(Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images) Former Cy Young winner and World Series champion CC Sabathia knows a thing or two about being an ace, and it’s great to see that he’s still following the game closely while enjoying his retirement. In a recent media appearance, Sabathia shared his admiration for one of the game’s…
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Among the panoply of stats created by Statcast and similar tracking tools in recent years are a whole class of stats sometimes called the “expected stats.” These types of numbers elicit decidedly mixed feelings among fans – especially when they suggest their favorite team’s best player is overachieving – but they…
(Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) The Atlanta Braves are already nine games behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the NL East lead. They could, however, start erasing some of that huge deficit if they are competitive against one of the best teams in the American League, the Baltimore Orioles, in an upcoming series. Fortunately for Atlanta,…
(Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) The Houston Astros are finding 2024 to be more difficult than they initially thought. Of course, injuries have had a lot to do with their less-than-ideal 28-35 record. Starting pitching has been a problem area since the start of the season. Accomplished stars Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker are currently…
(Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) Everybody talks about the New York Yankees’ rotation, and how many options the Los Angeles Dodgers would have if fully healthy. However, the Philadelphia Phillies have, without a doubt, the best rotation in baseball. The numbers don’t lie, and four of the five members of the staff are among the…
(Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) Before the start of the season, if you were asked to name the three best and most prominent pitchers two months into the campaign, you probably would have mentioned the likes of Blake Snell, Gerrit Cole, Kevin Gausman, and other proven starters. But Gausman has been bad, Cole has been…
(Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) Paul Skenes is what you call a franchise-changer; a player who is so good and impactful that he can turn an organization like the Pittsburgh Pirates into real contenders. The Pirates were among the league’s worst in recent years, but drafting Skenes with the No. 1 overall pick in…
(Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) Tyler Glasnow has been one of the best pitchers in baseball so far this season and is proving the Los Angeles Dodgers right for trading for him this offseason and promptly rewarding him with a 5-year, $136.5 million contract extension. He has stayed healthy and been an anchor for…
(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) By now, everybody knows that San Diego Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller isn’t afraid to make big trades. In fact, almost his entire rotation is comprised of pitchers who were acquired via trade sometime in the last two or three seasons: Dylan Cease, Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, Michael King,…
(Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) It’s still early in the MLB season, but it’s never too early to start thinking about end-of-year awards as we are now a third of the way through the season. One Chicago Cubs player has surprised everyone and is continuing to hold a sizable lead for one prestigious award. MLB.com…
