2025 Positional Power Rankings: Designated Hitter
For some teams, designated hitter is a position, to be filled by a specific type of player with specific attributes, just like shortstop or center field.
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Effectively Wild Episode 2300: Our Favorite Offseason Transactions
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Mookie Betts’s unwanted weight loss, new Statcast data on batter positioning, and whether hitters should generally move back in the box, then recap Cal Raleigh’s extension and a smattering of other buzzer-beating transactions before discussing (35:46) some of their favorite moves of the offseason.
Tue, Mar 25
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Szymborski’s 2025 Booms and Busts: Pitchers
Szym picks his favorite boost and burst candidates for the 2025 season.
Teams:Rangers
Reds
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To Boldly Stay: Alejandro Kirk Signs Five-Year Extension With Blue Jays
Get your height jokes ready, because the Blue Jays are extending Alejandro Kirk.
Teams:Blue Jays
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In Canha and Margot, a Pair of Brewers NRIs Find New Homes Elsewhere
Two righty-swinging outfielders suitable for plugging roster gaps land with AL Central contenders.
Teams:Brewers
Tigers
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2025 Positional Power Rankings: Starting Rotation (No. 1-15)
We close the 2025 positional power rankings with a look at the game's best rotations.
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Get Your Relief Pitcher Transactions in Before It’s Too Late
The Ian Anderson-for-José Suarez trade is the baseball equivalent of going to lunch at a diner and trading your pickle for your friend’s coleslaw.
Teams:Yankees
Angels
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2025 Positional Power Rankings: Starting Rotation (No. 16-30)
We kick off the rotation rankings with the clubs in the bottom half.
Mon, Mar 24
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Guardians Shop Local, Extend Tanner Bibee
The latest excellent Cleveland starter is here to stay - contractually speaking.
Teams:Guardians
