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Bainton Field, the home of Rutgers baseball, will host the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association baseball state championship games in 2026, per PJ Potter of NJ Advanced Media. NJSIAA baseball director Tony Maselli and Rutgers have been in talks for months about moving the championships to Piscataway. Earlier this month, it was announced that […]
From On the Banks | 6 days ago | 1 read
The Dodgers have River Ryan returning from 2024 Tommy John surgery, and is expected to be part of the team’s starting rotation puzzle in the 2026 season. There’s also at least a chance that he might be teammates with his brother Ryder Ryan, who was signed by the Dodgers to a minor league deal that […]
From True Blue LA | 6 days ago | 1 read
January is drawing to a close, which means there will be a mad scramble for remaining free agents that have been left to twist in the wind. At some point, their demands for that extra year, those few million dollars, will fall by the wayside, tossed aside in the hopes of finding employment for the […]
From The Good Phight | 6 days ago | 0 reads
You might not think this photo has enough evidence or clues to figure out the date and situation. After all the sleuthing photos I’ve posted here, though… you should not doubt me. This photo is another from BCB reader Joe Coney. What do we know about this photo at first glance? Pete Rose is playing […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 6 days ago | 1 read
As we enter the spring, just about everyone on the Washington Nationals roster has a lot to prove. This team is very short on proven commodities. However, there are three players fans should be paying close attention to. Cade Cavalli, Dylan Crews and Luis Perales have a ton to prove in 2025, and I will […]
From Federal Baseball | 6 days ago | 2 reads
Meet the Mets Despite being previously named the captain of Team Puerto Rico, Francisco Lindor will not be playing in the World Baseball Classic this year due to the elbow procedure he underwent at the beginning of the offseason. With Freddy Peralta now in the fold, what is the state of the Mets’ rotation heading […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 6 days ago | 0 reads
MLB Rumors: Austin Hays and the Chicago White Sox are in agreement on a one year, $6 million deal, per reports. The Rangers were among a number of teams that were in on Hays, per Jon Heyman, and we talked about him earlier in the week in our write-up on available righthanded platoon DH/bench bat […]
From Lone Star Ball | 6 days ago | 2 reads
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers added another bat yesterday in the form of former first round pick Nick Pratto. Former Rangers reliever David Robertson has decided to hang em up. MLB dot com has a list of 13 “eye-popping” predictions for 2026 which includes one for Jacob deGrom. And The Athletic has a Q&A with […]
From Lone Star Ball | 6 days ago | 2 reads
After a season where the Mets missed the playoffs by as narrow a margin as they did, “what if” questions inevitably abound in the post mortem analysis. Of all of those “what if” questions, one that looms surprisingly large is, “What if Griffin Canning hadn’t ruptured his Achilles?” It feels strange typing those words because […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 6 days ago | 1 read
Hello friends and happy Saturday! It’s the last day of January and spring training kicks off next month. As the offseason begins to wrap up, here’s the latest. In Mariners news… Around the league…
From Lookout Landing | 6 days ago | 2 reads
Jaylon Thompson writes about what the Royals could do with their pitching staff. KC is thin behind Lynch and Strahm for left-handers on the 40-man roster. It’s possible the front office decides to add someone before spring training. It’s imperative to have quality lefties as depth pieces and to offset injuries. The Royals could convert […]
From Royals Review | 6 days ago | 2 reads
I write three or four posts a week for this site, so I will beg an indulgence in this one. Writing in the offseason is challenging, especially when the Yankees adopt the “run it back” strategy they seem to have this year. There are endless rumors, smoke with little to no fire, and occasionally debates […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. With most of the roster set, Brian and Chris look back on the latest Mets trades and discuss how David Stearns has remade the team after a very disappointing 2025. Chris’s Music Pick: Sessa – Pequena Vertigem […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 6 days ago | 0 reads
San Diego Padres centerfielder Jackson Merrill had a difficult sophomore season in the majors. A hamstring injury and a concussion severely impacted his ability to stay on the field, which in turn hurt his overall number. However, as the 2025 season ended, Merrill got hot and showed signs of regaining his 2024 form that saw […]
From Gaslamp Ball | 6 days ago | 0 reads
The Royals avoided a potential arbitration hearing with first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino, signing him to a two-year deal Friday that will pay him $11 million and potentially up to $16 million with incentives, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. Pasquantino had filed for arbitration for the first time, requesting a $4.5 million salary while the […]
From Royals Review | 6 days ago | 1 read
Speaking on Cadena SER, Manuel Jabois delivered a sharp warning about Real Madrid’s current state and the potential reaction at the Bernabeu if results continue to falter. “One of the stupid advantages of being knocked out of the Copa del Rey is lightening the calendar and they ruined that themselves through carelessness, through neglect,” Jabois […]
From Managing Madrid | 6 days ago | 0 reads
With new faces climbing the system and familiar prospects progressing, this January Pipeline Report breaks down who’s trending up in the Rangers’ prospect pool.
From Blueshirt Banter | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Think about the bullpen that the Phillies were putting together when 2025 was beginning. Names like Jose Ruiz and Carlos Hernandez were prominent. Stuff was hard to find. In short, it wasn’t a good bullpen. Fast forward to now: the bullpen is probably the strength of this team. Is it the best way to construct […]
From The Good Phight | 6 days ago | 2 reads
The Los Angeles Dodgers are on track to pay at least 160 million dollars of MLB competitive balance tax in 2026. In all, ten teams will be charged close to 500 million dollars in 2026. And it’s only January 31st. There are some big free agents still available. We’ve been over the salary cap and […]
From Talking Chop | 6 days ago | 0 reads
We’ve had a pair of top-100 prospect lists drop in each of the last two weeks, with between four and seven Dodgers included on those lists. But with those list also comes further analysis of the minor leagues, both with individual players and farm systems as a whole. Taiwanese outfielder Ching-Hsien Ko was one of […]
From True Blue LA | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
From Blueshirt Banter | 6 days ago | 1 read
Good morning Birdland, There has been a whole lotta smoke around the Orioles’ hunt for a starting pitcher this week. A few days ago, Jon Heyman described the O’s as “in” on Zac Gallen, alongside the Cubs and the Diamondbacks. On Friday, Heyman reported that the Orioles are also keeping tabs on Lucas Giolito. All […]
From Camden Chat | 6 days ago | 0 reads
We’ve broken down most of the notable free agent pitchers still left on the board this offseason, but one the Detroit Tigers have at least checked in on that we haven’t covered yet is right-hander Nick Martinez. The 35-year-old just spent two seasons starting for the Cincinnati Reds, and while his stuff doesn’t wow you, […]
From Bless You Boys | 6 days ago | 1 read
Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Konnor Griffin is one of the most intriguing players in minor league baseball, as he sits at number one in MLB.com’s top 100 prospect rankings. Griffin, 19, batted .333 in 122 games last season with Bradenton, Greensboro and Altoona, making him someone to watch right out of the gates. He is a […]
From Bucs Dugout | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Today is the last day of January, which means tomorrow is February. Just one major sporting event stands between us and the start of baseball season (or two, if you count the Waste Management Phoenix Open this weekend). Last weekend was Rockies Fest, and the organization laid out their plans for the future. We’ve learned […]
From Purple Row | 6 days ago | 0 reads