Why Adley will be baseball's best catcher in '23
Adley Rutschman had a stellar debut campaign in 2022, with a 133 wRC+ and 5.3 WAR, per FanGraphs, tied with Julio Rodríguez for most among rookies. In a talented class, Rutschman finished second to Rodríguez for AL Rookie of the Year honors, leaving us all eager to see what’s next...
Adley Rutschman
Pitch timer, shift restrictions among announced rule changes for '23
A pitch timer, limits on defensive shifts and bigger bases are coming to Major League Baseball in 2023.
Following recent experiments in the Minor Leagues, the recently formed Joint Competition Committee voted Friday in favor of three rule changes aimed at improving pace of play, action and safety at the...
With no more shift, look for this player to rake
On Sept. 25, Corey Seager stepped to the plate against Cleveland’s Aaron Civale, and laced a hard-hit line drive to right field at 108 mph off the bat. This particular combination of exit velocity and launch angle has been a hit nearly 90 percent of the time since 2015; throw...
Corey Seager
1 reason to be excited about each of MLB's top 3 prospects
The best prospects in baseball have already given us a glimpse of what they can do in the Majors. And it was an exciting glimpse.
MLB Pipeline unveiled its Top 100 prospects for 2023 last week, and the three players on top of the list are Orioles third baseman/shortstop Gunnar...
Gunnar Henderson
Corbin Carroll
Francisco Alvarez
How Comerica's new fences will affect Tigers
At long last, the Tigers are bringing in and lowering the fences at massive Comerica Park, which would have been a great joy to long-time outfielder Bobby Higginson, who once referred to it as “Comerica National Park” thanks to the enormous size of its outfield. It seems like it’s going...
Craftier Williams enters '23 with closer role his alone
MILWAUKEE -- Barring a shakeup in the coming weeks, Devin Williams will be the last line of defense for a Brewers club being built around the concept of run prevention.
Williams went into the last handful of years as the sensational setup man to closer Josh Hader before sliding into...
Devin Williams
Here are the top candidates for a 40-40 season
Baseball is the best for a litany of reasons, one of which is the extreme athleticism on display on the field every day. One of its most captivating forms is the dynamic combination of power and speed.
There have been four individual seasons in MLB history where a player had...
Every move of the 2022-23 offseason, tracked
The Major League Baseball offseason is here, and MLB.com's team of writers will have quick-hit analysis of each major trade or multi-year signing in a running list here....
Why Greene is the young ace to watch in '23
It's time to get excited about Hunter Greene … again.
There should be as much hype for Greene's 2023 debut as there was surrounding his big league debut in 2022, when he came out ripping 100 mph fastballs against the reigning World Series champion Braves and then set a pitch-tracking...
Hunter Greene
Can these September '22 hitting stars keep it up in '23?
While it’s important not to put too much stock into any one month on the baseball calendar, it’s hard not to pay closer attention when a player ends a season on a high note.
This is especially true when it’s a young player looking to establish himself or a previously...
