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Pete Alonso, Juan Soto's paths to long-term New York futures may get more complicated
Pete Alonso is going to fight an industry turn away from the $200 million-plus mega-contracts for first baseman. It is a rejection of the limited athlete, corner position in their...
Collection of MLB teams have already improved their playoff odds — here's who can sustain it
Predictions, even the seemingly unbiased ones spit out by computers, are silly.
This MLB season looks headed for chaos
If the first five weeks of this year are an indicator as last year was, we have potential for a season of upheaval.
These MLB teams' historic awfulness may last for awhile
I am here to write about terrible. Because sometimes when you are in the midst of it, you might not fully appreciate the full level of badness.
Astros could face excruciating trade deadline questions if brutal start continues
Now, before wondering if Verlander could be traded back to the Mets this year or the Dodgers or the Cubs, forgive a detour to explain why it is still much...
Astros are already starting to spiral down concerning path
It would be foolhardy to not have a level of concern, mainly based on the area in which the Astros are struggling.
Yankees' slugger among MLB's most expensive disappointments — and it's making things uncomfortable
The Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton struck out in 13 of his first 25 plate appearances. He waved futilely at righty sliders breaking away from his swing.
Pitching injuries have become an MLB crisis with alarming number already in 2024
There is an epidemic in baseball. Everyone involved in the game knows it exists.
Ranking the Yankees, Mets with most at stake in pivotal 2024 walk years
The Yankees and Mets can’t keep everyone. So this is an accounting of the top 10 New York players with the most to play for in their walk years.
Contender at risk of wasting World Series window with lackluster offseason
The offseason that sticks with me is that of the Mariners. Because Seattle has the equivalent of the high-end quarterback on a rookie scale in the NFL.
Star third baseman could be at the center of uptick in Mets-Yankees free agency wars
For most of the nearly half century of major league free agency, the New York teams have avoided each other on that financial battlefield until both almost pulled out all...
Scott Boras reveals early feel for Pete Alonso, Juan Soto's free agency fortunes
if history is our guide — and we are talking about Boras history — then especially his best clients tend to let the free-agent market determine their prices.
Orioles will give ex-MLB star's son 'every chance' to complete meteoric rise to majors
Mike Elias promises no shenanigans when it comes to if Jackson Holliday will make Baltimore’s roster to open the season.
A new Yankees tormenter could be on rise by using Astros' blueprint
The Orioles' rise is kind of (close your eyes Yankees fans) Astro-nomical.
Where 5 Yankees, Mets stars' Hall of Fame cases stack up right now
This seemed to be the right week to mention that there are a lot of Hall of Famers roaming major league fields right now.
Mets are stuck in complicated Pete Alonso limbo
Here is a question I have been thinking about a lot this offseason: If you, the fans, did not exist, would the Mets have traded Pete Alonso?
Spending isn't the Mets and Yankees' problem
There are legitimate complaints about the New York baseball teams. But the one that seems to have life that I just don’t get is that they are cheap.
Polarizing ace's 'off the chart' potential comes with a Carlos Rodon-Yankees reminder
You can convince me that Blake Snell is Carlos Rodon II, Al Leiter or Randy Johnson Lite. He is as polarizing a free agent as exists in this market.
Why 2023 was the year of Shohei Ohtani in baseball
We already have a front-runner for the biggest story of 2024, but why don’t we close out 2023 with the rest of a top 10.
Ranking MLB's best dynamic duos with Shohei Ohtani signing with Dodgers
If you had to win next season, which pair would you take in what order with this proviso — it is the pre-Ohtani-signing edition.