The Reds are one of the top strikeout pitching staffs in the Major Leagues right now. They're one of four teams, along with the Indians, Rays and D-backs, to have already reached the 100-K mark in 2020. But there's one big way the Cincinnati staff stands out: spin. Reds pitchers...

Joey Votto isn't striking out anymore. That's a good thing. It's also a bad thing, maybe. Things can be more than one thing, you know? Let's take a step back to 2019, when Votto set full-season career lows in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage while adding a career-high...

It’s not easy, exactly, to forget about Corey Seager. But you’d be forgiven if your gaze wandered over the past couple of years. When he lost a season to Tommy John surgery and took a backseat to Cody Bellinger & Co. once he returned, his bat a little quieter and...

Kyle Lewis knows how to make an entrance. The Mariners’ No. 10 prospect showed that last September, when he homered in each of his first three Major League games, and six of his first 10. He is showing it again early in the 2020 season. After a power-packed Summer Camp,...

There was a time, not that long ago, when a late-July White Sox game would have been easy to overlook. But after back-and-forth games against the “Bomba Squad” Twins and the Indians, the South Siders are rising up the “must-watch-on-MLB.TV” list -- and their newest star is a big reason...

It doesn't take that many pitches to know something about a pitch, about the way it moves. You might need hundreds of at-bats to learn something about batting average, but you really only need a pitch or two to know if a guy can throw it hard (or not), or...

You weren't ready for the thunder Dustin May brought on Opening Night at Chavez Ravine. This kid was absolutely nasty. This is the embarrassment of riches the Dodgers have. Clayton Kershaw goes down at the 11th hour, they call up the 22-year-old May as their first rookie Opening Day starter...

Speaking about the potency of the Yankees’ lineup, Giancarlo Stanton once remarked that he would “feel sorry for the baseballs.” That has certainly held true early this season, as the designated hitter has put on an impressive power display in the nation’s capital. Stanton homered for the second time in...

Consider this season the most extreme example of "all hands on deck" you can imagine, especially on the pitching side. Though teams only have to get through 60 games -- that's 540 innings, plus extras -- pitchers have gone through a longer layoff and a more abbreviated ramp-up than they've...

The Blue Jays’ Summer Camp has brought big news for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who is shifting his focus to first base after a rough debut at third last year. Toronto is hoping that Guerrero’s improvement doesn’t come only on the defensive side. As the club tries to take a giant...