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Poll: Who Will Win The NLCS?
The two top seeds in the National League will meet in the Championship Series. The Brewers host the Dodgers in a series that begins at 7 pm CT on Sunday. Jacob Misiorowski will get the ball for Milwaukee. He’ll face off against two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. Both clubs should be well-rested. Each wrapped […]
Did The Orioles Extend The Right Pitchers?
The Orioles locked up two starting pitchers this year. The club reached a five-year, $68MM extension with Shane Baz shortly before Opening Day. He’ll be under contract through 2030. Baltimore also agreed to a five-year extension with Kyle Bradish. His $90MM deal came together around the All-Star Break and will keep him with the team […]
Miguel Rojas To Be Available For NLCS After Cortisone Injection
Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas was removed from Game 3 of the NLDS with a back injury. He was unavailable off the bench in Game 4. Manager Dave Roberts told reporters, including Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, that Rojas is expected to be on the NLCS roster. He had a cortisone injection that helped loosen up […]
AL Central Notes: Vargas, Tigers Staff, Royals Ballpark
White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas has been a major part of the club’s turnaround this season. The former top prospect, along with newcomer Munetaka Murakami, fueled an offense that ranked fifth in scoring during the regular season. Vargas has set career highs in virtually every offensive category. The breakthrough season almost didn’t happen. Vargas […]
Could The Yankees Move On From Giancarlo Stanton?
Aaron Judge and Clarke Schmidt are the only current Yankees who have been in the organization longer than Giancarlo Stanton, who has now logged nine seasons in the Bronx since the slugger was acquired from the Marlins for a three-player trade package in December 2017. To be more accurate, “parts of” nine seasons is probably […]
Braves Weren’t Willing To Include Didier Fuentes In Skubal Trade Offer
The Braves were one of the teams looking to acquire Tarik Skubal from the Tigers at the trade deadline, with The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal writing a few days after the deadline that Atlanta “never got close to a deal for Skubal, even though they made virtually all of their young players available, including right-handers AJ […]
Sam Fuld Declines Offer To Become A’s President Of Baseball Operations
Phillies president of business operations Sam Fuld has declined the Athletics’ offer to become the team’s new president of baseball operations, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. Fuld’s name surfaced in connection to the A’s job earlier this week, but Fuld has now taken himself out of the running and will stay in Philadelphia. Nine names have […]
AL East Notes: Rays, Feduccia, Red Sox, Kittredge, Akin
Bryan Baker, Kevin Kelly, Victor Mesa Jr., Liam Hicks, and Nick Martinez all played huge roles in the Rays’ run to the ALCS this season, and The Athletic’s Will Sammon took a look at the process Tampa Bay used in identifying and acquiring these players. Kelly was a Rule 5 Draft pick acquired from the […]
The Opener: ALDS Game 5, Dodgers, Athletics
On this day 100 years ago, the Cardinals won their first championship by defeating the Yankees in Game 7 of the 1926 World Series. In the only time a caught-stealing play has ever ended a Series, Babe Ruth (who stole 123 bases throughout his career) was thrown out by Cardinals catcher Bob O’Farrell when the […]
Sonny Gray Plans To Pitch In 2027
There were some retirement rumblings around Sonny Gray this year but he’ll be back, per Alex Speier of The Boston Globe. “My family and I have talked about it and it’s an easy decision,” Gray said in a text message to the Globe. “I still want to win a World Series, whether that is [with] […]
Zach Eflin Hopes To Remain With Orioles
Although Orioles right-hander Zach Eflin slumped to a 5.93 ERA during an injury-limited, 71 1/3-inning campaign in 2025, the O’s brought him back on a one-year, $10MM contract last winter. It didn’t work out for either side, as Eflin left his first start with elbow discomfort and had to undergo Tommy John surgery in early […]
Braves Select Danny Young, Designate Luke Williams
The Braves have selected left-hander Danny Young from Triple-A Gwinnett, 680 The Fan reports. In a corresponding move, the club designated infielder Luke Williams for assignment. Young had been in line to become a minor league free agent, but he will instead remain with the Atlanta organization. The 32-year-old first joined the Braves off waivers […]
Diamondbacks To Retain Hitting Coach Joe Mather
There were questions about manager Torey Lovullo’s future after the Diamondbacks’ season ended, but they put those to bed when they gave him a two-year deal on Oct. 1. While the D-backs parted with pitching coach Brian Kaplan five days later, Lovullo’s staff will have the same hitting coach in 2027. Joe Mather will return […]
Garrett Whitlock Diagnosed With Fractured Tibia
Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock capped off a terrific regular season with a quality September, but it turns out he worked through a serious injury over the final month of the campaign. Whitlock unknowingly pitched with a fractured right tibia, he told Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald. Boston’s season ended in late September at […]
Two Pitchers Elect Minor League Free Agency
A pair of veteran relievers have elected minor league free agency, per the MiLB.com transactions page. Here’s a rundown… Ian Hamilton (Braves) A few weeks after the Yankees non-tendered Hamilton last November, the right-hander landed a non-guaranteed, major league contract with the Braves. Hamilton did not make the Braves’ Opening Day roster, though, and they […]
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Anthony Franco Good evening, hope all is well! Sorry about the different start time, trying to get numbers down for the free agents on the Top 50 Let’s get rolling Jordan Is Chris Bassitt’s Toronto contract a decent comp for what Tyler Mahle might look for? Anthony Franco $63M is ambitious for two good months […]
Corey Seager Undergoes Elbow Surgery
Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young told reporters last week that shortstop Corey Seager was dealing with a bone spur in his right elbow. Minor surgery was on the table, and it appears Seager went that route. Jeff Wilson of DLLS Sports first pointed out an Instagram post from Seager’s wife, Madisyn, mentioning the procedure. […]
Reviewing The Athletics’ Young Hitters
The Athletics were hampered by several major injuries to an up-and-coming lineup this season. Nick Kurtz, Brent Rooker, Shea Langeliers, and Tyler Soderstrom all missed significant time. An offense that ranked 12th in scoring in 2025 slipped to 20th in 2026. The absences in the middle of the order opened up playing time for a […]
Details On The Guardians’ Deadline Moves
The Guardians were abnormally active as buyers at the trade deadline this summer. The club didn’t make any big swings, but added three players who’ve played key roles in the postseason. Zack Meisel of The Athletic shared details on what went into bringing Jo Adell, Foster Griffin, and Nathaniel Lowe to Cleveland. Adell came over […]
Michael King Open To Returning To Padres
The Padres were dispatched by the Brewers in the NLDS, despite the efforts of Michael King. The right-hander tossed five innings of one-run ball in Game 2. He came back two days later and picked up a two-inning save in Game 3. He was supposedly available in Game 4, too. King will be a key […]
The Opener: Ramirez, Taylor, MLB Proposal
The streak continues. The White Sox whiffed on both chances to clinch a series at home for the first time since 1906. Sam Antonacci isn’t worried about bouncing back in Game 5, though. “I got asked that yesterday. I said we’d turn the page today. We turned the page but we lost so we’ll turn […]
MLB Proposes Shorter Regular Season, Playoff Changes
Major League Baseball proposed a 154-game regular season during a collective bargaining session with the MLBPA today, per an announcement on X. The league also proposed changes to the postseason that would include extending the Division Series to seven games and allowing higher seeds to choose their opponents. The current 162-game schedule was fully adopted […]
Pirates Promote Justin Newman To Director Of Amateur Scouting
When he met with reporters in late September, Pirates general manager Ben Cherington revealed that he planned to hire a full-time scouting director. Two weeks later, Cherington accomplished his goal. The Pirates have promoted Justin Newman to director of amateur scouting, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Newman, a University of Rochester alumnus, has […]
Paul DePodesta Discusses Rockies’ Pitching Struggles
If you want to take a glass-half-full approach with the long-struggling Rockies, they won 15 more games in 2026 than they did last year. If you want to take a glass-half-empty approach, they went 6-18 in September and clinched the majors’ worst record (58-104) for the second straight season. Colorado has lost triple-digit games four […]
Jazz Chisholm Jr. Wants To Stay With Yankees
Despite going without superstar right fielder Aaron Judge for most of the season, the Yankees won 93 games and earned a playoff berth. They swept the archrival Red Sox in the Wild Card round, but the Yankees were then the victims of a sweep against another AL East foe – the division champion Rays – […]