MLBTR’s First Free Agent Power Rankings Remind Us Just How Crazy the Offseason Will Be
The top ten can field a team of All-Stars.
Category: MLB News and Rumors
Cincinnati Reds Clean House: Manager and Pitching Coach Fired
You know what the joke is here.
MLBits: Lindor’s Big Moment, Walker’s UCL, Cardinals Calling up a Top Prospect, More
Francisco Lindor got a special moment in a special place. Also, Tommy Pham has a minor groin issue, so the Cardinals are calling up a youngster who looks like a tank.
Expansion Tea Leaf: Portland Group Buying Land for an MLB Ballpark
Yet another sign that expansion IS COMING eventually.
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Surprising Contract Projections Have Manny Machado Getting Quite a Bit More Than Bryce Harper
All else equal, I’m not sure I’d go that way on Machado and Harper.
MLBits: Rumors Already Heating Up? Low Attendance, Hot Starts, Injuries All Over, More
Could Manny Machado and J.T. Realmuto be on the move this summer? Also: the Mets and Pirates are hot, the Cardinals get some players back, and more.
MLBits: Kershaw’s Opt-Out, Free Tickets for Kids, Players Want Say in Sports Gambling, More
Clayton Kershaw figures to be a free agent soon (for about a minute). Also: legalized sports gambling’s impact on players, brawl suspensions, more.
That Rockies-Padres Rumble Wasn’t the Only One Yesterday – Yankees-Red Sox Went At It, Too (VIDEO)
More beanballs around the game. It’s disappointing.
Benches Clear in Colorado After Luis Perdomo Throws Behind Nolan Arenado, Who Charged the Mound
Wild moment between the Rockies and Padres.
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*Sad Trombone*: The Chicago Cubs Will Not Host the All-Star Game in 2020
Well that stinks. Congrats, Dodgers.
MLBits: STL/MIL Collision, Holland’s Ugly Debut, An Apology to Ohtani, Votto, Marlins, More
The Cardinals’ new closer walked four (one intentional) in his (extra-innings) debut.
Yadi Molina Loses It on DBacks Manager, Shoves an Umpire, Somehow Isn’t Ejected (VIDEO)
Yadi sure gets away with some stuff.
Brewers Closer Corey Knebel Goes Down with an Ugly Hamstring Injury, Will Miss Time
A serious blow for the Brewers.
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MLBits: Manfred on Minor League Pay, Nats Extend GM, Ball in Montreal, Plate Discipline, Diversity, More
How does MLB justify such low pay for minor leaguers?
Christian Yelich Out for Tonight’s Game Against Cubs with Oblique Stiffness
Yelich has a strong split, though, so the Brewers may not lose a lot.
MLBits: McGwire Without PEDs, Ohtani Raking, Stanton Booed, Gyroko to DL, Pirates Hot, More
Could Mark McGwire have done what he did without steroids? He says yes. Also, Ohtani did it again, Stanton (and his fans) is ridiculous, more.
Rockies Sign OF Charlie Blackmon to Six-Year, $108 Million Extension
The Rockies are going all in with the 31-year-old outfielder.
A Different Kind of Off-Day Check-In: Early-Season Leaders, Fun with Numbers, and More
Other good teams have records like the Cubs. Also: the league’s offensive leaders have silly numbers, these are the Cubs’ two best performers, and more.
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Happ’s Prolific Strikeout Rate, Wild Cardinals-Brewers Game, Villanueva Breakout, and Other Bullets
Yes, Happ strikes out a lot, but that probably won’t always be the case. Well, at least not to this degree.
Hero Move: Braves Organist Plays ‘Go Cubs Go’ as Bryce Harper Comes to the Plate
LOL. There’s a lot I like about that.
MLBits: Twitter Streaming, Jansen’s Velocity, Murphy’s Return, Handling Faster Fastballs, More
Is the Dodgers’ star closer broken? Also: more free streaming games, an incredible Astros coaching story, and much more.
Wow: Cardinals OF Tommy Pham Has Some Extremely Candid Words for How the Team Treated Him
“They said, ‘We believed you could do it all along.’ That’s the thing that’s so mind-boggling. I said, If that’s the f—–’ case, then why was I f—–’ demoted to Triple A?'”
MLBits: Ohtani’s Impressive Debut, Opening Day Payrolls, Launch Angle, Always Bunt, More
Ohtani looked mighty good. He can’t still sign with the Cubs, right? Also, you thought fly balls were blowing up last year? Pfft, just wait.
REPORT: Dodgers and Brewers Talking Ryan Braun, Matt Kemp Trade (UPDATE)
The players aren’t impact guys anymore, but the salary ramifications could be huge for the teams.
MLBits: More Broken HR Records, Trout’s Bad Day, Ohtani’s Debut, McKinney Gets His Shot, More
Opening Day was one to remember.