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Drafting prep position players with their top picks has been the core of the Detroit Tigers’ draft strategy since Scott Harris took over the club from Al Avila. It’s gone very, very well. Despite fears about the longer timelines involved, Kevin McGonigle, Max Clark, and Bryce Rainer are all ranked in the top half of […]
Didier Fuentes announced his presence with authority yesterday. It’s only Spring Training, but a 5/0 K/BB ratio will get you noticed. Watch this 98.7 MPH fastball yesterday. Now pair that with this sweeper. Didier definitely showed off the goods yesterday against the Yankees road lineup. It’s definitely enough to get him involved in the Braves’ […]
The quarterfinals have begun in the World Baseball Classic, which means we now have the best of the best playing still in the tournament. How did the first two games go? Dominican Republic 10, Korea 0 (7 innings) The other day, in the TGP Slack room, I had mentioned that I had a hot take. […]
As the Red Sox approach Opening Day, it’s time to start taking at look at the other American League playoff contenders. First up, a team that finished with one more win than the Sox in 2025. What’s This Team’s Deal? After a heartbreaking loss to the Blue Jays in Game 7 of the ALCS kept […]
The Miami Hurricanes baseball team is off to a 13-5 start in 2026 but the ‘Canes are only 1-3 in the ACC and finished 0-2 against the Florida Gators in a weather shortened series. While UM might struggle a bit in a talented ACC, there are some ‘Canes in the pros this season as spring […]
The Atlanta Braves continued to trim down the roster on Friday, with John Gil and Tayler Scott being the next victims. After these two were reassigned to minor league camp, the Atlanta roster stands at 47. Infielder Gil appeared in 17 games this spring, where he hit .158. He spent most of his time at […]
River Ryan is scheduled to pitch one of the Dodgers’ split squad games on Sunday, getting the home game at Camelback Ranch against the Texas Rangers. The right-hander who had Tommy John surgery in August 2024 and missed all of 2025, is now vying for a spot in the Dodgers’ rotation, or at least a […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Yankees fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The MLB regular season is less than two weeks away, and teams and players across […]
Good morning Birdland, MLB’s regular season is inching ever closer. The World Baseball Classic will wrap up in just a few days. The Grapefruit League enters its final week. And the Orioles have named an Opening Day starter. Team USA is still alive in the WBC, although the road has not been as easy as […]
Cubs lose, 4-2 in the battle of Martins. A war of the worlds, if you would. *means autoplay on, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on this page as sarcasm font. The powers that be have enabled real sarcasm font in the comments. Food For Thought: Please be reminded that Cub Tracks and Bleed Cubbie […]
Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants will be at home for the two games this weekend. First up, they will play the Arizona Diamondbacks at 1:05 p.m. PDT on Saturday, which will have broadcasts on NBC Sports Bay Area for local fans and MLB Network for out-of-market fans. Radio coverage will be available […]
More than 750 players have appeared in a Rockies game — but only about 200 have ever started on Opening Day. As spring training is in full swing and Opening Day is approaching quickly (seriously… how is it March 14th already?!), there are still plenty of roster battles playing out. The Colorado Rockies will open the season in Miami on March 27, and the […]
1901 The White Sox welcomed another player as part of the exodus from the National League, center fielder Fielder Jones. Jones left the Brooklyn Superbas, where he was a solid regular, and blossomed into a star over eight years with the White Sox. Fielder’s 32.0 career WAR makes him the 10th-best hitter in team history, […]
The knockout stage of the 2026 World Baseball Classic kicked off Friday night, with the Dominican Republic drawing a gutsy South Korean squad, while Team USA faced off with their northern neighbors Canada. Here’s how things went down in Games 1 and 2 of the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals Game 1: Dominican Republic 10, South Korea 0 […]
Andrew Painter’s start yesterday had some good and some bad to it. It’s important to remember that he’s still just in that third start of the spring and that he’s likely working on some things right now. Still, he’s getting outs and that’s what matters. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
More than half the Spring Training games are in the books. The Cardinals have played to a winning record, showed off some top prospects, and avoided catastrophic injuries. This is the first year that all spring games have been Statcast tracked, giving us plenty of data to keep an eye on while we wait for […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Brewers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. After asking fans to round out the Opening Day roster last week, we followed that up […]
Good morning everyone, just for the weekend, we’ll be returning to our traditional Today on PSA open thread format. It’s sure to be a busy weekend, with the World Baseball Classic in its knockout rounds, and spring training starting to head towards its end. It’s a funny piece of dissonance, switching from watching high-stakes, high-level […]
No Missouri is not playing. It’s been since 2023 when they last played on a Championship Week Saturday. Before that you have to go back to 2012. So Missouri has only played in the SEC Tournament Semi-Finals once. Might be time to change that up soon, Coach Gates? But the fun of the day isn’t […]
Real Madrid host Elche in what should be a manageable home game for Los Blancos. Eder Sarabia’s team has been struggling all season long and they’re fighting to avoid relegation, while Arbeloa’s players got a confidence boost after their impressive 3-0 victory over Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League’s Round of […]
Another packed Premier League weekend brings important battles across both ends of the table. Several clubs are fighting for survival, while others continue their push for European qualification and the title. Injuries and suspensions could once again play a decisive role as teams navigate a congested schedule. Manchester City will be looking to bounce back […]
Record: 9-12. Change on 2025: -1.5. 5-inning Record: 5-14-2. The D-Backs responded to an ugly loss against the Rockies yesterday with some surprising power during an uneven – but victorious – performance in Surprise. Merrill Kelly made his Spring Training debut and looked all right. He threw 36 pitches with a slight emphasis on his […]
Sorry this was scheduled to go up and it didn’t. The Jays play the Tigers today, in Dunedin. Tarik Skubal and Max Scherzer are the starting pitchers I’m putting this together Friday Night, so I don’t have the starting lineup. Also Puerto Rico is playing Italy at 3:00 Eastern. Seth Lugo starts for PR. Sam […]
In the preview, I noted that Kade Anderson would face a real test with the top third of the Dodgers lineup tonight, and his results were like my typical attempts to pick up women: 0 for 3. Miguel Rojas led off with a double off the 410 marker on the centerfield wall. Anderson then tried […]