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Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes about what we learned about the Texas Rangers over the last week which is that they continue to be unable to beat bad teams while holding up well against good teams. MLB dot com’s John Henry writes about Wyatt Langford heating up after a forgettable first couple of months to […]
The United Football League (UFL) season has concluded with the “United Bowl” on June 13, and all players then became free agents on June 15. The UFL is set up with all of its athletes signing one-year deals, and the season concludes in time for its players to be signed to NFL training camps. The […]
Most utility players have some sort of deficiency in their game that prevents them from being considered an “everyday” option. But occasionally, those super subs go on a hot streak that makes you wonder if they could make the leap to becoming a vital piece in the daily lineup. Blaze Alexander is doing that right […]
A while back, as part of this question of the day series, I asked the question about the Phillies and conceding the NL East. Times were dire then with the team mired in that horrid slump that cost the manager his job and put the Phillies in a huge hole. The question was legitimate with […]
A week ago, my wife and I checked out our local independent league team, the Waterloo Bucks. They play in the Northwoods League, a summer wood-bat college league. Friday night was perfect for baseball, 80 degrees and sunny with a slight breeze from the south. One of Waterloo’s players is MJ Sweeney, son of Royal […]
The NHL offseason is in full swing, and massive trades are already being made. The Ottawa Senators just traded their captain, Brady Tkachuk, to the Florida Panthers, and more moves…
As the sun sets in Omaha on the College World Series, the amateur baseball world now turns its attention to Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona for the 2026 MLB Draft Combine. We’re less than three weeks away from the Chicago White Sox making the first overall selection, and somehow, the top of the board seems […] The post Previewing the 2026 MLB Draft Combine appeared first on Just Baseball .
Fielding Run Value (FRV) is a unified fielding metric that expresses how many runs above average a defender has saved relative to a league-average player at the same position. It covers all nine positions, including catchers, on a single run…
6 runs in 3 games! That’s all the Red Sox pitching staff surrendered over the weekend, as the Sox bounced back from a grim homestand to take a late-night west coast series. Granted, the Mariners are no one’s idea of an offensive juggernaut, and T-Mobile is no one’s idea of a lyric little bandbox. But […]
The 2026 MLB All-Star Game is a little more than three weeks away. Players are making pushes to represent their respective leagues in Philadelphia. Certain players have pushed through early-season slumps while others are continuing to perform at elite levels.…
This week's Hot Sheet is topped by Cardinals outfielder Joshua Báez, who slugged four home runs in a game last week. The post Ranking The 20 Hottest MLB Prospects | Hot Sheet (6/22/26) appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
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Welcome to week 13 of our 2026 NL Central Power Rankings — let’s rank some teams! 1. Milwaukee Brewers (46-29); 3-3 this week; 95.6% chance to make postseason (FanGraphs) The Brewers played .500 baseball this week, taking two of three against the Guardians in Milwaukee before dropping two of three in Atlanta over the weekend. […]
After a promising start to the three-game set at home, the Yankees are coming off of a disappointing couple of games against the Reds. The last two days saw the Bombers plate just three runs in total, while giving up double digits on Saturday. But, they are right back on the horse, as they hit […]
We continue our series on possible areas where the Astros could add at the deadline. As a reminder, I am not recommending any addition at this point. This is more devil’s advocate. The Astros have been playing better of late and the race in the AL West is tightening. So, there will be more pressure […]
Three out of four Dodgers minor league affiliates won on Sunday. Player of the day Chris Newell had two singles in his last 30 at-bats before hitting two home runs to deliver a win on Saturday. Then the Tulsa outfielder hit two more home runs on Sunday, part of a three-hit day that also included […]
Overall, it was another somewhat tough week for the Braves. However, despite another Sunday loss, the Braves did win the weekend in a pretty important series against the Brewers. That is certainly a needed positive. The Braves remain in a fine position, it now just needs to win another series to get back full momentum. […]
In MLB, every 90 feet matters, as we see some teams stealing wins on the basepaths. Beyond raw steal totals, advanced metrics can capture a Steal Run Value, a modeled success probability derived from the specific pitcher and catcher faced,…
The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat have been rumored to be the top teams pursuing a trade for Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, but it sounds like a Western Conference contender was also recently in the mix.
Hickory starter Evan Siary allowed one run in four innings of work, striking out two. Owen Proksch struck out four in two shutout innings. Michael Trausch allowed a solo homer in 1.1 IP, striking out three and walking one. Paulino Santana had a hit and a walk. Angel Arredondo had a hit. Dewar Toavar and […]
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This was the 11th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Sunday, June 21st). According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), the Rays top overall prospect Theo Gillen has taken over at the top performer in the system. His full season stat line is further […]
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets 5, Norfolk Tides 3 The Tides brought the tying run to the plate twice in the 9th inning, but couldn’t complete the comeback, dropping a back-and-forth series finale to the Mets. Syracuse took an early lead Sunday against Dean Kremer in the righty’s first rehab start with the Tides. After facing the […]