Evaluating 10 struggling stars: patience or panic?
Every spring, a group of stars find themselves in unfamiliar territory, with a stat line that doesn't match their reputations....
Fernando Tatis Jr.
Ketel Marte
Cal Raleigh
Jesús Luzardo
Cole Ragans
Rafael Devers
Jackson Merrill
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Luis Castillo
Pete Crow-Armstrong
In a Dodgers lineup littered with superstars and MVPs, he's the steady presence
Nearly a decade ago, Max Muncy was – along with Justin Turner and Chris Taylor – one of the faces of the other side of how the Dodgers continually contend for a championship, year after year. It’s not just the willingness to play at the top of the salary scale,...
Max Muncy
Think you know who's been good at using ABS? It's not so simple
A month into the first season with the ABS system in place, the biggest takeaway is, “The baseball world didn’t end.” Challenges have been infrequent, as expected (coming on approximately 1% of pitches), and memorable moments have been created. If there’s anything that’s happened which we didn’t quite see coming,...
The Rockies' pitching staff is adapting right in front of us
These are not your older sibling’s Colorado Rockies. Heck, these are not your Rockies, either.
Colorado carries a 13-16 record into Tuesday’s series opener against the Reds, on the heels of a surgical three-game sweep of the Mets. Last year, the Rockies did not win their 13th game until mid...
How Chase Burns has dominated in 2026 -- and why it's so important for Reds
With Reds’ ace Hunter Greene on the injured list, 23-year-old Chase Burns has admirably stepped up in his place.
Through his first five starts of the season, Burns has a 2.57 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 28 innings. The talented second-year righty has flashed the high-octane stuff and results that...
Chase Burns
Is Murakami's hot start for real? These are the numbers to watch
Entering his first year in the Majors, the scouting report on Munetaka Murakami was loud and clear: He’s going to strike out just so, so much, but he’s going to absolutely splatter baseballs when he manages to make contact. The hope? That he does enough of the latter to outweigh...
Munetaka Murakami
The two-man show powering one of baseball’s hottest teams
The Cincinnati Reds are thriving with one of the most imbalanced lineups in baseball.
Although they lost to the Rays on Wednesday, snapping their five-game winning streak, the Reds entered Thursday's off-day at 16-9. They're tied with the Cubs, who are hot themselves with nine straight wins, atop the surprisingly...
Sal Stewart
Elly De La Cruz
Ohtani (0.38 ERA) vs. Soriano (0.24 ERA): Tale of the tape
The MLB ERA leaderboard right now is a thing of beauty.
At No. 1 we've got José Soriano, the breakout Angels righty who has a historically low 0.24 ERA through six starts.
But right behind him at No. 2? None other than Shohei Ohtani, who has a 0.38 ERA and...
Shohei Ohtani
José Soriano
How nasty is Yankees phenom's 3-fastball arsenal? Let him break it down for you
No one throws more fastballs than Cam Schlittler.
Through five starts, the Yankees right-hander is throwing fastballs 89.5% of the time, easily the highest rate among starting pitchers....
Cam Schlittler
Leody Taveras has been the O's MVP so far. Here's how
Coming into the season, one might have guessed that Gunnar Henderson would be the Orioles' best player. Perhaps, that could have also been Pete Alonso or Adley Rutschman among position players. Maybe it was Trevor Rogers or Kyle Bradish among the pitchers.
Leody Taveras likely wouldn't have been anyone's top...
Leody Taveras
