3 ways Roman Anthony already looks like a star
If Roman Anthony’s rookie season was a preview of what’s to come, Boston is in for something special.
Enormous expectations followed the 21-year-old to the Majors. He was ranked as MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect entering the season, and his performance at Triple-A to start the year only fueled...
Roman Anthony
Where 3 top free-agent outfielders might fit best
Cody Bellinger, Trent Grisham and Kyle Tucker have something in common, beyond being left-handed hitters who are the clear top three outfielders available on the free-agent market. (At least if we’re considering Kyle Schwarber to be the designated hitter he really is.)
They’re tied together by this, too: All three...
Kyle Tucker
Trent Grisham
Cody Bellinger
What's available on free-agent market? Check out this menu
So you’re a team on the free-agent market, looking to add the next massive piece of what you hope can be a contending team, or maybe just that final complementary part to help get you over the line. Who’s out there – and what kind of help can they offer?...
Here's why a Japanese slugger is one of the most intriguing free agents
A year ago, when the news first broke that Munetaka Murakami was likely headed to the Major Leagues in 2026, the Japanese slugger was one of the great enigmas of the baseball world.
Murakami had Ruthian power … and Joey Gallo-esque strikeout problems. He had superstar upside, and one of...
Munetaka Murakami
Ranking all 30 MLB rosters as the offseason gets going
Where does each team start the 2025-26 offseason? It’s not necessarily the exact same place where they ended the 2025 regular season (or postseason).
Even though it’s only been a few days since the conclusion of a thrilling World Series, roster machinations are already in full swing. Players have become...
The top 5 catches of Rafaela's Gold Glove season
Ceddanne Rafaela just won his first career Gold Glove Award, and it's because he made plays like the ones we're about to show you.
We went back and watched all of Rafaela's toughest catches, using Statcast's catch probability as a loose guideline, to find the Red Sox center fielder's very...
Ceddanne Rafaela
Who will receive -- and accept -- a qualifying offer?
The 2025 World Series only just ended, but baseball doesn't really stop. The 2026 MLB season starts immediately, believe it or not, with decisions to be made about which free agents will receive a qualifying offer – and which, of those who do, will choose to accept or reject it....
Best Game 7 ever? There is a compelling case
Game 7 of the 2025 World Series was one of the wildest, and to some extent that’s expressed as easily as “a deciding World Series game went to extra innings,” which had happened just twice before in baseball history. When you’re talking about things like “was that the best Game...
How Mookie's swing has changed in the World Series
Through five games of the World Series, the Dodgers’ lineup has sputtered out, hitting just .201/.296/.354, and there’s blame to be assigned up and down the order – even to Shohei Ohtani, who, when not reaching base nine times in Game 3, has just two hits and two walks in...
Mookie Betts
Why Edman hit righty vs. Yesavage in WS ... but lefty vs. Gausman
The switch-hitter's whole reason to exist is to neutralize the pitcher's platoon advantage.
Lefty pitcher … a switch-hitter bats righty. Righty pitcher … he bats lefty. It's one of the most fundamental strategies of baseball. You switch-hit to gain the best matchup no matter who's on the mound.
But what...
Tommy Edman
Trey Yesavage
Kevin Gausman
