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Reasons for all 30 MLB teams to be optimistic, pessimistic based on early season returns
Apr 25 · Jim BowdenThis article may be behind a paywall
$No matter where your team stands through the first five weeks of the season, there are signs of hope and concern.
commentsPlayers:MLB Power Rankings: Cincinnati, Cleveland on the climb; What a difference a year makes
Apr 22 · Levi Weaver, Chad Jennings, Grant BrisbeeThis article may be behind a paywall
$In this week's Rankings, we take a look at where each team ranked exactly one year ago and what that might tell us about where they are now.
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.
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How to watch the Chicago White Sox in 2025: Schedule, broadcast info and blackout rules
Apr 17 · Jess BryantThis article may be behind a paywall
$Are you a Chicago White Sox fan?
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Check out recent episodes for the White Sox. What 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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Former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks opens up on terminal diagnosis: ‘I’m going to be here fighting’
Apr 15 · Sam BlumThis article may be behind a paywall
$The former White Sox closer lost his home in the Palisades fires in January.
Players: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.
Garrett Crochet’s near no-hit return a reminder of White Sox’s ‘blessing and a curse’
Apr 14 · Jon GreenbergThis article may be behind a paywall
$Crochet's final line of 11 strikeouts, one hit and one walk allowed in 7 1/3 innings correctly represented how dominant he was.
Major League Baseball in minor-league parks … it’s looking a little different
Apr 11 · Ken RosenthalThis article may be behind a paywall
$Plus notes on the Angels, the Brewers' trade for Quinn Priester, White Sox right-hander Shane Smith and more.
Players:How much does a beer and a hot dog cost you at Wrigley Field or the Rate? I did the math
Apr 10 · Jon GreenbergThis article may be behind a paywall
$At a Cubs game, a beer and hot dog could run $30.
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.
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.
Players:MLB Power Rankings: Braves with a big drop; How about that NL West?
Apr 8 · Levi Weaver, Chad Jennings, Grant BrisbeeThis article may be behind a paywall
$For this week's rankings, we look at one name that’s having an outsized impact on either present performance or our future expectations.