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If you’re a regular visitor to this fine site, you know that I’ve been screaming for years about how much I detest the third Wild Card. It waters down the playoff field, it takes urgency out of the regular season in a sport that desperately needs it, and it creates the potential for a fourth […]
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New York Giants left tackle Andrew Thomas has restructured his contract to provide more salary cap room for his team next season, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Thursday.
The 2021 draft won’t go down as the most talented ever, but its place in history is assured for other reasons. The post Checking In On The 2021 MLB Draft Class 5 Years Later appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
The Mike Richter episode gets the Ombudsman treatment, with clarity on 1985 draft math, the timeline on Quinn Hughes's extension eligibility, and a quick history lesson on every Rangers season that's ended (or been ended by them) in overtime.
Meet the Mets The Mets finally stopped the bleeding by winning their series finale against the Reds. Juan Soto and Eric Wagaman both hit home runs, Carson Benge drove in two runs, and Jonah Tong was solid as a long man on the mound in the much-needed victory. Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, Faith and […]
After 569 days that must have felt like an eternity to one of the most competitive players in the league, Gerrit Cole made his long-awaited return to an MLB mound. He may not have gotten the result for the team that he wanted, the bullpen giving up four runs after he departed. But he pitched […]
The latest Travis Kelce joins Cleveland Guardians ownership group as a minority investor | Associated Press The Cleveland Heights native bought a small share of David Blitzer’s 35% stake. Blitzer can become the controlling owner after the 2027 season or he can wait to exercise that option later. “The opportunity came across my desk and […]
With the Dominican Summer League set to begin next week, Josh Norris takes a look back on 2025 DSL class to see how top prospects are faring. The post How Last Year’s Top Dominican Summer League Prospects Are Performing In 2026 appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
The Brewers may have unlocked an ace, the Pirates are finally getting offensive production and the NL Cy Young race is already getting crowded.
And the roster shuffle continues. As Eric Stephen wrote about earlier, Alex Freeland is back with the big-league club as Kiké Hernández goes on the IL with left oblique strain. Hernández felt something on Tuesday and left that game early, and an MRI on Wednesday showed “a significant tear”, according to Manager Dave Roberts. It […]
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There’s nothing like the good feelings after a sweep. Gerrit Cole was even more impressive than in his first start post-Tommy John surgery and the game never felt particularly close. The Yankees really took it to the Royals this week in Kansas City, running up their personal winning streak against them to 14 since they […]
Today’s Reflections I don’t know what to do at this point, but, hey, we’ve been here before. I threatened to post positive “tomorrow” phrases, but the gods smited me by a 12-1 margin on Tuesday, so I will forgo that beating again. But this is a definite reflection — Wednesday was the fifth anniversary of […]
Good morning, baseball fans! Every week, I ask everyone to pick their San Francisco Giants Player of the Week. Last weekend, I picked Casey Schmitt, because he’d been on a bit of a tear. That published on Saturday, and you can imagine my delight in seeing that Schmitt hit yet another home run in that […]
Yesterday, I experienced a peculiar feeling. When the Cardinals blew the game and lost to the Milwaukee Brewers, I felt…. fine. I am not used to this. The Cardinals objectively lost in a devastating fashion, and yet I was not devastated. Not even a little bit. If I am watching a normal game, where I […]
The end of May has almost arrived, which means Husker fans can delight knowing that the fun is really about to begin. Yes, some of the football games have times that have been released for next season, but with softball competing in the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2013 and baseball […]
Despite being on the Injured List, Matt Strahm is still mentoring Daniel Lynch IV. He stood up from the bench to go get his warmup bands and start his routine in case the bullpen phone rang. That is, until a hand clamped down on his shoulder. “Sit down,” Matt Strahm remembers telling Lynch. “This isn’t […]
The Rockies pitching staff as a whole has been under heavy scrutiny to start 2026 as fans look for any signs that the new pitching regime is actually finding ways for this franchise to succeed on the mound. Coming into the season, the expectation was that the bullpen would be anchored by some combination of […]
Welcome to today’s roundup of New Orleans Saints and NFL news! Should the Saints target Cardinals DE Josh Sweat? An interesting trade target, but it would make sense. 4 Teams That Should be Prioritizing Alvin Kamara Trade Amid OTAs Here we go again… New Orleans Saints announce roster moves Some moves around the roster
Shohei Ohtani was not happy with his performance against the Colorado Rockies despite hitting a leadoff home run and throwing six no-hit innings in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 4-1 win on Wednesday.
Lee moving off shortstop has domino effects on the Twins' infield involving Royce Lewis, Kaelen Culpepper, and Luke Keaschall.
BA draft expert Carlos Collazo presents an all-encompassing ranking of the top 25 draft names in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, regardless of class. The post Ranking The Top 25 MLB Draft Prospects In The 2026 NCAA Tournament appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
For Curtis Mead, it feels like Chicago Is So Two Years Ago. The post Deep League Landscape ’26: Week Nine appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
Pride of the Yankees? Not quite yet. The post Reality Check ’26: Volpe, Volpe, Volpe bien guillao appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .