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“Scouting the complex is a different animal,” a veteran scout mused. A younger scout nodded in tacit agreement. After a brief pause, I threw in… The post In-Person Scouting Looks From the Bridge League of Angels Outfielders Hayden Alvarez, Jared Grindlinger appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
Last game: 7-5 win over White Sox Next game: Tuesday, Aug. 18, vs. White Sox at Wrigley Field, 7:05 p.m. CT. TV: Marquee Sports Network, CHSN/WCIU-Ch. 26 (Sox announcers), TBS (outside the Cubs/White Sox shared market territory) Cubs regular season radio: WSCR 670/104.3 The Score (all regular season games), Cubs broadcast radio affiliates, Cubs Sirius […]
Stashing high-end prospects ahead of their MLB debuts can provide your fantasy team with a massive spark for the final stretch. In this piece, we will look at one of the hottest hitters at the Triple-A level and two pitchers on the verge of a promotion. Should fantasy managers stash these high-end prospects? Let's dive […]
Catchers are free now. But freedom has a cost. The post Box Score Banter: Getting Active appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
The Rays slugger is using the new strike zone to his advantage. The post Junior Caminero and the Art of SLGCONviction appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
Why do we have rules, and what do they serve? The post The Common Law Origins of the Infield Fly Rule: A Dissent appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
Reviewing the best and worst performances over the last 10 games up and down the minor leagues. The post The Heat Check: The Full Montes appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
Lots of small adjustments can add up. The post Jackson Merrill and A Large Sword appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
Aunque el camino era largo, los Cardinals han llamado a una de las mejores amenazas de poder-velocidad de ligas menores. The post La Llamada: Joshua Báez appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
Pete Crow-Armstrong went 4-for-5 with two home runs, including a walk-off blast, as the Cubs beat the White Sox and his NL MVP case grew even stronger Monday night.
The Cardinals considered drafting Josiah Ragsdale in 2025. A year later they traded for the 22-year-old center fielder who does a little bit of everything. The post Josiah Ragsdale Continues To Soar After Trade To Cardinals appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
It’s been a consistent refrain for weeks now as the Yankee offense has limped through the summer: the lineup will soon improve (NARRATOR: It has not improved). Aaron Boone and the Yankees have maintained their belief that things will turn around for the sputtering unit despite watching the bats flail night after night, every run […]
In a way, Georgia is playing up this whole “White Out” concept perfectly. In encouraging fans to wear white against Western Kentucky, the Bulldogs may be in line to use the Western Kentucky game as a perfect tune up for the Oklahoma game. But while Kirby and company focus on that, Georgia fans will be […]
On the 579th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including more fallout from last week’s $12.5 billion Los Angeles Lakers deal. Subsequent reporting from numerous outlets has added insight into the federal investigations of Mark Walter’s business empire. The accusations include related-party […]
The Cincinnati Reds churned through two pitchers in a single day, designating both right-hander Ron Marinaccio and left-hander Kent Emanuel for assignment within hours of each other. Marinaccio's DFA came first, announced Monday morning to open a roster spot. Right-hander Zach McCambley was added as the 27th man for Cincinnati's doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals, and Emanuel's contract was selected from Triple-A Louisville to take the mound in Game 1. By the time the day...
For the fifth time since June 5th, the Orioles were just two games below .500, and they’ve now lost five straight attempts to climb to within one game of .500. They haven’t been at .500 since they won the first game of a doubleheader with Houston on April 30th. They were 15-15. Fans were excited […]
Najee Harris took a visit with the New York Giants , according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, his first known team meeting since the spring. The veteran running back hasn't played in an NFL game since tearing his Achilles in Week 3 of last season with the Los Angeles Chargers , a brutal ending to a one-year deal after he'd never missed a game in his first four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Why New York Per The Athletic's Dan Duggan , the Giants were floated as a team that could look to a...
Question: Is it my imagination, or are the 2026 Orioles unusually unlucky in having their hard-hit balls go directly to infielders for outs? Are there any metrics that measure this? From: Steve McCardell Answer: Steve, according to Baseball Savant, Gunnar Henderson is the unluckiest Orioles hitter. Entering Monday night’s game, he had a .220 batting […]
49ers roster moves: D-lineman and O-lineman signed to one-year deals“Throughout his five-year NFL career with the Cardinals (2021-24) and New York Giants (2025), he has appeared in 60 games (eight starts) and registered 51 tackles, 4.0 sacks, two passes defensed, and two forced fumbles. In 2025, Dimukeje appeared in five games with the Giants and […]
Derek Jeter thinks Michael Jordan would have continued to improve had he played longer.
After multiple injuries depleted the depth chart, the Patriots brought back offensive guard Greg Van Roten and signed him for the 2026 season.
NY Daily News | Gary Phillips: The Yankee rotation has been elite nearly all season, but they just haven’t been able to be at full strength at any point during their dominant run. Monday was the closest they’d come yet, as Carlos Rodón was set to return today following a strong outing in his latest […]
For years, the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox rivalry has often felt more like a local tradition than a genuine battle for the postseason. That has changed in 2026. The two Chicago teams entered their latest Crosstown Classic series with legitimate reasons to believe they could make the playoffs. The Cubs came into the [...] The post Why the 2026 Crosstown Classic Feels Different for Chicago Sports Fans appeared first on ChiCitySports .
This is ‘The Watchlist.’ This column is designed to help you monitor and pick up fantasy baseball players in the coming weeks and months. Whether they’re waiver wire or trade targets, these are the players you’ll want to add now ... read more »
Rangers are now said to have agreed a deal to strengthen their full-back position, adding a Premier League defender.