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Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]
From Purple Row | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Following a successful 2024 season, Reynaldo López entered the 2026 season looking to answer some questions with regards to his future as a starting pitcher. Would he be able to put it all together and deliver a repeat performance? Unfortunately, we never really got the answer to that question. Let’s get into it. How acquired […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Jon Heyman, in the New York Post, tells us that Don Mattingly is leaving the Blue Jays. The story says that he is not retiring, but ‘looking for new opportunities’. Mattingly isn’t loved around here, getting, likely, too much blame for their terrible 2024 season (and no credit for the excellent 2025 season). I was […]
From Bluebird Banter | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
So, the quarterback circus going forward is now solved. Well, at least for the next four weeks. The back and forth between whether Kyler Murray and Jacoby Brissett would be the starting quarterback ended on Wednesday when the franchise placed Murray on IR in an effort to get him more time to heal for an […]
From Revenge of the Birds | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Coming into 2025, Chris Bassitt had played two of the three years on his big $63 million free agent contract. Chris was a late bloomer, he didn’t make the majors until he was 25 and had pitched in only 40 MLB games before his 30th birthday. Guys that don’t pitch a lot of innings in […]
From Bluebird Banter | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Tuesday night saw Arsenal notch their eighth straight clean sheet across all competitions. In blanking Slavia Praha on the Gunners matched 1889 Preston and 1920 Liverpool as the only English clubs to make a run of no goals conceded in eight consecutive matches. A record that is over a century old has now been matched. […] The post Arsenal FC Starting Lineup Prediction at Sunderland appeared first on The Sports Bank .
From The Bank | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Tampa Bay Rays are picking up Taylor Walls’ option for the 2026 season and adding an option for 2027 according to a report from Marc Topkin. Walls, 29, just finished off his 5th season on the Rays active roster. The superb defender doesn’t do much at the plate as he has produced a 70 […]
From DRaysBay | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
In yesterday’s news and links piece here at Over The Monster, Dan Secatore pondered the following regarding Jarren Duran’s new $7.7 million contract where they essential paid him $7.875 million: If it seems weird that the Sox would do this merely to save $125,000 — which is the difference between the $8 million option and […]
From Over the Monster | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Freddie Freeman remains one of the most consistent hitters throughout the past 10 seasons, and he continued that trend in 2025 with another All-Star season despite a power slump through the middle of the year. Freeman was coming off a remarkable run in the 2024 World Series, grinding through a right ankle sprain, a fractured […]
From True Blue LA | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
After a two-game road trip to the northeast, the Carolina Hurricanes are back at the Lenovo Center for home games versus Minnesota and Buffalo. On Tuesday night, the Canes earned a great win over a struggling Rangers team. Nikolaj Ehlers netted his first goal as a Hurricane, and did so on the power play. Carolina […]
From Canes Country | about 1 month ago | 1 read
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at relief pitcher Jacob Webb. Jacob Webb was non-tendered by the Baltimore […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Let’s get the hard part out of the way: Kerkering made a terrible error in game four of the NLDS that ended the Phillies’ 2025 season. It was an atrocious way to go out, and still stings to think about. It’s been discussed more times than necessary, so we don’t need to go over it […]
From The Good Phight | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Colson Montgomery did more than surprise White Sox fans with his strong rookie season — he caught the attention of several MLB analysts. Each year, MLB ranks the Top 10 rookies based on their long-term value to their organizations, and this year Montgomery was No. 7 on the list. Ironically, this year is the first […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Good morning! A fun note for anyone who is convinced that either (1) baseball is dying, or (2) the Dodgers are killing interest in the sport, necessitating the implementation of a salary cap: The 2026 World Series smashed ratings expectations across the board, and Game 7 was the most-watched baseball game in 34 years. And […]
From Over the Monster | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Cubs had a one-year, $6 million option for Colin Rea for 2026. They’re going to keep him for next year, but on a different deal: So that’s a slight increase in his 2026 salary from the previous option year, and if Rea does well enough in 2026, the team can keep him for 2027 […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
It’s news in the sense that it is a transaction that today occurred, but this is one of those transactions that was always going to occur. Justin Turner is a free agent: As expected, Justin Turner has become a free-agent. That means the Cubs declined his $10M team option for '26, in favor of the $2M buyout. — Jordan Bastian (@bastianmlb.bsky.social) 2025-11-06T15:04:13.790Z When the Cubs signed Turner to join their bench last year, the contract’s structure may have inc...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Panarin’s contract clock is ticking, the extension talks have stalled, and it’s time to face reality. Here are five potential trades that could reshape the Rangers’ future.
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 1 read
After 399 days, Kentucky football finally broke its SEC winless streak by beating the Auburn Tigers and putting the final nail in Hugh Freeze’s tenure in Auburn. Can they bring another streak, their home SEC losing record? Sitting with a 3-5 record, a bowl game is still on the table for the Wildcats, and the […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Hello all! It was a quiet day in the early offseason, but we’ve got you covered on all of the latest happenings. In Mariners news… Around the league…
From Lookout Landing | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Let’s shift gears a bit here and talk about the exact sort of free agent Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer seems to like to go after. Mid-range starter? Check. Injury history? Check. Had some success that could be built on? Sure. Michael King had several good years as a reliever/spot starter for the […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Missouri Tigers are in win-out mode in order to have any chance at the College Football Playoff. Coming off the bye week, Mizzou will host undefeated and No. 3 Texas A&M with true freshman quarterback Matt Zollers leading the way. Kick-off on Saturday afternoon in Columbia is set for 2:30 p.m. CST on ABC […]
From Rock M Nation | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
With a rich history going back over 150 years, baseball is full of mythic figures, normal men whose achievements have been metamorphosed into feats of legends. Rube Waddell was one such man. While the numbers immediately pop off the page- a cumulative 2.16 ERA in 2961.1 innings, two ERA titles, six consecutive seasons leading the […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
On Wednesday, the Athletics released their 2026 Spring Training Schedule. The first game is away against the White Sox on Saturday, February 21. The first home game at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa is the next day, Sunday, February 22 against the Cleveland Guardians. In addition to the typical Spring Training Season with games throughout the […]
From Athletics Nation | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
The Fireflies were the only Royals’ affiliate to reach the postseason after a terrific first half earned them a division title. But they showed the contrast of a split season, finishing dead last in the second half of the season. They defeated the Myrtle Beach Pelicans to win the South Division championship in their first […]
From Royals Review | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Morning, all! MLB has released the Rangers spring training schedule with the Rangers playing 29 games in a 30 day stretch. Outfielders Billy McKinney and Dustin Harris cleared waivers and became free agents Tuesday, while the Rangers claimed catcher Willie MacIver and pitcher Michael Otanez off waivers from the Athletics. Bruce Bochy has joined the […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 1 month ago | 3 reads