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The 2025 Orioles’ season was a demonstration in the fragility of success. GM Mike Elias took his foot off the gas pedal, banking on the roster he had already assembled in lieu of making upgrades from outside the organization. The gamble didn’t pay off; the Orioles instantly floundered as their pitching imploded and their young […]
The Grapefruit League schedule continues on Sunday with the Yankees visiting Clearwater. But there will be considerably less star power on hand, as several prominent players like Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, and Brad Keller have departed for World Baseball Classic competition. But the game shouldn’t lack for interest as it will feature the 2026 debut […]
Your Oregon Ducks took on the UC Irvine Anteaters in game two of the Live Like Lou College Baseball Classic in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon, looking to keep their undefeated season going. The top of the first inning went by pretty fast for the Ducks, who would go in order in just 11 pitches, […]
Meet the Mets Tobias Myers had another solid outing yesterday, but it wasn’t enough to lead the Mets to victory against the Nationals. While Myers’s exact role for the 2026 Mets continues to be unclear, he has looked and felt great thus far in spring. Brett Baty played first base in yesterday’s game and spoke […]
Chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. announced today that the St. Louis Cardinals and manager Oli Marmol had agreed to a two-year contract extension with an option for a third year. BDW noted that Oli is in his 20th year in the Cardinals organization and knows what the Cardinals are about. The Chairman indicated that this announcement […]
We've heard the reports for a while now— New York Rangers ' sought-after trade piece Vincent Trocheck wants to stay in the East . And he's not pulling any punches about this demand. I think there's a couple of far west teams that have gotten in on him, and I've been told that it won't be happening... His preference is east, and a couple of west teams have been told he's not going out there.  ...
Good morning, folks… Shawn McFarland has Three Observations from the Rangers’ 7-6 win over the Dodgers on Saturday. Jack Leiter had a frustrating outing, but says he understands it is all about the process at this point. Rule 5 pick Carter Baumler threw 1 2/3 scoreless against the Dodgers, continuing to strengthen his chances of […]
After experiencing the first week plus a day of spring training to exhaust the February portion of the Cactus League schedule, the Dodgers open March with a Sunday home game against the Angels. Four of the Dodgers’ seven games this week are at Camelback Ranch, including an exhibition game Wednesday against Mexico as part of […]
Happy Sunday everyone! It’s becoming a bit of a pattern for the Sunday links to prominently feature Kade Anderson. I wonder if that will end next week. I honestly hope not. The kid is so electric he has me wondering about other undeniable spring standouts and which of them ended up turning out the best […]
There’s a term that you hear tossed around baseball circles a lot, especially this time of year: Quad-A player. This means someone who is probably better than Triple-A talent but isn’t necessarily cut out for the majors, either. There tends to be subsets of Quad-A players, including but not limited to the defensive whiz who […]
The Dodgers lineup plans have taken shape over the first few weeks of spring training, with the welcome task of figuring out where to insert newcomer Kyle Tucker into an increasingly stacked lineup. Freddie Freeman, who collected three of his planned 47 plate appearances this spring on Saturday at Camelback Ranch, spoke with Kirsten Watson […]
Jackson Merrill and Nick Schnell each hit two-run home runs to help the San Diego Padres get a 7-1 win over the Seattle Mariners at the Peoria Sports Complex on Saturday. The Padres avenged the loss to the Mariners in the Cactus League opener. JP Sears had a strong bounce back performance, lasting three innings, […]
Shesterkin carried the Rangers, Perreault delivered his best game yet, and Vincent Trocheck’s presence raised bigger questions than the win itself.
Yesterday, there was a bit of a stir from Phillies camp as it was reported that the back issue Aidan Miller is getting treatment for might keep him out of spring games. As noted, his not getting plate appearances this spring is disappointing if in fact he does not receive any, but caution needs to […]
The Braves have 65 players in camp right now. Yesterday Nacho Alvarez has already left for the World Baseball Classic. So that’s effectively your first cut. The Braves have a pair of split-squad games today and an off day Tuesday. So they will play a ton of players today, and typically off days are when […]
Week 1: Starting Rotation Week 2: Catchers Week 3: Corner Infield We are back to the point where we are getting to watch… well sometimes listen… to baseball everyday. Now, all we need is for the ground up north to finish thawing so we can get to these games that count! While the WBC will […]
Team News D-backs Overcome Rough Pitching With Late-Inning Comeback vs Angels https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/d-backs-overcome-rough-pitching-late-inning-comeback-angels Diamondbacks Reliever Exits Game With Illness https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/diamondbacks-reliever-exits-game-potential-injury-brandyn-garcia The shortstop prospect generating early buzz at Diamondbacks camp Just 22, he is impressing coaches, teammates and ...
More than a decade ago, the Yankees signed a 16-year-old Venezuelan shortstop as part of their international free agent class. He was by no means the biggest name in it, nor did he receive the most money from the Yanks in that class. Half a decade later, he debuted with the Yankees and had an […]
Playing in the American League East is the worst. It’s an absolute gauntlet every year, with 2026 looking to be no exception. That’s at least in part due to the quality of the starting pitching. The Red Sox have one of the better groups in the division, if not Major League Baseball. I’ll give Boston […]
The Dodgers asked for their starting rotation to go all in during the 2025 World Series, and that included each of their four playoff starters contributing on the mound in Game 7. Blake Snell, who missed four months of the regular season last year, put in 34 innings of work across six postseason appearances en […]
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It’s chock-full Sunday. You’ll need at least a coffee. The Cubs Spring Training Crew approaches the .500 threshold. Good news about Justin Steele heads up the list — he’s ready to shove. Bad news about former Cub Dan Serafini, who has been found guilty of murder and won’t be seeing daylight anytime soon. The Cubs […]
Scottsdale, Ariz. — Kyle Freeland was drafted by the Colorado Rockies eighth overall in the 2014 MLB Draft and never looked back. After growing up in Denver, the left-hander made his MLB debut at Coors Field for the Home Opener in 2017. He saw his hometown team make back-to-back playoff appearances in 2017 and 2018, […]
Organizational depth and a quality bench could be connected, but they don’t necessarily mean the same thing. The Yankees have an option in Jasson Domínguez who, for all the reservations some of us may have, most teams would be perfectly willing to hand him the reins and at least try to maintain a starting gig. […]
Organizational depth and a quality bench could be connected, but they don’t necessarily mean the same thing. The Yankees have an option in Jasson Domínguez who, for all the reservations some of us may have, most teams would be perfectly willing to hand him the reins and at least try to maintain a starting gig. […]