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• Kindred spirits converge as Twins visit Braves

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images The Twins are 7-12 with a disappointing offense and rough starting pitching. The Braves are 5-13 with a disappointing offense and rough starting pitching. This oughta be interesting. The Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins feel like kindred spirits at the moment. No, it’s not because they’re feeling nostalgic for that epic 1991 World S...2025
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• MLB appears to have adopted an even less fan-friendly weather policy

During a weather delay April 2 at Rate Field | Matt Marton-Imagn Images It’s as if the league has nothing but contempt for its fans. Last week, I wrote about how MLB apparently botched a rain delay in a Phillies/Braves game in Atlanta. They made the teams wait two hours and 45 minutes even though this was getaway day for both teams. It was a divisional game and could have easily been suspe...2025
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• Ryan ruins writer’s ruse, Royals routed 4-0

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Really stretching the definitions of words to produce this headline. The Kansas City Royals could not muster any offense against Joe Ryan and the Minnesota Twins as they were defeated 4-0 tonight at Kauffman Stadium. Both offenses were quiet early on. Seth Lugo allowed a couple baserunners but otherwise got through Minnesota’s order for the first time wit...2025
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• Shoddy Twins defense opens door to Royals 2-1 win

William Purnell-Imagn Images Cole Ragans had another stellar outing. The Twins committed three errors that led to two unearned Royals runs, allowing them to win a tight 2-1 game on Tuesday night. Cole Ragans struck out 11, his seventh double-digit strikeout game with the Royals, passing Danny Duffy for most by a lefty in club history. Ragans and Twins starter Pablo López were as-advertise...2025
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• Royals defeat Twins 4-2 in series opener

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) celebrates with Kansas City Royals outfielder Kyle Isbel (28) as he crosses home plate after hitting a home run during the sixth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium. | William Purnell-Imagn Images Michael Lorenzen pitched well and Isbel homered The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-2 in tonight’s series open...2025
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• Game 10 Thread: Twins vs. Royals

Kansas City Royals pitcher Michael Lorenzen (24) pitches in the ninth inning against the New York Yankees during game three of the NLDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Kauffman Stadium. | Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Twins vs. Royals Happy baseball Monday! Tonight, the Royals play the Twins for the first time this season. Last year, the Twins barely squeaked by with the series lead, winning seven...2025
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• Royals defeat Twins 4-2 in series opener
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• Twins series preview: Will last year’s collapse carryover?

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Twins faded fast in 2024. After sweeping the Guardians in a doubleheader on August 9 last summer, the Twins were just 1.5 games out of first with the fourth-best record in the American League, poised to make their fifth post-season appearance in eight years. Instead, they lost 30 of their final 47 games, including a September sweep at the hand...2025
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• Familiar frustrations return as White Sox fall to Twins 6-1

Brooks Baldwin has been a nice surprise so far this season. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Chicago, briefly good, now back to being ... themselves Today, the Chicago White Sox reverted to their familiar, frustrating form, falling 6-1 to the Minnesota Twins. The sleeping giant awoke from its brief slumber, revealing the same offensive ineptitude and pitching woes that plagued them throug...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL Central

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images This is a division of haves and have-nots. Last year, three AL Central teams made the postseason and four finished over .500. This was largely because they all fattened up against the awful White Sox. The Twins, Tigers, Guardians and Royals went 42-10 against the White Sox. Wow. The Cubs, meanwhile, were 10-6 against the AL Central last year. So that...2025
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• Chris Sale pitches two strong scoreless innings as Braves start spring training action

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Exhibition baseball is still baseball! The Atlanta Braves got their spring training campaign for 2025 started in the same way that they likely intend to start their regular season campaign: With Chris Sale looking good on the mound. Sale pitched two clean innings that went by in the blink of an eye as the Braves began their Grapefruit League season with a...2025
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• The state of the AL Central

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Four teams with a chance...to beat up on the White Sox For years the constant refrain about the AL Central was that it was too weak and winning it was easy enough that all the teams in it should be trying to take advantage. In 2024 we saw the script flip a bit and three central teams made the playoffs with another just missing. Granted, they all got to ...2025
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• Braves News: Spring Training preparations, top prospects, and more

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. We’ve nearly made it through the offseason, as Atlanta Braves pitchers and catchers are set to workout in less than a week. From workout dates, the facility location, and the spring training schedule, MLB’s Mark Bowman has you covered with everything you need to know ahead of camp. Braves New...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Let’s stay together

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Pete Alonso returns to Flushing. The Dodgers are the new bad guys. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. Here’s what sealed the deal between the Mets and Pete Alonso. The Mets re-signed free agent first baseman Pete Alonso to a two-year, $54 million deal with an opt out after one season. Jake Mintz writes that in the staring contest between Al...2025
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"The Twins are going to sign outfielder Harrison Bader, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post."

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"January 4: The Mets are signing Harrison Bader, reports Andy Martino of SNY."

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"The Yankees have placed center fielder Harrison Bader on waivers, reports Erik Boland of Newsday (Twitter link)."

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"The Cardinals and outfielder Harrison Bader have agreed to a two-year, $10."

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"Paul Goldschmidt, Tommy Edman, Nolan Arenado, Harrison Bader and Tyler O'Neill were the five Cardinals honored with Gold Glove awards Sunday night."

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"Harrison Bader has claimed the Cardinals centerfield job, per Derrick Goold, Benjamin Hochman, Rick Hummel and Ben Frederickson of the St."

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"Harrison Bader, OF, Cardinals To become a true standout player, Bader will have to overcome his issues against right-handed pitching."

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"But there still could be room for one other outfielder, and it's a position battle that's likely to come down to Harrison Bader and Tyler O'Neill."

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"After being called up just 12 hours prior, Cardinals prospect Harrison Bader made quite the impact, recording his first Major League hit in the ninth inning and scoring the game-winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Rockies at Busch Stadium."

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"Double-A outfielder Harrison Bader had his 17-game hitting streak snapped on Tuesday, but the organization's 10th-ranked prospect, per MLBPipeline."

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"Less than a week after being named to the 2015 College World Series All-Tournament team, Harrison Bader is transitioning well to the pro game."

• Twins series preview: Will last year’s collapse carryover?
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• Martín Pérez dazzles, and the White Sox bats heat up for a blowout win against the Twins

The four horsemen of the White Sox apocalypse with a combined 0.00 ERA through four games. | @haffball7 The South Siders shut down the Twinkies The White Sox put on a clinic today against the now 0-4 Twins. While there were no torpedo bats in the hands of White Sox batters, it didn’t matter. The bats were on fire from first pitch. In even better news, the White Sox rotation became the fo...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL Central
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• Changes, Minnesota Twins
The Twins acquired the following players for their 2025 active roster: Ty France, first baseman Harrison Bader, outfielder Danny Coulombe, relief pitcher Eiberson Castellano, relief pitcher Minnesota acquired Castellano in the rule five draft, and he should be the only player on the active roster with no major league experience. He posted somewhat better three-true outcomes […]...2025
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• The state of the AL Central
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• Outside The Confines: Let’s stay together
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• Locked On Twins: More Free Agent Spending! Twins Sign OF Harrison Bader
Oops they did it again — the Twins signed another big-league free agent in outfielder Harrison Bader. In this edition of Locked On Twins, Brandon (@Brandon_Warne/@warne.bsky.social) and Dave (@answerdavebrown/@answerdave.bsky.social) break down the Bader signing and what it means for the rest of the team, and then they also take a look at the firing of umpire Pat Hoberg....2025
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• Braves News: Prospect rankings, model talk, bullpen signing, more

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Another year under Alex Anthopoulos and another set of glowing projections for this Braves squad, and rightfully so. While there are major questions regarding how well Spencer Strider and Ronald Acuna return from their respective major injuries, the squad has stars up and down the roster that make for a reliabl...2025
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• Reports: Twins signing OF Bader to 1-year deal
MINNEAPOLIS -- Outfielder Harrison Bader and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2026, according to multiple reports....2025
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• Remaining opportunities to help the outfield this off-season

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Will the Royals add to this bunch? The Royals had a pretty good offense last year, finishing sixth in the American League in runs scored despite a September swoon. But that performance was largely carried on the strength of an MVP-season by Bobby Witt Jr. and solid hitting from catcher Salvador Perez and first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Meanwhile, the o...2025
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• Royals defeat Twins 4-2 in series opener
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• SB Nation Reacts: Where will the Royals finish in the division?

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Have they done enough to win the division? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Spring training has begun and in just six weeks the Royals w...2025
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2280: Season Preview Series: Rays and Brewers

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mets re-signing Pete Alonso, the Twins signing Harrison Bader, and the compressed standings in the newly released FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus playoff odds. Then they preview the 2025 Tampa Bay Rays (31:35) with MLB.com’s Adam Berry, and the 2025 Milwaukee Brewers (1:09:55) with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s […]...2025
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• The 5 worst Cubs games of 2024

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images You probably don’t want to remember these, but here we are. There have been other years when I’ve posted a number of blowout losses in this annual recap. In some ways, those are easier to take, a team runs up a huge score against the Cubs but it still counts for only one loss. Other times I’ve filled these with soul-crushing defeats. This time, I’m going...2024
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• Atlanta Braves clinch Wild Card spot with 3-0 win over Mets

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images It wasn’t easy and they certainly took the scenic route but the Braves eventually got the job done! As usual for the Atlanta Braves in 2024, they did it the wacky, wild, and hard way. Just moments after losing the craziest game of the season to the New York Mets, there will now be two champagne celebrations in the Truist Park locker r...2024
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 28

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images More good results on Saturday have the Braves on the precipice of completing a feverish comeback to slip into the playoffs It was a tightly contested Saturday night of games, but the Atlanta Braves did their part and took care of business thanks to a walk off from Travis d’Arnaud. That was enough to make the day a win for the Braves, but ...2024
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 28

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The Braves came away with a big day on Friday, setting themselves in prime position for the playoffs The Atlanta Braves couldn’t have asked for a better day on Friday, getting a huge win over the Royals while taking a huge leap in the standings thanks to losses from the Mets and Diamondbacks. The Braves hold the tiebreaker over both squads, putting them i...2024
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• MLB appears to have adopted an even less fan-friendly weather policy
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• Martín Pérez dazzles, and the White Sox bats heat up for a blowout win against the Twins
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• Offseason In Review: Minnesota Twins

The Twins' front office was constricted by payroll limitations for a second straight offseason -- this time in the wake of announcement that the Pohlad family was looking to sell the team. After a quiet winter, they'll hope for better health and improvement from within. Major League Signings Harrison Bader, OF: One year, $6.25MM Danny…...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Let’s stay together
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• Expecting the Mets to win is a surefire way for the Mets to lose

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Not expecting the Mets to win is the cardinal rule for fans. I broke it. This is a guest piece from Scott Rogowsky. Rogowsky is a comedian and the host of HQ Trivia, a mobile game show. He’s a lifelong fan of the New York Mets. You can follow him on X at @ScottRogowsky The Mets lost, and it’s my fault. They didn’t lose Game 6 of the National League Champion...2024
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• Atlanta Braves clinch Wild Card spot with 3-0 win over Mets
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• Braves bullpen picks an awful time to collapse in 8-7 loss to Mets

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Spencer Schwellenbach dominated the Mets again but his relievers let him down in a major way. Despite Spencer Schwellenbach delivering another great performance for the Atlanta Braves against the New York Mets, Atlanta’s bullpen picked the worst possible time during this regular season to deliver one of their worst performances of the...2024
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• Travis d’Arnaud starts at catcher for Game 1 of Braves-Mets doubleheader

Brett Davis-Imagn Images So basically, they’re going with their usual lineup for the biggest game of the season. We’ve got lineups for the first of what will surely be a doubleheader that both sets of Atlanta Braves and New York Mets fans won’t forget for a long time, yet. As you would imagine for the Braves, they haven’t made any serious changes heading into this final day of the season ...2024
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• Bader sends Cards to walk-off rally in debut
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• Cardinals, Harrison Bader Avoid Arbitration With Two-Year Extension
The Cardinals and outfielder Harrison Bader have agreed to a two-year, $10.4MM contract extension, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports (all Twitter links). The deal will cover Bader’s final two years of salary arbitration eligibility, and he’ll now receive a $1MM signing bonus up front, and $4.7MM salaries in both 2022 and 2023. Up to $2.25MM…...2022
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• Massive Anthony Rizzo HR, bat flip save Yankees from Josh Donaldson embarrassment
The Bronx is rocking. The New York Yankees have a 4-1 lead thanks to a solo home run from Harrison Bader, a sac fly from Jose Trevino, and two-run homer off the bat of Anthony Rizzo. Neither blast was a cheapie, either. Bader’s was a rocket line drive that cleared the left field wall and […] Massive Anthony Rizzo HR, bat flip save Yankees from Josh Donaldson embarrassment - Yanks Go Ya...2022
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• Brian Cashman’s Harrison Bader-Jordan Montgomery trade proving Yankees fans wrong
Hey, make no mistake about it: we love being wrong when it comes to the New York Yankees. Why is that? Because usually when we’re wrong, it means something is going right. That’s the pessimistic life of a Yankees fan nowadays. But don’t just assume there’s inherent pleasure in taking aim at the team’s decision making only […] Brian Cashman’s Harr...2022
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• Yankees, Cardinals Swap Jordan Montgomery For Harrison Bader
The Cardinals are acquiring lefty Jordan Montgomery from the Yankees, tweet Ken Rosenthal and Lindsey Adler of The Athletic. Montgomery will be traded for Harrison Bader, reports Jack Curry of the YES Network. The trade, which has been officially announced by both teams, also includes a player to be named later or cash considerations going…...2022
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• Yankees Place Harrison Bader On Waivers
The Yankees have placed center fielder Harrison Bader on waivers, reports Erik Boland of Newsday (Twitter link). As is the case with the Angels’ series of waiver placements, New York’s hope is that another team will claim the remaining salary on a player who was headed to free agency in a couple months. It’s almost certainly…...2023
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• Yankees Planning To Activate Harrison Bader On Tuesday
Harrison Bader finally looks ready to make his Yankees debut, as manager Aaron Boone told reporters (including Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News) that Bader will “likely” be activated from the 60-day injured list prior to Tuesday’s game against the Pirates. Bader played the sixth game of a minor league rehab assignment today…...2022
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• Beat the Shift Podcast – Elias Sports Bureau w/ Matt Martingale
The Elias Sports Bureau episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players. Guest: Matt Martingale LABR League Update Recent trade – Ariel gets Josh Bell & Tommy Pham for Harrison Bader and Ryan O’Hearn from Matt Elias Sports Bureau What does Elias do? Elias and fantasy sports ATC […] Source...2024
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• Sixteen Cardles
(The Cards win, the Cards win)1 x 8 = 16. 16 is also the number of runs the Braves will score to eliminate the Cards in the playoffs. I kid. Kinda. No need to keep looking for Mr. Nootbaar. The Caards haas-beens haas been aamaazing, even Harrison Bader (1-for-4 and his 15th homer), perhaps the worst hitter in the major leagues. Haarsh? P to the erhaaps. But look at Harrison Bader's Statcast. If yo...2021
• Harrison Bader Buysberg
(NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH OR $13/MONTH WITH AN EXTRA WEEKLY PODCAST.) First, allow me to share a story, uh, shared by frequent commenter, Travis Hafner. The Pronk One: So, do we think Harrison Bader is into Pikachu or Mankey? Polyps? More like Poliwag or Poliwhirl! "Do you mind if I call you Jigglypuff?" That's Harrison Bader talking to Yadier...2021
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• Kindred spirits converge as Twins visit Braves
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• Shane Smith shines in MLB debut despite White Sox 8-3 loss to the Twins

Shane Smith made an impressive MLB debut, going 5 1⁄3 with just two earned runs. | Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Although the scoreless streak ends at 28 2⁄3 innings, Smith powered through 5 2⁄3 in his first career start The White Sox started the game out strong, going up on an early 3-0 lead, but the bullpen couldn't hold things together, and the Twins battled back, defeating the Good Guys ...2025
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• Martín Pérez dazzles, and the White Sox bats heat up for a blowout win against the Twins
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• Jarred Kelenic crushes a homer as Braves take spring loss to Twins

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Home runs are cool and Kelenic’s homer was quite easily the coolest thing to happen for the Braves today. For the first time all spring, the Atlanta Braves were the ones getting knocked around on the diamond. With not a ton to write home about in terms of offense and the Twins feasting on Atlanta’s pitching, it was just one of those da...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL Central
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL East

New Met Juan Soto | Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Some of these teams are really, really good. The Cubs did reasonably well against NL East teams in 2023, going 17-16 against those five clubs. On the other hand, much of that was the 6-1 record they posted against the Nationals; they were only 11-15 against the other four NL East teams and had a winning record against only one other (Ma...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 29, 2025

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Bobby Witt Jr. isn’t the video game cover boy? MLB.com’s Anne Rogers detailed how the rotation stands now. She writes as if five pitchers, including Kris Bubic, are competing for the final rotation spot. The Royals are confident in Bubic’s potential return to the rotation, even after seeing how much success he had in the bullpen last year when he returned from...2025
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• Braves bullpen picks an awful time to collapse in 8-7 loss to Mets
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• 2024 Season Preview: New York Mets

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Things can’t get worse after a disastrous 2023 season... right? Everything went wrong for the Mets in 2023. Really, it’s been a downward spiral since the club lost a 10.5 game divisional lead to the Braves in the summer months of 2022 and then quickly bowed out in the Wild Card round against the Padres. A real shame. Objectively speaking, there was no reason ...2024
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• Sizing up the NL East heading into 2024

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves have won six straight NL East titles and still look like the cream of the division’s crop The Atlanta Braves have done most of their heavy lifting this offseason, but there are still some key players available and moves left to be made around Major League Baseball as the calendar plunges into January. The Braves themselves have...2024
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• 2023 Cubs player profiles: Jeimer Candelario

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The switch-hitting third baseman is a possible keeper as a bridge between Patrick Wisdom and Matt Shaw. He’s at just the right age where a couple of years at a small raise might be appealing. His bat and glove have good value. A former Cub farmhand, 6’1”, 221 lb. Jeimer (pronounced Jay’mer) Candelario is a first/third sacker the Cubs got from the Washin...2023
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