Ready and Waiting
As of May 1, 2020, the "Polar Bear" Pete Alonso is on pace to hit 57 home runs this season.
After showing baseball fans his strength by winning the 2019 Home Run Derby during All-Star festivities and then le...
Garry Templeton’s Disappearing — and Reappearing — Record
UPDATE: We received word on April 17, 2020, that the stats at Retrosheet (and, at some point, Baseball-Reference) will be updated soon to reflect the research in this article.
About three years ago, I wrote ...
The Diamondbacks Were Always This Talented, Recent Surge Only Proves It
The Arizona Diamondbacks really don't belong here. The club sits at 75-68, just a game and a half out of the second and final National League Wild Card position, despite trading their best pitcher, Zack Greinke...
First-Time All-Star Ketel Marte Enjoying Breakout Season with D-Backs
On Thursday, the starting lineups for the American League and National League teams were named for the Midsummer Classic that will take place on Tuesday, July 9 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. While a lot of...
Pittsburgh Pirates First Baseman Josh Bell Is Enjoying A Breakout Year
Prior to 2019, Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell had been an underwhelming big-leaguer. As a second-round Major League Baseball Draft pick in 2011, a lot more was expected from Bell once he reached the...
Major League Baseball Must Capitalize on this Surge of Young Superstars
Major League Baseball found itself in the spotlight for the first time since the 2018 World Series this past Friday night. The reason for it was the major-league debut of the renowned Toronto Blue Jays prospect...
Reds’ Luis Castillo Enjoying Impressive Start to 2019 Season
After making his Major League Baseball debut midway through 2017 and doing quite well, Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo struggled in 2018, his first full season at the major league level. He went ...
News and Notes from Tuesday: Two Trades, Three Extensions, and More
The Toronto Blue Jays dominated the headlines, once again, on Tuesday, swinging four moves in total. The first, and most notable, was the trade that sent outfielder Kevin Pillar to the San Francisco Giants for ...
MLB: Day Two News and Notes
Thursday was the biggest day of the year for the game of baseball, as we ushered in another season. As to be expected, media coverage was non-stop with Twitter feeds all across the country packed with initial r...
The Odds Are Against Harper and the Phillies
A common refrain heard this offseason is that you just rarely see free agents as good and as young as Bryce Harper and Manny Machado. This is undeniably true. But when the subtext is "... so we have no idea how...