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MLB Power Rankings: Braves with a big drop; How about that NL West?
18h · 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.
commentsPlayers:MLB mailbag: What should Red Sox do? Will Blue Jays extend Vlad Jr.? 116 wins for Dodgers?
Apr 4 · Jim BowdenThis article may be behind a paywall
$Answering 20 questions from subscribers, including some of my early thoughts on the deadline and who will be the top pick in the MLB Draft.
Players:Sliders: A Triple-A pitcher’s unusual place in MLB history, plus the most creative Immaculate Grid yet
Apr 4 · Tyler KepnerThis article may be behind a paywall
$A century before the torpedo, there was the bottle bat.
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Happy New Year, Baseball! 17 Weird & Wild ways the season’s first week surprised
Apr 4 · Jayson StarkThis article may be behind a paywall
$You’d think we’d catch on one of these years.
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Check out recent episodes for the Twins. MLB Power Rankings: Rangers, Yankees on the rise; Dodgers are right where you think they are
Apr 1 · Tim Britton, Andy McCullough, Johnny Flores Jr.This article may be behind a paywall
$It’s the time of year when every team can still be optimistic, so here's each one's most encouraging sign from the season’s opening weekend.
Players:Meet the MIT physicist turned Marlins coach behind the ‘torpedo’ bats used by the Yankees
Mar 30 · Brendan KutyThis article may be behind a paywall
$Aaron Leanhardt was the Yankees' lead analyst in 2024 before joining the Marlins' coaching staff this offseason.
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Sliders: Every MLB team’s hidden statistical drought as the 2025 season begins
Mar 28 · Tyler KepnerThis article may be behind a paywall
$It's been how long since a Red Sox pitcher threw 100?
What we saw on MLB’s Opening Day: Ohtani delivers, Mets swoon, Tyler O’Neill strikes again
Mar 28 · Chad JenningsThis article may be behind a paywall
$It was Game 1 of 162. A drop in the bucket, but it quenches a winter’s thirst.
Players:Miguel Rojas on Jazz Chisholm’s comments about Marlins culture: ‘I don’t need to defend myself’
Mar 27 · Fabian ArdayaThis article may be behind a paywall
$Chisholm accused Rojas of imposing an old-school culture that included Rojas cutting and pouring milk into separate sets of custom cleats.
MLB in 2025: The numbers that define baseball, from 1.96 to 41 to 1.44 billion
Mar 27 · Jayson StarkThis article may be behind a paywall
$They’re not just numerals on a page.
Players:One bold prediction for each MLB team, from an all-Dodgers Cy Young ballot to Ichiro’s mic-drop comeback
Mar 27 · Johnny Flores Jr.This article may be behind a paywall
$A return from retirement, new ballpark menu items and brighter days in Chicago.
Players:The top 12 storylines for the 2025 MLB season: A potential Dodger dynasty, Juan Soto’s worth and more
Mar 27 · Ken RosenthalThis article may be behind a paywall
$Plus a wide open AL East, the plight of three aging aces and a "39th annual dumb World Series prediction.
Ranking all 30 MLB teams’ Opening Day rotations: Dodgers, Phillies, Mariners lead way
Mar 27 · Jim BowdenThis article may be behind a paywall
$As the old adage goes, you can never have too much starting pitching.
Ranking all 30 MLB teams’ Opening Day starting rotations: Dodgers, Phillies, Mariners lead way
Mar 26 · Jim BowdenThis article may be behind a paywall
$As the old adage goes, you can never have too much starting pitching.