5 free agents who should be generating more buzz
This offseason has already seen its share of blockbuster moves, headlined by Juan Soto’s record-setting 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets.
Blake Snell (Dodgers), Willy Adames (Giants) and Max Fried (Yankees) are among the other big names to change teams in free agency, while Garrett Crochet (Red Sox), Kyle...
Jack Flaherty
Jeff Hoffman
Joc Pederson
Jurickson Profar
Max Scherzer
Measuring PCA's excellence on bases, in field
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Pete Crow-Armstrong
Who is baseball's best baserunner? Statcast's newest metric tells us
The stolen base has, well, stolen the headlines in MLB over the last two seasons.
The new pitch timer and pickoff limit rules have sparked steals back to a level not seen in a long time. Superstars are running down milestones -- Ronald Acuña Jr. went 40-70 in 2023, and...
Elly De La Cruz
Shohei Ohtani
Corbin Carroll
Billy Hamilton
Trea Turner
Anthony Volpe
Bobby Witt Jr.
Victor Robles
Pete Crow-Armstrong
The new metric that Mookie absolutely dominates
The story of the 2020 World Series was … OK, fine, it was when Kevin Cash pulled Blake Snell with a lead in Game 6. The other story of the 2020 World Series was Mookie Betts running absolutely wild on the Rays, stealing four bases and scoring twice from third...
Mookie Betts
The pros and cons of 6 top SP trade candidates
Garrett Crochet’s move to the Red Sox may not be the last trade we see this offseason involving a big-name starting pitcher.
With the prices for free-agent arms soaring and the options continuing to dwindle, trade rumors have been swirling around a number of top arms....
Dylan Cease
Sonny Gray
Jesús Luzardo
Framber Valdez
Jordan Montgomery
Luis Castillo
Yankees just added a 1-of-a-kind pitch to their 'pen
The Yankees didn’t just acquire one of the most elite relievers in the game on Friday when they traded for Milwaukee’s All-Star closer, Devin Williams. They acquired one of the truly elite pitches, too. They acquired the “Airbender,” an offering so famous in Wisconsin that in 2023, the Brewer became...
Devin Williams
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
