Let's play a little word association. When you read the word "Dodgers," which current hitter comes to mind first? Admittedly, this is a tricky task, because as the deepest team in baseball and the first to clinch a postseason berth, the Dodgers are loaded with stars, particularly on offense. Is...

We made it! (Almost.) The 2020 regular season has had its ups and downs, stops and starts, but we're almost there. We're almost through. The postseason starts a week from Tuesday, and for as weird as everything has been, there's a lot of familiar teams -- Dodgers, A's, Cubs, Rays,...

The 1.0 version of the “Bomba Squad” Twins was a force of nature, bludgeoners of a record 307 home runs and owners of baseball’s second-best scoring offense. Bomba Squad 2.0 -- despite returning many of the same sluggers and adding Josh Donaldson \-\- hasn’t been as imposing, and yet the...

The Cardinals’ offense has been a below-average unit this season (4.27 runs/game, 96 OPS+), but the team’s struggles haven’t extended to the centerpiece of its lineup, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Entering Thursday's action, Goldschmidt is slashing .310/.439/.497 with six homers over 180 plate appearances, and his resurgence at age 33...

Every season is an opportunity for improvement, whether it’s addressing a weakness or refining a strength. And over at Baseball Savant, there is now an easy way to see which players are rising (or falling) the most in a variety of advanced statistical categories. Meet the new year-to-year changes leaderboard....

An offense with a lot more pop than anticipated is one big reason why the Giants are defying expectations and sit in playoff position with less than two weeks to play. And while Mike Yastrzemski has played like an MVP candidate, he’s not the only bat behind the surge. There’s...

Would you like to know who Statcast thinks are the best infield defenders in baseball this year? Of course. The Outs Above Average leaderboard is now live at Baseball Savant, and the name at the top will not surprise you in any way....

Finding your name listed right behind a Hall of Famer is usually a good sign, and after the nightmarish 2019 season that Brewers righty Corbin Burnes endured, it’s an especially welcomed sign. Many were first introduced to Burnes as the bespectacled, high-octane reliever who came on in September 2018 and...

José Iglesias is having a weird season. A good season, too. But the way he's been good is very unusual. The Orioles' shortstop, known for being glove-first, is hitting .351 with an .839 OPS. That is not a José Iglesias type of season. Before this year, Iglesias' best offensive season...

Last year, Fernando Tatís Jr. had a problem. It wasn't on offense. He slammed 22 homers, stole 16 bases, and put up a .317/.379/.590 line that was better than 53-homer slugger Pete Alonso's (in fewer plate appearances, of course). You wouldn't think it was on defense, thanks to his nightly...