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• Game thread CIV - Cubs at Royals

Brady Singer #51 of the Kansas City Royals warms up prior to throwing against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning at Kauffman Stadium on July 20, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Cubs are not that good, the Royals have been amazing at home. Let’s start the series off right The Royals, fresh off an off-day and a bitter loss to the Diamondbacks on Wed...2024
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• Rays trade Zach Eflin to Baltimore Orioles

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Tampa Bay deals their Opening Day starter to a division rival for three prospects. The Tampa Bay Rays are trading 2024 Opening Day starter Zach Eflin to the division rival Baltimore Orioles in exchange for three prospects, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Trade news: The Baltimore Orioles are acquiring right-handed starter Zach Eflin from the Tampa Bay ...2024
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• Starter Spotlight: Keys to Attack Zac Gallen

7-26-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Pirates head to the desert to face the defending NL champion Arizona Diamondbacks, and they begin the series facing the Dbacks Cy Young finalist in starting pitcher, Zac Gallen. The bespectacled Gallen has been a workhorse as the ace of the Snakes staff over the past few years,Continue reading "Starter Spotlight: Keys to Attack Zac&#...2024
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• Today in Cubs history: The Cubs in contention for the first time in late July in 13 years

Getty Images It didn’t last, but it was a fun team to watch. After the Cubs won the NL pennant in 1945, the remnants of that team contended for a while the following year, as close as four games out of first place on July 20 before fading and finishing third, 13½ games behind the pennant-winning Cardinals. And then... a whole bunch of nothing. The next five seasons were losing ones, includ...2024
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• Report: Giants open to trading former Cy Young winner

His season has been beset by injuries, and it has not been a perfect marriage so far. He has looked much more like himself since returning from his most recent injury, however, and has allowed just two runs and six hits in his last 18 innings of work....2024
• San Francisco Giants ‘listening’ to Blake Snell trade offers, 3 potential landing spots

MBL trade rumors: San Francisco Giants' Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell is reportedly available for trade and here are 3 potential...2024
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• The Braves suck right now but that’s part of fandom

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Diehard fans stay with a team during the goods times and the bad. Right now, Braves fans are being tested. Yes, the Atlanta Braves suck right now. There are no two ways about it. Although they still lead the Wild Card standings they have been struggling since May and have yet to be able to turn things around. We all know one of the major reasons they are s...2024
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• Jacob Stallings is the rock of the Rockies

Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The veteran catcher has become a versatile ally for Rockies pitchers Jacob Stallings looks up at the lights of the Rockies clubhouse, as if taking in the feel and energy of the victory he’s just helped capture over the Giants. A razor-thin 3-4 win at Coors Field — on Star Wars Day, no less — is enough to send anyone home happy. Instead of cel...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 23

On this day 17 years ago, Billy Pierce got a permanent honor at Sox Park. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Billy Pierce gets a big honor — and two years later, another southpaw stole his thunder! 1968 Manager Al Lopez had an emergency appendectomy, and would miss 36 games. Les Moss took over while Lopez was sidelined. 1986 GM Ken Harrelson sent Bobby...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Four for the Hall

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Four new inductees into Cooperstown. A preview of the second half. Lots of injuries and other news from around MLB. Good morning. At least the Cubs won yesterday. Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton, Joe Mauer and Jim Leyland were all inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday. Jason Beck has a recap of the ceremonies. Tyler Kepner has a recap of the even...2024
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs

Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick | Photo by Matt Krohn/Getty Images Brewers head to Wrigley for final time in 2024 As the trade deadline approaches, the Brewers face the Chicago Cubs for a series that could influence the outcome the fate of Chicago’s season. The Cubs sit last in the division, but still within reach of a Wild Card spot. Given the crowded competition for those final playoff sp...2024
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• Return of three-time Cy Young winner is excellent timing for Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers' injury-riddled pitching rotation is finally getting the reinforcements it desperately needs....2024
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Friday 7/19, 1:20 CT

Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images The Cubs open the 2024 season’s second “half” at home. Today's roster moves: Here and here. With the late date of this year’s All-Star game, this isn’t really the second “half” of the season, more like the last 40 percent. But the Cubs still have a chance to get back in wild-card contention, and one of the teams they’re chasing is this weekend’s opponent. F...2024
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• Royals sign Dinelson Lamet to minor league deal

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images He received Cy Young votes once! The Royals announced they have signed right-handed pitcher Dinelson Lamet to a minor league deal. The 32-year-old has played parts of seven seasons in the big leagues with a career 4.63 ERA in 367 innings with the Padres, Rockies, Red Sox, and Dodgers. Lamet originally came up with the Padres and after undergoing Tommy J...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 19

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Phil Cavarretta! More birthdays and more 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 to follow as they unfold over t...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 14, 2024

Yesterday was fun. Ok, the 8th inning wasn’t. But the rest of the game was. | Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Yesterday was a big win in a young(-ish) season already full of nice wins Roster move yesterday: Lynch down, Veneziano up We have made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/gjxt4TeqDP— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) June 13, 2024 As part of his series about Kansas Ci...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 8

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Ryne Sandberg wins a game, no-hitters and other performances on a busy day in history. 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 vario...2024
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• What to know about 2024 Royals Opening Day

Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Baseball begins Thursday! Baseball season is back and Royals fans have reason to be hopeful for the first time in several years with a legit MVP candidate in Bobby Witt Jr., a Cy Young Award candidate in Cole Ragans, and one of the bigger spending sprees in free agency this off-season. The Royals will begin the 2024 season on Thursday, Mar...2024
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• This Day in MLB History: March 16

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 Stockings. 1907 - The Detroit Tigers agree to trade Ty Cobb to the Cleveland Naps in a deal for Elmer Flick but Cleveland’...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: February 14

Kosuke Fukudome never reached his Japanese League stardom in the U.S. | Mike McGinnis/Getty Images The South Siders try to get lucky with a third Japanese veteran 2012 The White Sox sign former Japanese League star and Cubs veteran Kosuke Fukudome to a one-year, $500,000 contract. At 35, it turned out that Fukudome was well-cooked as a major-leaguer, earning -0.2 WAR over 24 games (follow...2024
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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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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"

2021
"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."

2014
"Lester doesn't have a Cy Young Award like Max Scherzer, but he set career bests in innings pitched (219."

• Game thread CIV - Cubs at Royals
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• San Francisco Giants ‘listening’ to Blake Snell trade offers, 3 potential landing spots
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• The Braves suck right now but that’s part of fandom
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• Jacob Stallings is the rock of the Rockies
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• Today in White Sox History: July 23
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres have no regrets on Juan Soto trade

David Frerker-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Tuesday, July 23, 2024. San Diego Padres News When Will Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. Return? MRI Result Accelerates Timetable (Sports Illustrated) Bryce Miller: Padres GM A.J. Preller has no regrets over Juan Soto trade that altered 2 franchises (San Diego Union-Tribune) Flat Stanley han...2024
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• Amidst trade rumors, Skubal continues to strengthen Cy Young case
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• Having great starting pitching rules so hard

Seth Lugo #67 of the Kansas City Royals throws against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning at Kauffman Stadium on July 21, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images It’s amazing The Kansas City Royals are 10 games over .500. They’re a legitimate good team and their run differential proves it–they’re not a fluke. And yet, it can be easy to wonder how they’re so g...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Four for the Hall
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs
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• The Braves suck right now but that’s part of fandom
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• Three storylines to watch for the second half of MLB season

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The MLB All-Star break is over and now it's time for the contenders to start separating themselves from the pretenders. Now that we’ve gotten the American League’s annual paddling of the National League in the All-Star Game out of the way, it’s time to focus on the business end of the regular season. While we’re not quite in the money rounds of the seaso...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 19
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• MLB Draft Grades: First round results and analysis

Photo by Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s time to grade every pick from the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft. The MLB First Year Player Draft is one of the most exciting and important times for any baseball team. It represents the future, as teams strategize and scout players who will represent the organization for their foreseeable future. The 2024 Draft began Sunday n...2024
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• Game thread XCVI - Royals at Red Sox

A visualization of what it’s like to try to anticipate Seth Lugo’s pitches | Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images The Royals can officially reclaim playoff position with a win this afternoon After winning in convincing fashion against the team ahead of them in the Wild Card standings, the Royals have an opportunity this evening to guarantee themselves a winning series and - for only the se...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 12

Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Disco Demolition, Cy’s 300th, and other tales of whoa. 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 to follow as they unf...2024
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• The Royals need to have a fire sale or go all in at the trade deadline

Jazz Chisholm Jr. #2 of the Miami Marlins reacts during the first inning of the game against the Boston Red Sox at loanDepot park on July 03, 2024 in Miami, Florida. | Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images No in between By and large, the 2024 Kansas City Royals season has been a surprisingly pleasant one. They’re a legitimately good team with playoff aspirations. Now, those aspirations are pr...2024
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• Braves News: Marcell Ozuna enters Home Run Derby, Eddie Rosario Returns, More

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports The Big Bear will look to hit some big flys in Texas. Monday was a busy day on and off the field for the Atlanta Braves. On field, the Braves earned one of their more impressive victories of the season. Coming from behind while also beating an opponent that scored 4+ runs in a game for the first time since April 17th is no small feat. The Braves combined the ...2024
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• Three up, three down: An update on the Cubs, July 8 edition

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Cubs won as many as they lost this past week. Progress? The Cubs still stand pretty far out of a postseason spot at this writing. They split six games on the most recent homestand, which is... good? Not bad? The seven-game road trip this week will likely tell us whether the team will be sellers, buyers or just stand pat. In the meantime, here’s some of...2024
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• Spencer Schwellenbach shines and gets run support in 5-1 win

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The rookie had his most impressive outing yet in the majors and homers from Ozzie and Marcell gave him all that he needed for the win. After a really sloppy game Friday night that resulted in a loss to Philadelphia, the Braves faced a tough matchup with Cy Young candidate Ranger Suarez on the mound for the Phillies and Spencer Schwell...2024
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• Chris Sale will have to be dominant again if Braves are going to beat the Reds tonight

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images One of the current favorites for the NL Cy Young Award is going for the Braves tonight. He’ll very likely have to be on form again considering what Atlanta’s lineup is going to look like this evening. The good news for the Atlanta Braves tonight is that Chris Sale will be starting and that usually means good things for the Braves this se...2024
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• All-Star Game Discussion Thread

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Elias Diaz set the bar high as MVP last year. How will RyMac do? The 94th edition of the MLB All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday night at 6 MDT in Arlington, Texas, and Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon is making his Midsummer Classic debut off the bench. McMahon, 29, is in his eighth season (seventh full season) in the Major Leagues and h...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 16, 2024

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Bobby hits some dingers! Bobby Witt Jr. fell just short to Teoscar Hernandez in the Home Run Derby finals. “Texas-sized crowd — it was just a lot of fun to be able to do that and experience that with my brother-in-law, with my family in the stands, and being able to make it to the finals,” Witt said. “It was awesome. Teoscar put on a great show. It was so...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Some charming All-Star responses

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images It’s really great to see these guys so excited. As we approach the All-Star break, players are getting added, bowing out, getting injured, and it’s creating plenty of opportunities for new players to get their first shot at the All-Star Game. Tyler Glasnow, for example, finally got an All-Star nod, only to be placed on the IL before he could attend. Lo...2024
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• Braves News: Marcell Ozuna enters Home Run Derby, Eddie Rosario Returns, More
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• This Day in Braves History: July 7

Braves Franchise History 1914: In an exhibition game in Buffalo, the Bisons of the International League crush the Boston Braves, 10 - 2. 1918: Rabbit Maranville gets a 10-day leave from the Navy and hits .316 in 11 games for the Braves before going back to sea. 2008: Tough day at the office! Braves shutout by Dodgers Hiroki Kuroda who fired seven perfect innings. Atlanta could only muster two bas...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Your All-Star starters

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images It’s a big year for the Phillies. Happy day after Independence Day! The news cycle was relatively quiet yesterday, what with most people rightly wanting to enjoy their time off. But as we ease our way into the weekend, let’s take a look at some of the highlights from the end of the week. The big stories are a national anthem standoff, the announcement of t...2024
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• Orlando Cepeda passes away at 86

The Hall of Fame outfielder and first baseman was a member of the Atlanta Braves for parts of four seasons including the 1969 NL West Division winning club. Earlier this morning, it was announced that Hall of Fame outfielder and first baseman Orlando Cepeda had passed away. He was 86. The Puerto Rico-native, who played in MLB from 1958 through 1974, spent parts of four season with the Atlanta Brav...2024
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• Dodgers 3, White Sox 0: Bullpen breaks down, again

A game between stationary cardboard standups would have been more entertaining ... | TOBIAS SCHWARZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Pitchers’ duel gives way to the customary South Side giveaway Oh, hi, there was baseball played on the South Side tonight? Or whatever the hell passes for baseball at 35th & Shields? You mean, I didn’t dream that Garrett Crochet scattered five hits and managed to e...2024
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Giants series preview

Bob Kupbens-USA TODAY Sports What, YOU again? SAN FRANCISCO — Yes, I’m here in the Bay Area to visit my dad and take in this four-game series. Don’t ask how much sleep I got last night. The Cubs took two of three from the Giants at Wrigley Field last week (and if not for a bullpen implosion would have taken all three), and hopefully they can continue that winning in the Left Coast. But the...2024
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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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• Bumgarner takes tough loss to Dodgers
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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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• Abrams' Steal Appeal - June 25, 2024
CJ Abrams, SS, Nationals CJ Abrams went 3 for 5 with a double, two runs, and two stolen bases on Monday. He has had a surprising season so far, impressing with his overall hitting ability with a .275/.325/.502 slash line, but disappointing in the stolen base category, which was the sole reason most fantasy owners drafted him. After stealing 47 bases in 151 games last season, he had only 11 in 68 g...2024
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• MLB Week 7 Roundup: You’ll never guess who the hottest team in baseball is!

Bryce Harper has been on a tear this year, helping keep the Phillies at the top of the National League. | Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports The Phillies and Yankees hold the top spots in their respective leagues, while the Rockies ride good vibes right into a winning streak It’s been a wild week around the league! While we still have our heavy-hitting teams that have been holding out on top...2024
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• Pitching Roundup - April 20, 2024
A.J. Puk, SP, Marlins A.J. Puk was hit hard again on Friday, allowing seven runs on seven hits and three walks in three innings. This start raised his ERA to 9.22 and brought his K:BB to 12:17 on the season. He has shown very little promise as a starter thus far, failing to pitch 5 innings in all four of his starts. He is unable to throw strikes consistently, with his 24.1% BB% ranking in the 1st ...2024
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• Bieber and Strider Sidelined by Bum UCLs - April 7, 2024
Shane Bieber (SP-CLE) will miss the rest of the 2024 season and at least a chunk of the 2025 campaign as he is set to undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a damaged ligament in his right (throwing) elbow. This is a major blow to his fantasy owners, as Bieber appeared to recapture his old form in the early going of the current season after working with Driveline during the offseason to regain some ...2024
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• Grayson the Ace - March 31, 2024
Grayson Rodriguez, SP, BAL Rodriguez had a dominant season debut against the Angels on Saturday, striking out 9 in 6 IP, while allowing just 1 ER on 4 hits and 1 BB. He recorded a 17.9% SwStr% for the ballgame. Rodriguez was excellent in the second half of last season, compiling a 2.58 ERA along with a 73:21 K:BB and 52.7% GB% across 76.2 IP and he appears to be picking up right where he left of...2024
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• Aces Dominate on Opening Day - March 29th, 2024
Opening Day finally came and went, and the top pitchers took care of business for the most part. Here are four starting pitchers who were exceptionally dominant on Thursday, along with a bullpen situation to monitor. Shane Bieber, SP, Guardians Shane Bieber looked like his former Cy Young self, striking out 11 batters over six scoreless innings on opening day. It's important to note that it was ...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 23, 2024
Wyatt Langford, OF, Rangers Wyatt Langford is officially making the opening day roster, according to manager Bruce Bochy. Langford has already been flying up draft boards due to his massive spring, where he's slashed a ridiculous .388/.446/.796 with 6 home runs in 56 plate appearances. He has crept all the way up into 8th round ADP, and that number should continue to rise over the weekend. I would...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 22nd, 2024
Snag, Lag, or Red Flag? A classic exercise (that was just made up) where we look at players in different ADP ranges of the draft and decide which of these three categories they fall into: Snag - Get the player. Don't hesitate to draft him in that range. Lag - Pump the breaks. See what else is available and if he falls, maybe. Red Flag - Forget about him. Early Rounds: Yordan Alvarez, OF/DH,...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 15, 2024
Brewers Bullpen Devin Williams, MIL Williams has been diagnosed with two stress fractures in his back and is expected to miss the first half of the season. This is devastating for the Brewers and for fantasy owners, many of whom drafted Williams as the first closer off the board this spring. Williams was arguably the best closer in baseball last season recording a 1.53 ERA (2.79xFIP), 13.35 K/9...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 13th, 2024
Rotation in St. Louis This offseason, the Cardinals added three veteran arms, almost completely overhauling their rotation, which was dreadful last season. The St. Louis starters had the 2nd worst K/9 (6.92) and 5th worst ERA (5.08) in 2023. The New: Sonny Gray Gray is the most accomplished and in-form pitcher that the Cardinals have on the roster. He tweaked his hamstring last week and his status...2024
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• Game thread CIV - Cubs at Royals
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• Starter Spotlight: Keys to Attack Zac Gallen
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• Today in Cubs history: The Cubs in contention for the first time in late July in 13 years
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• The Braves suck right now but that’s part of fandom
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• Allan Winans, Chris Sale lead Braves into doubleheader against Reds

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Alan Winans faces Frankie Montas and Chris Sale will face Nick Martinez The Atlanta Braves are scheduled for a double header today against the Cincinnati Reds. Scheduled is the key word here as whether has not been kind to the Braves as of late. The Reds were able to score four runs on the Reynaldo López, who has the lowest ERA among qual...2024
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• Chris Sale will have to be dominant again if Braves are going to beat the Reds tonight
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• Today in White Sox History: July 23
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres have no regrets on Juan Soto trade
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• Game 101 Thread: Diamondbacks vs. Royals

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) heads to the dugout after being tagged out during the game against the Chicago White Sox on July 21st, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Witt, Cole, let’s go When I was a kid in about the year 2000 or so, I went to Kauffman Stadium to see one of my favorite pitchers ...2024
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• Having great starting pitching rules so hard
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• Jacob Stallings is the rock of the Rockies
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• Three storylines to watch for the second half of MLB season
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• Even with elite pitching, this Braves offense must improve

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Atlanta's pitching staff looks like it has what it takes to get deep into October. In order for that to actually happen, the offense absolutely must get better. Alright, time to take some basic inventory. We’ve reached the All-Star break and our Atlanta Braves are 53-42, eight-and-a-half games behind in the NL East and four games ahead of the Cardinals for...2024
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• MLB Draft Grades: First round results and analysis
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• Outside The Confines: It’s now or never

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images A look ahead at the trade deadline and the draft. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. As we get to the All-Star Break, some teams started great and then sank like a stone (the Cubs) and others started out poorly and then got hot with the weather. John Denton looks at how the Cardinals turned their season around. Dayn Perry has three reasons the...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 63

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images The Cubs fade away in an 8-4 loss in Cincinnati. I play a game called Out Of The Park baseball. I first read about it a couple of years ago in my email via an offer I received to play test the game for free in exchange for writing about the game. I didn’t take that offer, because you’re not here to read about my game play. That said, it sparked my curiosity...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 7, 2024

Sweet! Max didn’t use this picture for the recap | Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The Royals Will Be Back (home for a series with Seattle) We’ve talked about it before and you know the drill - day game makes for an odd set of links in Rumblings. Anne Rogers profiled old friend Scott Barlow: On a mantle at home, Barlow has two bats signed by Perez and Witt. He has baseballs from miles...2024
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• Bird App Recap: Crosstown Crapfest

Bad teams always find a way ... Hello White Sox faithful! Welcome to a special Crosstown edition of the Bird App Recap, featuring the best and brightest reaction tweets on the night. And by best and brightest, I do mean the absolute worst! ... Kidding! Maybe. It is that time of year again, when the South Siders trek eight miles north up the Red Line to pay their yearly visit to the ivy-covered pi...2024
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Philadelphia Phillies

Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Division leaders clash in big National League series In a major early-season test for the young Milwaukee Brewers, the National-League-Central-leading squad will take on the National-League-East-leading Philadelphia Phillies in a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Brewers come in hot: Milwaukee has won five straight and eight of their ...2024
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