The Rob Manfred era of Major League Baseball is entering its swan song. On Friday, Manfred announced that his current five-year term will be his last as MLB’s commissioner. The 65-year-old will be stepping down when that term is up in January of 2029, nearly 14 years after succeeding Bud Selig back in 2015. Manfred […]
February 16, 2024
A year ago Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. put together one of the greatest offensive seasons in baseball history. The 26-year-old became the first player to ever join the 40/70 club, swatting 41 homers and stealing 73 bases while slashing a ridiculous .337/.416/.596. He led baseball in hits (217), runs (149), and total bases […]
February 16, 2024
From pretty much the moment the New York Yankees acquired Juan Soto in a blockbuster, seven-player trade with the San Diego Padres back in December, both sides have been pretty open in acknowledging that this is — for now, at least — a short-term arrangement. Soto is slated for free agency after the 2024 campaign, […]
February 16, 2024
Spring training is upon is, and that means so too is contract extension season. MLB teams generally use November, December, and January to improve their rosters, and then, once free agency has largely died down, they spend February and March attempting to lock up key members of their existing core — with an eye toward […]
February 15, 2024
Spring training is underway across Florida and Arizona, but rather than talking about depth chart battles or who is and is not in the best shape of their life, the topic on everyone’s lips for the last couple of days has been … uniforms. Yes, uniforms: Specifically, the new Nike Vapor Premier uniforms, manufactured by […]
February 15, 2024
Just weeks after adding an ace to the top of their starting rotation, the Baltimore Orioles had to put one on the injured list. Right-hander Kyle Bradish, one of the breakout stars of Baltimore’s run to an AL East title last season, suffered a UCL sprain in his throwing elbow and will begin the 2024 […]
February 15, 2024
Spring training has begun, and while us fans are out here soaking up footage of blue skies and green grass and balls snapping into gloves, MLB teams are busy trying to hammer out contract extensions before the regular season gets rolling — typically the unofficial cut-off point for negotiations, as players rarely want that sort […]
February 14, 2024
Not so long ago, stolen bases were worth their weight in fantasy baseball gold, such a precious commodity that otherwise-underwhelming speed merchants like Michael Bourn, Willy Taveras and Myles Straw managed to work their way into even the shallowest of drafts. You could have steals, or you could have the other four offensive categories, but […]
February 14, 2024
Of the many debates that rage around the fantasy baseball community come draft season, among the fiercest involves rookies — more specifically, how aggressive you should be in targeting them. Some owners take them off their boards entirely, arguing that rookies’ lack of big-league track record and often so-so standing with projection systems as reasons […]
February 14, 2024
Just a few days into camps around the league, we’ve already got our first major injury setback of spring training. This one takes us to Houston, where future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander told reporters that he’s “a couple weeks behind” in his throwing program after experiencing some shoulder discomfort earlier in the winter. Per […]
February 14, 2024
It took four months — and it certainly wasn’t the name most fans were dreaming of at the start of the offseason — but the San Francisco Giants have finally found some middle-of-the-order thump. Late Monday night, the team agreed to terms with former Marlins DH Jorge Soler on a three-year, $42 million contract, per […]
February 13, 2024