Contact-first teams are quietly outscoring power lineups in 2026, and the bunt is the data point nobody wants to talk about.
San Francisco is already having buyer's remorse, but moving on from Devers at this price tag is much easier said than done.
Seattle has failed to build on the momentum of 2025. There's still time to right the ship, but some tough change is needed.
Rumors suggest the Giants and Mets would like to trade Rafael Devers and Bo Bichette, but how realistic is that given their contracts?
Chicago sure looks like a World Series contender, meaning there's no better time for Jed Hoyer to go all in.
Free Agency
After a little more than a month of the 2026 MLB season, an insider grades the biggest signings, trades and moves of the offseason.
Tarik Skubal’s upcoming free agency has been the talk of baseball, but his injury and IL stint will complicate things for the back-to-back Cy Young winner.
Next offseason is still a long way away, but it's never too early to look ahead — especially not with a class this loaded.
These upcoming free agents are off to slow starts — and need to turn it around sooner than later to maximize their future paydays.
Sure, it's only been a week and a half, but which new faces are making good — or not so good — impressions in new places?
We knew the transition from college to the Majors would be bumpy. We did not expect ... this.
This will not happen, but if it did, the mass hysteria in Boston and San Francisco would be told for generations. And that's enough for me to give it the college try.
The St. Louis Cardinals have given Victor Scott II enough time to hit, and he just hasn't done so.
New York is in desperate need of some young upside. Why not kill two birds with one stone?
The Cardinals could pull the carpet out from under the Cubs. Mets ace Freddy Peralta is on the trade block and makes sense for St. Louis. Will they take the bait?
MLB Rumors
The Braves have the best record in baseball, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be eager to make roster improvements.
Some of the biggest names in the sport could be on the move this summer — you know, unless the injury gods don't strike first.
The Detroit Tigers are expected to shop ace Tarik Skubal at the MLB trade deadline, but fans got a glimmer of hope he could return in free agency.
The latest MLB standings reveal troubling details about the Dodgers, Yankees and more. Plenty of would-be contenders are struggling against teams with a record of .500 or higher.
The Arizona Diamondbacks will need to make changes by the trade deadline, whether they're in the postseason race or not.
These unforgivable Dave Dombrowski mistakes can doom the Philadelphia Phillies in 2026. Dombrowski fired Rob Thomson, but he was clearly the fall guy. The front office deserves blame, too.
It's time to address the fish-shaped elephant in the room.
The champs remain the champs until someone knocks them off, but Los Angeles no longer looks like the clear class of the National League.
Every MLB contender has a chance to improve from within by calling up a transformative prospect in the coming months.
Chicago is sure looking like legitimate World Series contenders right now. But when you have to get through the two-time defending champs, there's no margin for error.