota is out, after almost the entire offseason played out, and on the eve of Spring Training: Minnesota Twins and Derek Falvey Mutually Agree to Part Ways pic.twitter.com/ILxMXy1AZl — Minnesota Twins (@Twins) January 30, 2026 Suffice to say, this is NOT a normal time for a top baseball executive to be moving on from an organization. I actually can’t...
I like Gabriel Rincones, Jr. You like Gabriel Rincones, Jr. Seems like the Phillies like Gabriel Rincones, Jr. You know who else likes him? Left handed pitching. Gabriel Rincones, Jr. – 48Moises Chace – 34Matthew Fisher – 29Keaton Anthony – 9Jean Cabrera – 7Cade Obermueller – 6Carson DeMartini – 5Griffin Burkholder – 2Mavis Graves – […]
On January 21, 2026, Jett Williams was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers. This list, and Williams’ place on it, was compiled back in late-November. For continuity’s sake, I decided upon including Williams’ profile, but for all intents and purposes, every player on our list below Williams can be considered to have moved up a spot […]
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at first baseman Rowdy Tellez. If the Texas Rangers had made the […]