The Red Sox just got a bona fide ace. Here's how he became one
What a makeover Garrett Crochet has undergone over the last year.
At this time last offseason, Crochet was an injury-plagued reliever coming off Tommy John surgery and shoulder issues, with question marks about whether he'd ever again look like the dominant rookie who was so good that he debuted for...
Garrett Crochet
Why leaving Yankee Stadium won't affect Soto
A version of this story was originally published on Nov. 25. MLB.com is republishing it now that Soto has agreed to a deal with the Mets....
Juan Soto
Soto's on-base skills are unlike anything we've seen
Juan Soto is a once-in-a-generation player, in his prime, coming off the best season of his career … and that season might have been even better than you think.
There are a million reasons why Soto landed a record 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets. We already know he's...
Juan Soto
What can we learn from history of relievers becoming starters?
When does something stop being a curiosity and start becoming a trend?
Now that All-Star reliever Clay Holmes has agreed to a deal with the Mets, reportedly to be a starter – a role he filled just four times in his career, all back in his rookie season of 2018...
Clay Holmes
Which all-time marks will Soto challenge before his career is done?
Juan Soto was the recipient of a record-breaking 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets for one very simple reason: He’s been one of the best hitters in the game since the day he arrived in the Majors, and having only turned 26 in October, he’s highly likely to continue...
Juan Soto
The two skills that make Adames a top free-agent target
Willy Adames is the MLB version of a 3-and-D player in the NBA. That's a good thing. It's what makes Adames the most valuable shortstop in the 2024-25 free agent class.
The 29-year-old is a homer-and-glove star. Adames has an important two-pronged skill set -- he belts home runs in...
Willy Adames
These 15 hitters are thankful for the luckiest hits of '24
Everyone can find something to be thankful for on Thanksgiving … especially these hitters.
Not every home run is a no-doubter. Not every base hit is a scorched line drive. Sometimes, the batter just gets lucky. Let's look back at some of the most fun lucky hits of the year....
Mookie Betts
Eugenio Suarez
Bobby Witt Jr.
Gunnar Henderson
Rhys Hoskins
Pedro Pages
LaMonte Wade
Enmanuel Valdez
Cedric Mullins
Randy Arozarena
Sean Bouchard
Justin Turner
Luis García Jr.
Bryson Stott
Kyle Schwarber
The Crawford Boxes didn't make Alex Bregman
Unlike Juan Soto, a generational hitter who is going to be productive no matter where he plays, Alex Bregman is the type of hitter who – according to popular opinion – would be massively affected if he left the short porches of what was until recently Minute Maid Park in...
Alex Bregman
The free-agent hitters with the best tools
The 2024-25 free agent class is full of players with standout skill sets. Let's find the free agents with the best individual tools.
Baseball's five tools are the classic way to categorize a player -- contact hitting, power, speed, defense and arm strength. There's a lot more that goes into...
Juan Soto
Pete Alonso
Ha-Seong Kim
Christian Walker
Harrison Bader
Willy Adames
Alex Verdugo
Burnes is the best in MLB at one thing -- and the worst at another
Corbin Burnes is maybe the most interesting free-agent starting pitcher available (non-Roki Sasaki division), and it’s not hard to see why. Over the past four seasons, the four-time All-Star and 2021 Cy Young Award winner is second only to Zack Wheeler in Wins Above Replacement. That stretch culminated with an...
Corbin Burnes
