Welcome back to Top of the Order! Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I’ll be starting your baseball day with news, notes, and thoughts about the game we love. Today, let’s talk about the struggling San Francisco Giants. Connor Grossman highlighted in his Substack newsletter that the Giants have a dismal record of 1-20 in games…
(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) With Shohei Ohtani unable to pitch this year, he was going to have to have a massive year at the plate to justify the first year of his hefty 10-year, $700 million deal he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers this offseason. That’s exactly what he is doing, as…
(Photo by Rob Tringali/Getty Images) The New York Mets have been more competitive than previously anticipated. They have been inconsistent, sure, but they have also showed they have the tools to succeed and make some noise this year, one that was supposed to be a transition period. Their 17-18 record is mediocre, but as the…
(Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) The Toronto Blue Jays have been a contender for each of the last four seasons. From 2020 to 2023, they made the playoffs three times and finished with a 91-71 record the year in which they missed them (2021). They have put together an impressive collection of talent, led…
(Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) The Pittsburgh Pirates are 17-19 as of Tuesday afternoon. One can’t help but think they could be so much better with Paul Skenes, their No. 1 draft pick last year, in the rotation. Pittsburgh is currently four games behind the top spot in the NL Central division, but once they…
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) Signing a free agent in MLB requires a lot of thought, effort, and time; not to mention financial resources. Teams have to think about the odds of a specific free agent performing well on their squad, not just about his past track record. That makes the whole process tricky….
(Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) The Houston Astros have been one of the most disappointing teams in baseball if we look at their win-loss record. With a 12-22 record and two consecutive losses (not to mention a mediocre 5-5 record in their last 10), they have been bad to open the year, plain and simple….
(Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) The Minnesota Twins are one of the hottest teams in baseball. After a sluggish start to the season, the Twins have won 13 of their last 14 games to take their record to a steady 20-14. The start of that impressive run was on April 22, a victory against the…
(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) In many regards, it’s impossible to compare current Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani with players whose careers took place about 100 years ago. This is why every comparison between Ohtani and Babe Ruth is tricky and not always fair. For the sake of keeping the argument alive, however, let’s…
(Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) There are few, if any, accomplishments one can achieve in an athletic career better than to reach the pinnacle of your sport, and for a baseball player, that’s winning a World Series. For one former World Series champion, the road didn’t stop there, and he recently picked up another…
