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Nine early MLB takes on Braves’ start, NL dominance, AL East race — on point or overreactions?
Apr 17 · Jim BowdenThis article may be behind a paywall
$Here are nine statements I’ve heard around baseball so far this season and my takes on whether they are on point or overreactions.
commentsWhat are the top 10 front offices in MLB in 2025? Here’s how 40 executives voted
Apr 16 · Tyler KepnerThis article may be behind a paywall
$For the second year in a row, The Athletic canvassed 40 executives across baseball to build our front office rankings.
Players:2025 MLB Draft top 50 prospects rankings: Ethan Holliday, Liam Doyle leading the way
Apr 15 · Keith LawThis article may be behind a paywall
$Holliday leads a class that is light at the top but heavy with solid prospects well into the second and third rounds.
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MLB Power Rankings: Padres, Mets move on up and we have a new cellar dweller
Apr 15 · Tim Britton, Andy McCullough, Johnny Flores Jr.This article may be behind a paywall
$Now that we're a few weeks in and things are starting to take shape, we look at what might actually be a problem for each team going forward.
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Check out recent episodes for the Red Sox. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. becomes a Blue Jay for life, cementing a legacy in Canada
Apr 14 · Richard DeitschThis article may be behind a paywall
$You could not miss the symbolism Monday: This is truly Guerrero's house.
Players:9 MLB managers whose job status could be in question by the end of the season
Apr 14 · Ken RosenthalThis article may be behind a paywall
$The Pirates' Derek Shelton, Twins' Rocco Baldelli and Rockies' Bud Black are among the skippers who could end up on the hot seat this year.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s new megadeal with Blue Jays sends aftershocks throughout MLB
Apr 14 · Patrick Mooney, Will Sammon, Katie WooThis article may be behind a paywall
$Now that the upcoming free agent class will not include Guerrero, the group appears fall less robust than in years past.
Will Vlad Jr. join his dad in the Hall of Fame? How his early career numbers stack up
Apr 11 · Jayson StarkThis article may be behind a paywall
$You’d be amazed by all the Hall of Famers who weren’t even close to Vladdy through age 25.
Players:Weird & Wild: Jose Altuve strikes again, The 22-Walk Game, and one after another for Reds
Apr 11 · Jayson StarkThis article may be behind a paywall
$If Terry Francona had known the Reds were planning to play a 1-0 game every freaking day, would he have come out of retirement?
Players:The Blue Jays have Vladimir Guerrero Jr. signed through 2039. So what do they do next?
Apr 10 · Ken RosenthalThis article may be behind a paywall
$The team now has a much clearer direction with their franchise player in the fold.
Why I kept Octavio Dotel’s baseball card in my wallet: Meisel
Apr 10 · Zack MeiselThis article may be behind a paywall
$One of the beautiful things about sports is that sometimes, we develop connections to random athletes for reasons we can't predict.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s Blue Jays extension includes a $325 million signing bonus
Apr 9 · Ken RosenthalThis article may be behind a paywall
$The Jays will pay out 65 percent of Guerrero’s 14-year-contract in signing bonus.
Players:Ranking 11 recent MLB extensions: Which teams did the best deals? Who overpaid?
Apr 9 · Jim BowdenThis article may be behind a paywall
$With so many deals this spring, I decided to rank 11 extensions from the club perspective — the best contracts to the riskiest ones.
Octavio Dotel — the pitcher everybody wanted — left a legacy of strikeouts and smiles
Apr 9 · Tyler KepnerThis article may be behind a paywall
$Dotel, who played for 13 teams in his major-league career, died Tuesday after a roof collapse at a club in his native Dominican Republic.
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