When another boy has an unfettered home run.

Desperation — noun. Loss of hope and surrender to despair A state of hopelessness leading to rashness *** The 2022 pennant-winning Phillies were a noble squad. Led by interim manager Rob Thomson, the…

Chicago White Sox (4) at Cleveland Guardians (2), 5:00 PM EDT CHW: LHP Anthony Kay (10-9, 4.44 ERA, 126 DRA-) followed by RHP Sean Burke (11-7, 3.34 ERA, 97 DRA-), CLE: RHP Gavin Williams (14-8, 3.76…

The Cubs season via the lifecycle of a bear.

Players sometimes announce themselves to the baseball world in the postseason. Last year, Cam Schlittler threw eight shutout innings against Boston in his first postseason outing, giving a sneak…

In lieu of weaknesses to exploit, the AL East rivals will be killing strengths.

Understanding (or attempting to understand) a strange mechanism.

Managers are leaning harder than ever on their best pitchers, and there's a good reason.

V I S I T O R S SAN DIEGO PADRES Record: 91-71 (2nd in NL West) Pythag: 85-77 +41 Run Differential TEAM SPLITS DRA- 100 (16) SP 112 (25) RP 88 (2) DRB 0.4 (7) DRC+ 100 (13) vL 102 (5) vR 100…

If Game 2 had been scored like a boxing match, this would probably be the start of a preview and not a recap. Houston’s entire advantage resided in the arm of Hunter Brown, so naturally seven of the…

One of the most emotionally instructive moments in postseason history won’t be found among Reggie Jackson’s three home runs, Kirk Gibson’s shot off of Dennis Eckersley, Joe Carter’s Series-ending…

While most of baseball is focusing on the early rounds of the MLB playoffs, the prospect world is instead focusing on the Phoenix/Scottsdale area, where the Arizona Fall League begins on Saturday,…

The rivalry that keeps on giving keeps on giving us rivalry.

There has rarely been so little suspense in the races for the major awards in one league. The 2026 National League MVP will be Pete Crow-Armstrong. The 2026 National League Cy Young Award winner will…

Hunter Brown was always going to be crucial to the Astros surviving this series. Now he's load-bearing.

Atlanta dealt the final blow in Game 1, but both sides will keep throwing punches.

There's a fine line between Michelob (imbibed quietly) and Michelob (worn).

Schlittler/Tolle versus a bullpen game; nuclear bomb versus coughing baby—spot the diffeence!

Philadelphia Phillies (6) at Atlanta Braves (3), 2:08 PM ET PHI: LHP Jesus Luzardo (14-5, 2.86 ERA, 66 DRA-), ATL: LHP Chris Sale (14-9, 2.16 ERA, 68 DRA-)  Starters Breaking news: Chris Sale is…

It's a battle of old guard vs. new guard in one matchup, and weary familiarity in the other.

Allow me to ground us in what’s going on. The Braves have clinched the NL East. They’ve done this, basically, by hitting enough on offense and preventing runs with stellar defense, backing up the…

Familiar foes match up in the top-seeded NL matchup, while teams moving in very different directions square off in the 4-5 pairing.

We get to decide, not the standings.

Though, if the division-winner falls below .500, does it matter?

Next year? That's a next year problem.

It was a series for reunions, of a sort.

"Carlos Jorge hive stand up!"

Welcome back to the 2026 MLB Front Office Rankings. If you missed them, you can catch up on the first three articles here: Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Teams 30-21 Part 3: Teams 20-11 TIER 3: DEVILS…

The stolen base revival hasn't really stuck.

Sorry, A's! Someone has to be Childs'

It was a vintage pitching matchup, but not that kind of vintage.

This time, it’s not just a few stars.

With the WPBL Championship on the line, Ayomi Sato pitched the league's greatest game.

Jake McCarthy is having a career resurgence at altitude.

There was only one way this was going to end.

The playoff picture is coming into focus. Horrible, horrible focus.

The Troutposting will continue until morale improves.

Another competitive balance argument bites the dust.

From the latest SaberSeminar, a new system for using video to isolate and quantify pitcher command.

Entering the final week of the first year of the ABS Challenge system in Major League Baseball, appeals had overturned 5,483 ball-strike calls. There’ve been, on average, something like 2.5 fewer…

The roster of the San Francisco Giants is like an immortal jellyfish.

With not just one option, but five.

As long as there’s no out, you’re still in it.

A few weeks ago I began looking back at the bumper crop of rookies who have graduated from list eligibility this season. Let’s circle back and look at the matriculated prospects from the next 25…

Let's try again next year.

This weekend, the Washington Nationals visit the St. Louis Cardinals with nothing on the line. With both teams long since excused from any playoff ambitions, they’ve been free to tend to more…

There's no feeling quite like watching your team do the little things.

Welcome back to the 2026 MLB Front Office Rankings. If you missed them, you can catch up on the first two articles here: Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Teams 30-21 TIER 5: YOU ARE THE ONLY EXCEPTION 20.)...

The Mets are at -37 Pete Alonso homers and counting, but their shortstop doesn’t get it.