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At the trade deadline, the Mets were on the hunt, not for stars, but for complementary pieces to bolster and fortify some of their shakier areas. One such area was the bullpen, which had a strong closer and a few good relievers, but also a lot of middle relievers being churned and to plug holes […]
Every year during our annual Report Card series here at Pinstripe Alley, we’re generally pretty thorough with who we grade. Obviously, we do full reports on the Aaron Judges and Max Frieds of the roster, but we also will take in depth looks at the likes of J.C Escarra and Ryan Yarbrough. However, there are […]
Next up in our look back at the A’s players in 2025, we turn back to the pitcher’s mound by looking into the rearview mirror for our time with Osvaldo Bido. How was he acquired? Osvaldo Bid was signed out of the Dominican Republic by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent on March 14, 2017. After being […]
Since rules changes at the minor league level have a way, over the years, of percolating up to the big leagues, I think this bears a very close watch. According to Jayson Stark , Major League Baseball this week told all 30 organizations that it was considering implementing a new rule at the lowest levels of the minors that would eliminate the batter’s one timeout. This is not a done deal just yet, but historically speaking, when we see these kinds of reports in December, it feels like we ...
Rutgers women’s basketball faced another stern test down Route 1 on Tuesday night against Princeton, and while the Scarlet Knights showed flashes of life early, the Tigers’ depth and firepower proved too much in the end. In what is becoming a concerning trend, Rutgers started the game with three straight turnovers and did not score […]
Congratulations to David Davalillo, who was voted the #3 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little under a quarter of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo Moving on… Who is the #4 prospect in the Rangers’ farm system […]
In hindsight, if one squints hard enough, the acquisition of Tanner Scott made sense. The 2024 Dodgers had a bullpen that overachieved, but was getting a bit long in the tooth with Blake Treinen as the de facto closer. When the Dodgers acquired Scott in January, he was the best relief arm on the market. […]
Hope everyone enjoyed their week off from Carolina Panthers football. The bye week couldn’t have come at a better time. For the last two weeks, the lasting memory of the Panthers is an upset win over the Rams. In the time that’s past, that very same Rams team completely annihilated the Cardinals on the road […]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Well, well, well… first place in the division just got a bit more interesting. After coming off a near-embarrassing loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the Buccaneers then lost to the now 3-10 Saints. This was a game that Tampa Bay had no reason to lose, and compared to how this team looked […]
You would be forgiven if you often overlook Tanner Banks’ spot on the Phillies roster. Being a reliever who doesn’t throw hard and who occupies the third left-hander role in a bullpen isn’t exactly a formula for becoming a household name. It’s not a glamorous role, but it is one that Banks filled tremendously last […]
Team News Mexico City Series returns in ’26, to feature Padres and D-backs“We are extremely excited to showcase our brand internationally once again and thank Major League Baseball for selecting us,” said Diamondbacks President, CEO & General Partner Derrick Hall. “We have played more games in Mexico than any other team in the league and […]
The Baltimore Orioles have already impacted the offseason of the Cincinnati Reds in immeasurable ways. As the bidding became fierce over Kyle Schwarber, rumor has it the Orioles were the club who pushed the bidding all the way to $150 million, effectively pricing out the Reds and leaving only the Philadelphia Phillies – to whom […]
It was something I knew was true this week. Heck, we’ve been talking about it since even before the arrival of free agency. But it was something that got a whole additional layer of context when the Rule 5 Draft arrived yesterday. You see, every year, just ahead of the Rule 5 Draft, someone fires off an info update on where every organization’s 40-man roster stands, since you do not get a slot in the Rule 5 Draft if your 40-man roster doesn’t have at least one open spot. When that ha...
Outshot, outscored, and out of answers? The Rangers’ structural buy-in can’t mask a roster with no killers.
The free agent market winnowed down a bit during this year’s MLB Winter Meetings in Orlando, but there are still plenty of big names left, led by the biggest prize this offseason, Kyle Tucker. Let’s take a quick position by position look at the top names (anybody with positive WAR) remaining. Each player’s 2026 seasonal […]
Jermaine Pennant has compared Mohamed Salah with the best right wingers in Europe and he believes there is only one player in the position better than the Liverpool goal machine. The 2025 Ballon d’Or caused as much outrage as usual, with many supporters left frustrated by the 30-man rankings drawn up by France Football. It […] The post Jermaine Pennant rates Mohamed Salah more highly than Ballon d’Or winner appeared first on Paisley Gates .
Hello everyone! As we get this Thursday started, here is what you need to know. In Mariners news… Around the league…
For the second time in as many days, the Mets saw a longtime star leave in free agency, as Pete Alonso agreed to a five-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles. Having been drafted and developed by the Mets in 2016, Alonso spent the entirety of his professional career in the organization up until that point. […]
Since the baseball offseason has run cold for the moment, let’s pivot to the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Per Meghan Montemurro in the Tribune, the Cubs might send quite a few players to the WBC: As many as eight Cubs players might be on WBC rosters: Pete Crow-Armstrong and Matthew Boyd (U.S.), Seiya Suzuki and Shota […]
The offseason hot stove ignited during the Winter Meetings with Dylan Cease, Kyle Schwarber, and Pete Alonso all signing megadeals and the Dodgers landing their new closer in Edwin Díaz over the last week. Despite further nine-figure deals expected to be signed in the coming weeks and months, several executives feel that the trade rather […]
Since the baseball offseason has run cold for the moment, let’s pivot to the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Per Meghan Montemurro in the Tribune, the Cubs might send quite a few players to the WBC: As many as eight Cubs players might be on WBC rosters: Pete Crow-Armstrong and Matthew Boyd (U.S.), Seiya Suzuki and Shota […]
After two years of disappointing early postseason exits without even one win to show for it, the 2025 season was supposed to be one in which the Orioles made their way back to the playoffs and finally advanced. It never worked out that way. All manner of things went wrong with the team over the […]
The Winter meetings came to a close Wednesday in Orlando, Florida. For many fans expecting big moves to improve their teams, especially A’s fans, the ending is quite unsatisfying. Fans hoping for a high draft pick may have been disappointed that the A’s fell in the draft to the eight slot instead of rising toward […]
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). […]
The Winter Meetings have concluded with the Royals yet to address their glaring outfield needs. The free agent market became thinner when former Royals outfielder Mike Yastrzemski signed a two-year deal with the Braves this week. With Harrison Bader looking for a three-year deal, the free agent market isn’t looking like a promising avenue to […]