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The best way to project 2026 success is by looking at the remains of the 2025 team and figuring out how much production returns on the offensive and defensive sides. The gentleman who created both Rock M Nation and the SP+ metric system, Bill Connelly, has a measurement called “returning production”, a metric that attempts […]
A combination of day games and morning news gave me a brief, impromptu break, but I’m back. Before this season started, I thought the Braves might need to operate more like their 2019-2021 lot in life (nothing is guaranteed) than their 2022-2025, “Our roster is good enough to do whatever” framework. The Braves have done […]
Though the Mets have not been bitten nearly as severely by the injury bug on the pitching side of things, they have struggled to find answers outside of the top 3 in their rotation. Clay Holmes has dazzled and Freddy Peralta and Nolan McLean have been mostly solid, but all of Kodai Senga, David Peterson, […]
Michael Conforto has been an afterthought for most of this Cubs season. The team didn’t sign him until late February. He got some playing time early on because of the injury to Seiya Suzuki, but since Suzuki’s return April 10, Conforto has played in just 10 games, starting just four of those. He didn’t play […]
Good morning. MLB dot com’s Benjamin Rosenberg writes that the Texas Rangers are getting it done in relief without having a lot of strikeouts or flamethrowers. Matt Snyder writes that with Tarik Skubal out, the AL Cy Young race is wide open with Jacob deGrom among the new favorites. And, the DMN notes that former […]
It was a bit of a surprise when the Phillies promoted Felix Reyes to the majors on April 18th. It was a major surprise when he batted cleanup in his first ever MLB game. It was downright shocking that he took Chris Sale deep in his first at bat. However, everything that’s happened since is […]
The Orioles went into New York this past Friday trying to prove they were better than their middling record. Instead, they walked away on the wrong end of a four-game sweep, looking more like a team trying to avoid a last-place finish than one contending for a playoff spot. Each of the four losses in […]
With apologies to Shohei Ohtani and the faithful attending tonight’s contest at Daikin Park, the more significant season barometer will actually be registered approximately 23 miles southwest this evening when the Space Cowboys take the field against the Albuquerque Isotopes at Constellation Field. The likes of Josh Hader, Nate Pearson, & Tatsuya Imai are each […]
Volleyball conference opponents announced Baseball remains at 14 in USA Today Poll Highlight of the Day: Oregon announces to the world they will compete in the B1G
The Azeez Al-Shaair contract demonstrated one thing. There is still money available for players that perform at a high level. Include Will Anderson in that conversation and there are a lot of Texans on the defensive side of the football that have been paid very well for being arguably the best defense in the NFL […]
Meet the Mets The Mets scored four runs on four hits on May the 4th in a 4-2 victory over the Rockies at Coors Field. Carson Benge hit a home run to lead off the sixth inning and made another sparkling defensive play to spark the victory. Choose Your Recap: Amazin’ Avenue, MLB.com, Daily News, […]
The Bombers will remain in the Bronx for their next series before hitting the road again. The upcoming series is not just the second half of their stay at home, following a four-game series against the Baltimore Orioles in which they scored at least seven runs in all four games and came away with a […]
Under the leadership of Scott Harris, the Tigers have put a great deal of money and effort into stocking the low minors with lottery ticket teenagers, hoping for some big breakouts. Though injuries have prevented the team from reaping much in the way of tangible rewards yet, it makes for an exciting bunch of players […]
Arizona Complex League play began on Monday. Jacob Johnson, the Rangers’ 11th round pick in 2025, made his professional debut, striking out eight in three innings while allowing two runs. Case Matter, who has spent all season on the injured list and who is on a rehab assignment, threw a shutout inning, and then allowed […]
1901 It was just the 11th game in White Sox MLB history, but still remains as likely the ugliest game the team ever played. In a 21-7 pummeling at the hands of the 2-8 Milwaukee Brewers, the White Sox allowed 25 hits and committed nine errors! While weather conditions up north aren’t known for this […]
Monday was a rare time where the Braves made some costly mistakes that lead to a 5-4 loss to Seattle despite the Braves being up 4-0 at one point. Atlanta had some bad early luck despite plenty of loud contact, but finally connected for 4 solo home runs to seem firmly in control of the […]
Exactly one Dodgers minor leaguer won a player or pitcher of the week award in each week of the 2026 season to date. For the week of April 27-May 3, High-A Great Lakes outfielder Mike Sirota was named Midwest League player of the week after running roughshod over Peoria. Sirota had a three-homer doubleheader last […]
After a terrible finish to the 2025-26 season, the Detroit Red Wings extended their playoff drought to 10 years. With this, the Red Wings should be looking to make some upgrades to their roster during the offseason. One of their biggest needs is another top-six center, specifically for their second-line spot. When looking at trade candidates around the NHL, New York Rangers center Vincent Trocheck stands out as a prime potential target for the Red Wings. The Red Wings were heavily ...
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Barcelona star Lamine Yamal is making progress in his recovery from injury as the teenager aims to be ready to return in time for World Cup 2026. Yamal has been ruled out of the rest of Barca’s season with a hamstring problem but should be fit to take his place in Spain’s squad for this […]
The Orioles are currently putting together the kind of season that will leave everyone looking to the farm for something to get excited about for the future. This was not supposed to be happening in 2026. A lot of things were not supposed to be happening in 2026. Here we are anyway. To be determined […]
Carlos Estévez will begin a rehab assignment in Omaha. Right-handed pitcher Carlos Estévez is anticipating to start his rehab assignment Tuesday with the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers on the road against Indianapolis, the Royals announced Monday. Estévez was placed on the injury list on April 1 with a foot contusion after being hit by a […]
Good morning, baseball fans! We are in the middle of a new feature for May that I’m calling the “12 Days of Mays-mas” because I won’t be around for this week, and I want to leave you guys with some fun things to watch while I’m gone. For the fifth day of Mays-mas, I thought […]
If you’re a fan of the Colorado Rockies, you’re probably looking at the 2026 MLB Draft with more anticipation than usual. After all, this is a rebuilding franchise, and the decisions of Paul DePodesta, Josh Byrnes, and Tommy Tanous will provide a sense of the front office’s plans going forward. When DePodesta spoke to media […]
If you go to the FanGraphs’ batting stats leaderboard, you’ll have to scroll for a while before you find a Red Sox player listed. If you keep scrolling, and then scroll a little bit more, and continue scrolling until your scrolling finger hurts, you’ll see that Boston has three of the bottom six qualifiers in […]