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• Monday Rockpile: A Rockies Writer in the Lone Star State

Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, May 19th, 2025 We all need a vacation sometimes. Maybe even—perhaps especially even—people who write about the Colorado Rockies. Unfortunately, I decided to frame my vacation around said Rockies. I headed deep in the heart of Texas to catch our purple-clad heroes play three games against the 2023 World Series champ...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 19

Happy birthday, Turk Wendell! | RVR Photos-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Turk Wendell and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives...2025
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• Paul Skenes' first career complete game ends in another unacceptable loss

With Sunday's loss, the Pirates are now an almost unbelievable 3-7 in the games Skenes has started this season, despite him pitching at a Cy Young level....2025
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• Racing for the Cy
The 2025 season stands a bit past the quarter pole. That provides a base to look at the pitchers in contention for the Cy Young Award this season. The Day by Day Database provides four measures of this. Note that these are not necessarily ranking the overall quality of the pitchers. They are more a […]...2025
• Colorado Rockies game no. 45 thread: Germán Márquez vs. Zac Gallen

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Márquez turned back the clock in his last start, can he do it again? The Colorado Rockies (7-37) have not had a great week during the road trip. Having lost four straight games, the team was shut out 8-0 by the Arizona Diamondbacks (24-21) on Friday. They managed just two hits against former Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes and have another tough battle on...2025
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• Royals lose Ragans, Lugo - a pair of Cy Young finalists - to the Injured List

Cole Ragans fails to tag Willson Contreras after a wild pitch. Seth Lugo and Cole Ragans have both been dealing with injuries, both are worse than initially thought. The Royals announced today that both Seth Lugo and Cole Ragans had been added to the 15-day Injured List. Lugo’s addition is retroactive to May 14th, the last day he pitched. Left-handed pitchers Noah Cameron and Evan Sisk wil...2025
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• Gamethread XLVII - Cardinals at Royals

Noah Cameron #65 of the Kansas City Royals smiles prior to making his MLB debut | Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Noah Cameron makes his return to the rotation as the Royals put two Cy Young finalists on the IL. Well, things are looking pretty dire. The Royals got a truckload of bad news yesterday and today . First, it was announced that Seth Lugo would miss his next start (originally ...2025
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• Royals pitching injuries: Kansas City places All-Stars Seth Lugo, Cole Ragans on injured list

The duo finished second and fourth, respectively, in Cy Young voting last season...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for May 17, 2025

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images The Royals rotation is banged up. Cole Ragans experienced more groin issues on Friday, writes Jaylon Thompson. “It tightened up there on him in the fifth inning,” Quatraro said. “So, just trying to do the right thing. Get him out of there before something happened.” Ragans surrendered three earned runs prior to the inning. His last two fastballs thrown re...2025
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• Juan Soto is bringing juice back to the Subway Series

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The best young hitter in baseball took the Yankees to their first World Series in 15 years before moving across town in free agency. Now, he returns to the Bronx as two division leaders clash. On December 7, 2023, the New York Yankees swung a blockbuster trade with the San Diego Padres. It cost a pretty penny, with future Cy Young contender Michael King le...2025
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• Braves News: Ronald Acuna on the horizon, Alex Verdugo, more

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Ronald Acuna appears well on his way to returning to Atlanta, which is good timing with Alex Verdugo and Eli White coming back to earth some. Ronald seems like he could be a week or two away, after moving up to Gwinnett starting Thursday. This team really needs it now, as the corner outfiel...2025
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• Astros series preview: Can the Royals hit in Houston?

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Can the Royals adjust to playing in a smaller ballpark? It seems as if I have been predicting the Astros’ demise in series previews several times in the past year. And while the franchise does seem to be transitioning to a new era, they are still competitive, just two games back of first in what seems like a very competitive Western Division. The Astros off...2025
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• Battery Power Braves Player of the Week: AJ Smith-Shawver

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta’s rookie starting pitcher stood out amongst a week of excellent pitching. This week’s choice for the Battery Power Player of the Week was one of the easier ones so far in 2025. For the week, the Atlanta Braves received excellent work from their pitching staff - both starters and relievers. Despite no off-days during the week and ...2025
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• Three winners and three losers as the Royals fall to the Red Sox, 10-1

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals fumbles the baseball | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images You’d probably expect more losers in a game like this, but even though it’s hard for one player to win a game, just one or two can lose one. File this one under, “The other guys get paid, too.” Omar Narváez and Rafael Devers were the big heroes in this one for the Red Sox. Devers, obviously,...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 20, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images One week until Opening Day. Daniel Lynch IV’s last Spring Training outing could hint at his role this season: Lynch will get a few appearances out of the bullpen this week as the Cactus League schedule wraps up, with an inning Wednesday and two scheduled on Friday, while Kris Bubic remains in the rotation and is scheduled for his sixth spring game (fifth st...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: Freddie Freeman signs with the Dodgers

Photo by John McCoy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The official end of the Freddie Freeman era in Atlanta MLB History 1900: Ban Johnson announces that an American League team will be placed in Chicago to ensure the stability of the league. In an agreement with National League officials, the AL club will be placed on the south side of the city and will be called the Chicago White Stocking...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 14, 2025

Did you think you’d see Daniel Mengden today? | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Asia baseball previews begin today with the CPBL At Royals.com, Anne Rogers writes about how Hunter Renfroe is, say it with me everyone, in the best shape of his life! Renfroe came into camp this year leaner, thanks to offseason training that included going to a physical therapist and focusing on his diet a...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: February 14

This absolute mass of a human, Yermín Mercedes, was born on this day, 32 years ago. | Patrick McDermott/Getty Images A player who will become a South Side phenomenon, albeit briefly, is born 1993 Sadly, his impact on the South Side was brief, but the clubbing machine who would rise to prominence on the South Side, Yermín Mercedes, was born in La Romana, Dominican Republic. It took Mercedes...2025
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• Ex-MLB pitcher busted with over 20 kilos of cocaine
It’s always surprising when former athletes break the law for asinine reasons, which was recently the case in an arrest involving a former MLB pitcher.Esteban Loaiza, who spent 14 years in the league, and nearly won the Cy Young award back in 2003, was arrested for possessing over 20 kilograms of cocaine in San Diego on Friday, according to police records obtained by Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. N...2018
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2025
"The team will provide further updates following the surgery, but there is no doubt that the 2023 AL Cy Young winner will miss the entire 2025 season."

2024
"Guardians ace Shane Bieber will have season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery, a major blow to the team and the 2020 Cy Young winner."

2023
"Vida Blue, who won the 1971 AL MVP and Cy Young awards, and won three straight World Series titles with the A's, has died at 73."

2022
"Verlander edged out Manoah and Cease to win his third career Cy Young Award"

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"MLB could very well have a 37-year-old Cy Young winner in 2021"

2020
"Tom Seaver, the Hall of Fame pitcher who led the Mets to a World Series title in 1969 and won three Cy Young Awards, died Monday at age 75."

2019
"The Rangers are in the final stages of completing a trade to acquire two-time Cy Young winner Corey Kluber from the Indians, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

2018
"Three-time National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw will get the ball for the Dodgers on Opening Day, manager Dave Roberts announced Tuesday."

2017
"Roy Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award winner who was the second pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the postseason, died Tuesday when his plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida."

2016
"Jake Arrieta was deemed the National League's best pitcher last year, capturing the Cy Young Award despite sensational -- not to mention historic -- seasons from Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw."

2015
"Zack Greinke outdueled fellow Cy Young candidate Madison Bumgarner and slumping Joc Pederson homered as the Dodgers defeated the Giants on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, 2-1, extending their division lead to 5 1/2 games."

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"Lester doesn't have a Cy Young Award like Max Scherzer, but he set career bests in innings pitched (219."

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• Juan Soto is bringing juice back to the Subway Series
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• Yoshinobu Yamamoto Dominates NL Cy Young Talks But MLB’s Snub of Mets Star Sparks Outrage
There are many worthy candidates for the NL Cy Young Award to begin the season, but one Mets pitcher has been snubbed....2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Series Preview

Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams makes a throw to first base after fielding a ground ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker during the second inning at Nationals Park. | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images After a gut-wrenching series sweep at home, the Washington Nationals (17-24) start a seven-game road trip against the Atlanta Braves (19-21) Division rival Atlanta Braves ...2025
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• Battery Power Braves Player of the Week: AJ Smith-Shawver
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• Dave Roberts Reveals Blake Snell’s Injury Status Amid Dodgers’ Stumbling Pitching Rotation
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts offers an update on Blake Snell with the two-time Cy Young winner remaining on the IL for more than a month....2025
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• Freddy Fermín, Royals walk off 2-1 victory in 12th inning

Freddy Fermín is the hero again. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images A pitcher’s duel kept either team from scoring until extras. Eventually, someone had to blink. Eventually, someone had to score a run. In a pitcher’s duel, it took all the way until extra innings for any of that to happen. Finally, in the 11th inning, with the extra inning runner, the Red Sox managed to score their guy o...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Is Sandy Alcantara still a gem?

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs should still be targeting Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara in trade. It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest get-together of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to see you tonight. You’re always welcome here. Let us know if we can do ...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 5

Happy birthday to Lennie Merullo | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Sammy Sosa has a big day and other stories for the discerning reader. Happy birthdays to Lennie Merullo* and other former Cubs. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at basebal...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 33

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Cubs explode in the the second and coast to a 10-0 victory. Friday night in Milwaukee, the Cubs scored two in the first to set the tone early, then lowered the boom with a seven-run second, featuring a Michael Busch grand slam. For those of you who aren’t longtime WPA guys, a quick summation. When the game gets lopsided early and stays that way th...2025
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• Chris Sale returns to the Fenway mound as Braves face Red Sox

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Last season, Chris Sale simply made the trip to Boston. This time, he’s taking the mound in a premier pitching matchup. 2024 NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale will be returning to Fenway Park as a member of the Atlanta Braves in order to face off against the team that he won the 2018 World Series with: The Boston Red Sox. This should be a good one if o...2025
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• Battery Power Braves Player of the Week: AJ Smith-Shawver
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• BCB After Dark: Is Sandy Alcantara still a gem?
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• The Braves face a tough test against Reds’ ace

Holmes could be key in the matchup today | Brett Davis-Imagn Images Hunter Greene has been one of the best pitchers in MLB this season and the Braves’ bats have been cold The Atlanta Braves are looking to become a .500 team for the first time this season as they go for the potential sweep of the Cincinnati Reds this evening at Truist Park. The Braves will have a tough test as they will fa...2025
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• Dodgers Tag Alcantara Again - May 6th, 2025
Sandy Alcantara, SP, MIA Alcantara was roughed up by the Dodgers again on Monday. Giving up five runs on six hits, one walk, and four Ks across 5.0 innings of work. The start came on the heels of a disastrous outing in LA six days ago (7ER, 2.2IP). The 2022 NL Cy Young winner has not worked his way back into form after missing the entirety of the 2024 season due to Tommy John surgery. With career-...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Houston Astros

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Brewers set to take on former division foe in interleague series to wrap up homestand In a matchup of former NL Central foes, the Milwaukee Brewers are set to wrap up their six-game homestand with a three-game set against the Houston Astros. The Brewers are 17-18 this year after dropping two of three to the Cubs over the weekend, while the Astros sit at 17-16 aft...2025
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• Rockies Reacts Survey Results: Fans are most optimistic about the Nuggets winning games

Both the Nuggets and Avs are going to Game 7’s tomorrow Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Colorado Rockies fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. ★ ★ ★ The Colorado Rockies won back-to-back games for the first time all season yesterday, beating the Atlanta Brav...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 19
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• Gamethread XLVII - Cardinals at Royals
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• Tarik Skubal is picking up where he left off

Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Skubal recently discussed his changing pitch mix and explained why he is using his change up more in 2025 Even though it was raining on Tuesday afternoon, the Colorado Rockies had not yet postponed their evening game with the Detroit Tigers, so I headed to Coors Field at the usual time. I had not been in the press box long when one of t...2025
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• Battery Power Braves Player of the Week: AJ Smith-Shawver
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• Three winners and three losers as the Royals fall to the Red Sox, 10-1
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• Rays 0, Phillies 7: Is the home stand over yet?

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Rays drop another home game behind just two hits and fourth inning implosion by Baz. Well... at this point we could probably start just reposting the same recap for every home game the Rays play at the house of horrors some call George M. Steinbrenner Field. It would go something like this: “Rays drop another game at home and fail to score behind just (Inser...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Is Sandy Alcantara still a gem?
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• BCB After Dark: Who’s the (second) favorite in the NL Central?

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which team is the Cubs’ biggest obstacle to winning the division. It’s Tuesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to see you this evening. Come on in and join us. Your name is on the guest list. The dress co...2025
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• Halladay dies in plane crash off Florida coast
Roy Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award winner who was the second pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the postseason, died Tuesday when his plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. He was 40....2017
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• Arrieta handcuffs Halos as Cubs roll in opener
Jake Arrieta was deemed the National League's best pitcher last year, capturing the Cy Young Award despite sensational -- not to mention historic -- seasons from Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw. And on Monday night, in the first game of the 2016 season, the Angels found out why....2016
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• Greinke wins duel as Dodgers extend lead
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• Posey, Freak push Giants' win streak to 5
Conjuring the magic he displayed during his Cy Young Award-winning years, Tim Lincecum allowed three hits in seven innings to lead the Giants to their second straight shutout victory over the Dodgers, a 4-0 verdict on Wednesday night. San Francisco has won five straight....2015
• Dominant Arrieta wins NL Pitcher of Month
The awards keep coming for Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta. The 2015 National League Cy Young Award winner has carried his brilliance into this season, and on Monday was named the NL Pitcher of the Month....2016
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• Raleigh in fantasy's top 25? Webb destined for Cy Young? Don't be surprised
Eric Karabell looks into the crystal ball to tell fantasy baseball managers what might come to pass in the not-too-distant future....2025
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• Comeback Arms Lead the Way - May 1, 2025
Tony Gonsolin, SP, Dodgers Tony Gonsolin looked impressive in his season debut, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out nine over six innings. He induced 17 whiffs in the night for a 40% whiff rate, with his slider being his most effective swing-and-miss pitch, with six whiffs on eleven swings. This was about as good of a start as you could ask for, considering Gonsolin hasn't pitched s...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 16, 2025

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Have they tried turning the bats off and then on again? Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. and manager Matt Quatraro talk about a rough series opening against the New York Yankees. “You like to swing the bats a little bit better. Sometimes, you have to give credit to the opposing pitcher, too,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “...2025
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• The Schwellenbach Breakout Is Here - April 5, 2025
Spencer Schwellenbach, SP, Atlanta Braves Schwellenbach was a fan-favorite pick in drafts this year as a sleeper pick, and deep gambler's pick for Cy Young if you're into that sort of thing. He did everything he could to validate both of those, tossing 8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K. He only allowed six hard hit balls and a whopping 39 CSW%. While the Marlins are not a super competitive offensive line...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 22, 2025
Matt Shaw Shaw made his big league debut with the Cubs a couple days ago, and boy was it on a big stage. The Cubs rookie played third during their series in Japan. Shaw went 1-9 during that series, but that isn't really notable. What is notable is that Shaw is now creeping up draft boards, and with multi-positional eligibility between 2B, 3B, and SS, there is a ton of intrigue. He stole 31 bags a...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 20, 2025
Shohei Ohtani, DH (LAD) Ohtani's path to back-to-back 50/50 seasons began on Wednesday in Japan when the Dodgers' superstar blasted his first home run of the regular season, a towering fly off a 99-mph fastball that was initially ruled fan interference but later overruled via replay review. Ohtani finished the 2-game Tokyo series with three hits, including two extra-base hits, and two walks in 10 ...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
Julio Rodriguez Julio had a down year in 2024, as he slashed only .273/.325/.409 compared to his line of .275/.333/.485 in 2023. He homered 32 times in 2023 and only 20 times in 2024, which is why the slugging percentage was cut by nearly 80 points. Luckily, there are plenty of reasons ot be optimistic about Julio in 2025, and the basis for that is that his underlying markers were barely changed b...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 16, 2025
Nolan Schanuel If you play in a super deep league and find yourself desperate at the Corner Infield spot, consider Schanuel. He had a sneaky good 2024, displaying some of the best discipline and contact skills in all of baseball. His .343 OBP is driven by a 11.2% walk rate, thanks to only whiffing at 14% of the time (96th Percentile) and only chasing 21.5% of the time (91st Percentile). Even thoug...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 26, 2025
Fantasy Relevance for the Dodgers deeper rotation options? Baseball fans know that the Dodgers loaded up on starting pitching in the offseason adding 2-time Cy Young award winner Blake Snell, Phenom Roki Sasaki and re-signing the legendary Clayton Kershaw. With Shohei Ohtani expected to take the mound this year and Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow returning it's an electric top 5. That being ...2025
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• Over/Under on 2025 Braves projections: Part One

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images A local baseball hobbyist’s hunch on various Braves-related projections I’m no data scientist. I don’t know how to code. There are brilliant, world-class mathematicians who have spent decades developing and honing projection systems, and those systems are well-respected by many of baseball’s brightest minds. These systems are accounting fo...2025
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• Royals lose Ragans, Lugo - a pair of Cy Young finalists - to the Injured List
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• Drake Baldwin starts at catcher in Boston, as the Braves go for a series win

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Alex Verdugo also returns to the lineup in the leadoff spot, after Eli White lead off Friday The Braves are giving rookie star Drake Baldwin another start at catcher, as he continues to earn more playing time due to his stellar performance on offense. Meanwhile, Alex Verdugo rejoins the lineup at the leadoff spot, replacing Stuart Fairchild in the corner...2025
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• Chris Sale returns to the Fenway mound as Braves face Red Sox
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• Braves News: Ronald Acuna on the horizon, Alex Verdugo, more
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• Chris Sale returns to the Fenway mound as Braves face Red Sox
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• Rays 0, Phillies 7: Is the home stand over yet?
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• MVP debates

Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images How’d that guy win? One of the beauties of today’s advanced baseball stats is it gives nerds like me a chance to go back in time and argue about how badly baseball writers mangled MVP and Cy Young votes in years past. I’ve always been in favor of making ballots public, if for no other reason than to shame homerism for undeserving candidates. Whether tha...2025
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• Spoiler alert: Here’s how the 2025 Braves season will play out

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Past results may not be indicative of future performance, but don’t doubt the Battery Power Almanac. There’s that meme. You know the one. “What a week, huh?” “Lemon, it’s Wednesday.” The 2025 Atlanta Braves regular season isn’t even a month old and it’s already been a long season. The lack of free agent signings to bolster the pit...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Replacement Steele

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who is the best long-term replacement for Justin Steele. It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the hippest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re glad you decided to stop by. Come on in and sit with us. There’s no cover charge. We still have a couple of good tables av...2025
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• Hey, Tom Ricketts! You need to get Kyle Tucker signed now — and not just for baseball reasons

David Banks-Imagn Images There’s something else that this signing would do for the Cubs. With Kyle Tucker off to a great start with the Cubs, the chorus of voices urging Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts to open up the team wallet and sign Tucker to an extension before he hits free agency has gotten louder. While there’s no question about Tucker’s abilities on the field — he’s hitting the way he ...2025
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• Dodgers to Call Up Top Prospect to Replace Blake Snell on Tuesday vs Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed left-hander Justin Wrobleski will start on Tuesday in place of two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell. More news: Dodgers’ Blake Snell Underwent Testing on Shoulder, Been Dealing With Issues for 3 Weeks Snell was placed on the 15-day injured list with shoulder inflammation. There was previous speculation that the … The post Dodgers to Call Up T...2025
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• What’s going on with Chris Sale’s velocity?

Photo by Kathryn Skeean/MLB Photos via Getty Images Everyone is talking about it elsewhere, may as well do so here. By this point, you’re probably aware that 2025 Chris Sale hasn’t had 2024 NL Cy Young Chris Sale results. His three Game Scores (v2) have been 53, 51, and 33 last night; in 2024, he didn’t have three Game Scores at 53 or below until getting blown up by the Athletics on June 1...2025
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