Breaking down the nasty stuff that could make Sasaki MLB's next young ace
The Monster of the Reiwa is coming to Major League Baseball. So let's take a look at Roki Sasaki's monstrous stuff.
The 23-year-old fireballer has dominated in Japan, and he has the electric arsenal to do the same in MLB. We know he does.
We saw it on the international...
Roki Sasaki
Wheeler isn't just an ace, he might be a Hall of Famer
When the results of the NL Cy Young Award balloting are released on Wednesday, Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler is highly likely to find himself with a top-two finish. Regardless of whether he wins, take a moment to ask yourself a surprising, big-picture question: Might Wheeler be a future Hall of Famer?...
Zack Wheeler
How Skenes can level up even more in 2025
Paul Skenes has already lived up to the hype. It took him all of one year to go from No. 1 Draft pick to one of the most dominant pitchers in the Major Leagues.
Now he's the National League Rookie of the Year (and a Cy Young Award finalist). But...
Paul Skenes
Scouting reports for MVP, Cy Young finalists
If you’ve been named a finalist for the major end-of-season awards, then it goes without saying that you’re an excellent player who’s had a fantastic season. But not every great player gets there in the same way, do they? Each superstar has their own approach, their own massive strengths and...
Juan Soto
Paul Skenes
Aaron Judge
Bobby Witt Jr.
Shohei Ohtani
Francisco Lindor
Ketel Marte
Seth Lugo
Tarik Skubal
Emmanuel Clase
Zack Wheeler
Chris Sale
These are the nastiest pitches in this year's FA class
We have some elite pitchers on the free agent market this offseason -- from MLB stars like Corbin Burnes, Max Fried and Blake Snell to international aces Roki Sasaki and Tomoyuki Sugano.
But we also have some of the nastiest pitches up for grabs. There are elite fastballs, breaking balls...
Tanner Scott
Sean Manaea
Corbin Burnes
Yusei Kikuchi
Blake Treinen
Blake Snell
Jack Flaherty
Tommy Kahnle
Roki Sasaki
How an overlooked free-agent ace stacks up with Burnes
Max Fried may not be as decorated or as flashy as some of the other elite starters on the free-agent market this year, but the longtime Atlanta Braves hurler belongs in that group all the same, alongside former Cy Young Award winners Corbin Burnes and Blake Snell and (eventually) 23-year-old...
Max Fried
The 34-year-old 1B who will make noise in free agency
Baseball has gotten younger and more athletic, with a priority placed on those who can play valuable up-the-middle spots. This is part of why it’s harder than ever to find a hit, and it’s definitely correlated to who gets the biggest contracts in free agency. Youth is king.
We start...
Christian Walker
This 0-10 pitcher could be a hot free-agent target
Hot Stove season is the time of year when you can dream about anything, or anyone. It’s the time of year when we can say this with an absolutely straight face: There is good reason to think that a pitcher with the following recent track record should be someone contenders...
Michael Soroka
Why Snell’s FA case is better than last year
After opting out of his contract with the Giants, Blake Snell is a free agent for the second straight offseason, and he may actually have more value the second time around.
At first glance, that might seem dubious. When Snell reached free agency a year ago, he was coming off...
Blake Snell
Ranking all 30 MLB rosters as they stand right now
It’s been barely a week since the Dodgers held their World Series parade, but realize this truth: Walker Buehler isn’t a Dodger, nor is Blake Treinen, nor Teoscar Hernández. Juan Soto isn’t a Yankee, just like Clay Holmes, just like Alex Verdugo. They are members of no organization right now....
