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2025 MLB Draft top 50 prospects rankings: Ethan Holliday, Liam Doyle leading the way
3h · 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.
commentsMLB Power Rankings: Padres, Mets move on up and we have a new cellar dweller
5h · 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.
Marlins have been willing to make trades early but might wait longer to move Sandy Alcantara
Apr 14 · Will SammonThis article may be behind a paywall
$In Jesús Luzardo’s case, the Marlins needed to act in case he got hurt.
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Seven former Day 1 MLB draft picks showing signs of breakthroughs early this season
Apr 11 · Jim BowdenThis article may be behind a paywall
$These seven former first- and second-round picks have made early statements that show they might be taking big steps forward this season.
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Check out recent episodes for the Pirates. 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: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.
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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.
Players: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.
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.
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.