Phillies’ batting approach threatens October success
Imagine this: it's a brisk October night at Citizens Bank Park, where the Philadelphia Phillies are hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series.…
Cal Raleigh is breaking baseball’s rules: Even 50 home runs don’t tell the whole story
Cal Raleigh has been rewriting the rules of baseball all year, but it came to a head on Monday night, when he became the first catcher in MLB history to…
With expansion looming, MLB realignment feels inevitable — here’s how I’d do it
Commissioner Rob Manfred floated the idea of geographic realignment during the Little League Classic on ESPN’s "Sunday Night Baseball" this week, a possibility that seems to be contentious. Some love…
Same script, new arms: Yankees repeat flawed bullpen strategy at trade deadline
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again but expecting a different result — much like how the New York Yankees fulfill their “help will be…
Clash between Bryce Harper and Rob Manfred hurts more than helps
Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper reportedly cursing out MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred about the potential of the league implementing a salary cap is a bad look. For Harper himself. For…
Judge’s injury can’t hide years-long issues with Yankees’ defense
Aaron Judge strained a flexor in his elbow on Saturday, an injury that the New York Yankees say could keep him off the field for a few weeks. It's a…
Planning for failure: The flawed thinking in Skenes trade talk
Nothing has given me planning-for-the-future-gone-bad vibes lately than the statement, “the Pittsburgh Pirates should trade Paul Skenes.” It reminds me of an armchair-quarterback argument a fan shoots out with no…