2025 Positional Power Rankings: First Base
First base talent isn’t distributed as evenly as many of the other positions you’ll read about in this exercise, with a few stars and scrubs, and a vast middle tier in between.
Mon, Mar 31
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Crafty and Mindful, Bowden Francis Is a More Serene Version of Max Scherzer
The Blue Jays right-hander is similar in some respects to his far more intense and emotional teammate.
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Jordan Montgomery May Be Done as a Diamondback, But Brandon Pfaadt Is Sticking Around
Two candidates for Arizona's fifth-starter job take widely divergent paths.
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Full Speed Ahead for Aaron Judge and the Yankees
If you live in the Bronx and hear breaking glass, don't be alarmed.
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How the 2025 Opening Day Rosters Were Built
Time for more tables. This time, let's slice and dice the Opening Day rosters.
Teams:Rays
Marlins
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Post-Spring Training Top 100 Prospects Update
With minor league camp coming to a close and extended spring training on the horizon, an update on the Top 100.
Sun, Mar 30
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Sunday Notes: Toronto’s Alan Roden Is Looking For More Ideal Launch Angles
Plus Ben Shulman on Elly De La Cruz, Chaim Bloom's Boston legacy, Jameson Taillon on the ABS, Jung Hoo Lee on Do Yeong Kim, Whammy Douglas, facts and stats galore, and more.
Sat, Mar 29
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Effectively Wild Episode 2302: Opening Delay and the 2025 Team Fun Draft
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley react to assorted frustrations and delights of Opening Day, then (42:07) conduct the fifth annual Team Fun Draft, in which they draft all 30 teams in order of how fun they expect them to be to follow in 2025.
