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• Outside The Confines: 3,000 Ks for KershawJayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images An incredible milestone. This week we got to see a truly massive milestone, as Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher to reach 3,000 career strikeouts. This milestone seemed like it might not be possible for Kershaw, who has been injured on and off for the past several seasons. But Kershaw persevered, the Dodgers remained loyal—a rarity among franchises—and...2025Read about Clayton Kershaw headline news -
• The Braves are playing elite defense in 2025Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Our friends over at FanGraphs recently took a look at the top defensive teams in all of baseball right now and as it turns out, the Braves are at least excelling in one department. The All-Star break is right around the corner and to let you know just how “well” things are going for the Atlanta Braves here in 2025, Ivan The Great is ...2025See more articles Atlanta Braves news today -
• Outside The Confines: Goodbye June, hello JulyPhoto by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The trade deadline and draft approach. Clayton Kershaw is on the verge of 3000 strikeouts. What’s wrong with the Mets? The Moon Mammoths are born and other news around baseball. Good morning. It’s July already. It’s getting late early, as Yogi would say. Will Leitch has seven questions as we head into July. Mark Feinsand looks at the biggest trade...2025See also Clayton Kershaw news today -
• Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat – 7/1/25
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• Outside The Confines: Shohei Ohtani keeps getting betterPeter Aiken-Imagn Images He just achieved a new personal best. Happy Monday, everyone! We’re getting awfully close to the All-Star break, which feels impossible to say, because surely the season just started a month ago, but that also means we’ve got all sorts of fun news and speculation. For starters, bona fide double-threat Shohei Ohtani just outdid himself, setting a new personal best...2025See also Shohei Ohtani rumors -
• Outside The Confines: Young gunsPhoto by John Fisher/Getty Images Wander Franco is sentenced. The injured lists keep growing. A look back at the first half and ahead to the second. And other MLB news. Good morning. I think we have the All-Star Game balloting covered around here already. So I’ll skip that. Rays infielder Wander Franco was found guilty of the sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic and sentenc...2025See also John Fisher news
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Jay Jaffe injury and suspension
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• Outside The Confines: 3,000 Ks for Kershaw
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• The Braves are playing elite defense in 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Young guns
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• Outside The Confines: Is the Orioles season dead in the water?Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images The Rockies and White Sox get all the attention for tanking their seasons... Happy Wednesday, BCB readers! Lots of little goodies for you in today’s news. A three-time All-Star has announced his retirement, the O’s appear to have given up the ghost for the season, plenty of trade deadline chatter, and how Chris Sale’s latest injury might impact the Braves. Ple...2025Continue with White Sox injury update -
• Outside The Confines: The next generationPhoto by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images Players today are better than ever. LSU wins the Men’s College World Series. More on the Rafael Devers trade and other news from around MLB. Good morning. For all of you yelling at the kids to get off your lawn, J.J. Cooper has five reasons why players today are better than those of the past. If you want more evidence, Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorows...2025Click for news about World Series -
• Royals Rumblings - News for June 17, 2025Denny Medley-Imagn Images Vote for Bobby Witt Jr. for the All-Star Game! Matt Quatraro talks about why he pulled Noah Cameron on Sunday after five innings. “He was at 83 pitches and he is on regular rest,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “He’s had a pretty good workload and they were right in the middle of their order, with three or four righties in a row. And we had a really rested bul...2025Visit the page Denny Medley injury status -
• Outside The Confines: A Tiger on the prowlPhoto by G Fiume/Getty Images Javier Báez is El Mago again. A Brewers rookie has an impressive debut. A look ahead to the trade deadline and the draft. And other baseball news. Let’s go surfing now. Everybody’s learning how. Come on and safari with me. I’m leading with this one because it’s the one that will bring the most joy to your heart. Jesse Rogers tells of how the Tigers’ Javier ...2025Continue with Javier Báez availability report -
• Outside The Confines: Burnes goes downJoe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Diamondbacks ace Corbin Burnes needs Tommy John surgery and there are repercussions. The Red Sox are floundering but have a potential star in the minors. The Rockies are sinking. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. We’re starting with the butcher’s bill tonight. Diamondbacks ace Corbin Burnes will undergo Tommy John ...2025Visit the page Corbin Burnes availability report -
• Outside The Confines: A Royals welcomePhoto by Ali Overstreet/MLB Photos via Getty Images A look ahead to the trade deadline. The Royals call up their top prospect. The Red Sox may be selling. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The Cubs are on pace to win 102 games this season and have the best record in the National League. The Rockies have won two in a row and clinched their first series win since last Sept...2025See more articles MLB Photos injury report -
• Outside The Confines: The eye of the TigerPhoto by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Tarik Skubal dominates Cleveland. Paul Skenes is going nowhere. The Dodgers fly in style and other MLB news. Good morning. Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal threw a “Maddux” on Sunday, a complete game win with under 100 pitches in a 5-0 win over the Guardians. What’s more amazing is that Skubal struck out 13 batters in his ...2025Check it out Tarik Skubal injuries
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• Outside The Confines: Vladito stays in TorontoPhoto by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays agree to a massive contract extension. Tragedy in the Dominican Republic hits baseball. More on torpedo bats and two long losing streaks are broken. Good morning. You’ve probably heard this already, but Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays agreed on a 14-year, $500 million contract extension. Michael Baumann l...2025Visit the page Blue Jays -
• Royals Rumblings - News for February 26, 2025Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images The best slugger in Northwest Arkansas Naturals history is back in Kansas City. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers and David Adler look at some of the intense work from Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. this spring at getting better on the basepaths. They’re incorporating audio components along with the visual technology on when to react, as well as ways to o...2025See more Northwest Arkansas -
• Outside The Confines: Shohei Ohtani’s surprise weddingJoe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports The superstar posted the news to social media. Surprise! Shohei Ohtani has tied the knot, and for someone worth nearly a billion dollars, and a superstar athlete in both his native Japan and his present home of the US, one might expect some high-profile nuptials, but instead Ohtani has kept his wedding relatively quiet. Ohtani has married a woman from Japan ...2024See also Shohei Ohtani -
• Outside The Confines: Baseball is here
Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports The College Baseball season started over the weekend. Manny Machado announced his decision to opt out of his deal. And more news from around baseball. So we had real live baseball in the US over the weekend. Yes, I know baseball really never ends when you include the winter leagues, but it’s always a sign that the main event is coming when the college kids tak...2023Click for news about Manny Machado
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• Outside The Confines: Is the MLBPA going to stand up for MiLB?
Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Seems like some interesting changes might be coming. In some late-breaking Sunday news that we will most certainly be hearing a lot more about in the coming week, it appears that a vote is on the way to see how Minor League players feel about having the MLPBA act as their collective bargaining representative. BREAKING: Minor Leaguer...2022Visit the page Willie Mays
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"Jay Jaffe, in his annual Fangraphs article on his Hall of Fame ballot, discusses the importance of framing to McCann’s candidacy - and how he improved his skill dramatically after debuting as a 21-year-old." - 2024
"JAWS was created by Jay Jaffe (currently at Fangraphs) as a means to measure a player’s Hall of Fame-worthiness." - 2023
"com/IUTU4ij8pV— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 28, 2023 Jay Jaffe of FanGraphs quote tweeting the excellent Tipping Pitches podcast: You can't drill a guy with blatant intent and then "who me?" - 2022
"Jay Jaffe shares his Hall-of-Fame ballot." - 2021
"At the top of the program, Jay Jaffe sits down with Fred C." - 2019
"MLB podcast: Dissecting the 2019 Hall of Fame vote with FanGraphs' Jay Jaffe" - 2018
"Over at Fangraphs, Jay Jaffe takes an analytic approach to forecasting a new contract for Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, assuming the three-time Cy Young winner opts out of the remaining two years and $65MM on his current deal after the season." - 2016
"Jon Heyman of MLB Network was among those who reacted to the news of Branca's death: Jay Jaffe of SI." - 2015
"Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal and Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan wondered why Harvey didn't clear this whole mess up earlier: Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star was also less than complimentary about how Harvey has handled the past weekend: As Sports Illustrated's Jay Jaffe noted, the plans for Harvey have seemed to change a bit in a relatively quick time frame: CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reported Friday that Boras was expecting the Mets to shut Harvey down after roughly 180 innings this season so as not to work him too hard in his first season back from Tommy John surgery." - 2014
"To that point in the game, the 33-year-old catcher was 3-for-3, which Sports Illustrated's Jay Jaffe read as the strongest indicator as possible that Wainwright didn't have it on Friday: While all of this happened, Kershaw was rolling, retiring St."
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Jay Jaffe trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• Outside The Confines: 3,000 Ks for Kershaw
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• The Braves are playing elite defense in 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Goodbye June, hello July
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• Outside The Confines: Shohei Ohtani keeps getting better
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• Outside The Confines: Young guns
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• Outside The Confines: Is the Orioles season dead in the water?
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• Outside The Confines: The next generation
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• Outside The Confines: Giant stepsD. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images The Rafael Devers trade shakes up the sport. Shohei Ohtani returns to the mound. A pitching masterpiece at the College World Series. Good morning. I hope you like reading about Rafael Devers, because a good chunk of the news today is about that shocking trade on Sunday. By the way, Devers was 2 for 5 with an RBI double last night. The Giants still lost to the ...2025Visit the page Rafael Devers contract -
• Royals Rumblings - News for June 17, 2025
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Jay Jaffe stats and results
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• The Braves are playing elite defense in 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Giant steps
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• Outside The Confines: Burnes goes down
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• Outside The Confines: Boys keep swingingBrad Penner-Imagn Images New concerns about the ABS system as MLB unveils a check-swing system. The Boone brothers reunite. A look back at how a volcano affected baseball and other baseball news Good morning. If the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS, aka “robot umps”) is adopted in 2026, players and umpires have concerns about the margin of error on the system (The Athletic sub. req.) and...2025See more Brad Penner scores -
• Outside The Confines: Here comes the JudgePhoto by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Aaron Judge is doing things no one has seen before. So are the Rockies, only that’s bad stuff. Trends over the first month and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Mike Axisa argues that over the last calendar year, no one has ever been as good at the plate as Aaron Judge and that includes Barry Bonds. Bryan Hoch notes that Judge ...2025Continue with Daniel Shirey statistics -
• Outside The Confines: ‘Twas the day before Opening DayPhoto by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The season is about to start, so there are predictions. Some players get traded. Others get cut. A look back at Freddie Freeman’s dramatic World Series home run and other news from MLB. Good morning. Last day without baseball for a while, no? On the eve of (domestic) Opening Day, ESPN dot com previews all 30 teams and ranks them into tiers. Tom Verduc...2025Visit the page Julio Aguilar statistics -
• Outside The Confines: The Guardians aren’t afraid to commitPhoto by Jason Miller/Getty Images They’ve locked down Tanner Bibee. Hello BCB friends, I’m pleased to report that this is the last Monday before we will have regular season baseball again! Over the weekend came some tragic news, as Yankees’ star Brett Gardner’s young son Miller passed away unexpectedly. In baseball itself, several players are starting the season on the IL, a few teams a...2025Continue with Tanner Bibee -
• Outside The Confines: Vandalizing historyPhoto by Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Department of Defense dishonors a hero before reversing course. The pitching injuries are stacking up. The Orioles set a record and no one noticed. A high school baseball powerhouse. Good morning. No comments today. I know most of you would be respectful, but better safe than sorry. The Department of Defense temporarily removed a article praising...2025Visit the page Jackie Robinson stats -
• Outside The Confines: Tokyo storyPhoto by Masterpress/Getty Images The Dodgers take Japan, but Mookie Betts isn’t feeling so good. Some season previews. Everyone is looking for healthy pitching. And other MLB news. Good morning. I’m now convinced the Hanshin Tigers are the best team in baseball. The big news that came out of Tokyo last night is that Dodgers star Mookie Betts will miss both games against the Cubs with a...2025Click for news about Mookie Betts -
• Outside The Confines: Pitchers and catchers signal the start of baseball!Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Wooo, winter is over! Hello and happy Monday, BCB friends! Baseball is officially here! At least if you count pitcher and catcher reporting as the first day of baseball season, because the Cubs reported for duty earliest, coming to camp yesterday. The rest of the teams will be reporting between the 11th and 13th, with the bulk of teams report...2025See more articles Matt Dirksen scores
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• Outside The Confines: 3,000 Ks for Kershaw
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• The Braves are playing elite defense in 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Young guns
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• Outside The Confines: The next generation
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• Outside The Confines: Giant steps
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• Outside The Confines: A Tiger on the prowl
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• Outside The Confines: Craig Kimbrel has a new homePhoto by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images He’ll bring his unusual stance to Texas. Happy Wednesday, everyone. We have loads of fun little tidbits, from one of the greatest catches you’ll ever see, to a new media partnership for MLB, to a new home for Craig Kimbrel, and two highly-anticipated prospects making their MLB debut. We’re also in countdown mode to both the trade deadline and MLB...2025See more Craig Kimbrel -
• Outside The Confines: A Royals welcome
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• Outside The Confines: Boys keep swinging
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• Outside The Confines: Rocky Mountain lowPhoto by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Aaron Judge continues to amaze. So do the Colorado Rockies, but in a different way. A look ahead to the draft. And a legend returns to the White Sox. Good morning. Louisa Thomas has an interesting piece in The New Yorker that is about the Mets, but it’s something that a lot of Cubs fans could relate to ten years ago. Thomas looks ...2025Click for news about Rocky Mountain
Top Jay Jaffe news
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• Matt Harvey Confirms He'll Pitch for Mets in 2015 Playoffs: Comments, Reaction
2015Click for news about Matt Harvey
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• What Is Holding Voters Back from Sending Mike Piazza to Hall of Fame?
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• St. Louis baseball media had some unique takes on Miles Mikolas’ ejection last night
Mikolas tries to explain baseball to umpires | Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Mikolas was ejected for intentionally throwing at Ian Happ. The Cubs and Cardinals have one of the best rivalries in sports and that means every time these two teams come together there is the potential for some seriously entertaining baseball. There is also always the potential for drama. After all, playi...2023Continue with Miles Mikolas
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• Braves Hall of Fame Profile: Andruw JonesPhoto by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The greatest defensive center fielder of all time is in his seventh year on the ballot. There are many players throughout baseball history who began their careers on a Hall of Fame path before injuries or a production dropoff caught up with them. Former Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones may be a special case in that discussion. Jones is regarded by man...2024Check it out Andruw Jones -
• Alex Rodriguez Passes Barry Bonds for 2nd Place on MLB's All-Time RBI List
2015Visit the page Alex Rodriguez
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• Pedro Martinez's Dominant Prime Makes Him the Greatest Ever
2015Click for news about Pedro Martinez
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• Cubs Hot Streak Sets Stage for Rough Dogfight in NL Wild-Card Race
2015Visit the page Pittsburgh Pirates
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• Cardinals vs. Dodgers: Game 1 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2014 MLB Playoffs
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• Outside The Confines: Liar, liar, pants on fire...Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports MLB’s latest snafu invloves see-through pants. In 2022 we saw tensions between MLB and MLBPA lead to a delayed start to the season. Now, while there isn’t a lockout looming, there are new issues brewing between MLB and its players, as there are mounting complaints about something unexpected... pants. While MLB is adamant there have been no major changes made t...2024Continue with Juan Soto -
• St. Louis baseball media had some unique takes on Miles Mikolas’ ejection last night
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• Outside The Confines: Correa returned to sender?
Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images The Carlos Correa sweepstakes seem poised to end where they began. Sometimes during the offseason (and I’ve done it here myself), we like to post tweet updates showing the wild and wacky path taken by minor league players bouncing from team to team via DNF and signing. Well, I don’t think anyone expected the wildest ride of free agency...2023Visit the page Brace Hemmelgarn
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• The Braves are playing elite defense in 2025
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• Outside The Confines: The next generation
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• Outside The Confines: Giant steps
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• Outside The Confines: A Tiger on the prowl
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• Outside The Confines: Burnes goes down
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• Outside The Confines: A Royals welcome
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• Outside The Confines: The best minor league promo everPhoto by Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images Or maybe it’s just me? Happy Friday, everyone! I hope the week has treated you well and you’re looking forward to a relaxing weekend. We have plenty of fun links in today’s OTC, so grab a cup of coffee and get ready for a little overview of what’s going on in baseball. From one pitcher realizing you shouldn’t tweet while drunk, to a ...2025Continue with Trash Pandas -
• Outside The Confines: Boys keep swinging
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• Outside The Confines: Rivals Weekend beginsPhoto by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images But are any of these teams real rivals? TGIF, friends and thanks for another great week of baseball! As we head into the weekend’s “Rivalry Series,” a deeply silly spectacle, I’m curious (and you can take to the comments to sound off), who you think the Cubs’ actual main rival is, or if you agree with the geographical choice of the Wh...2025Continue with White Sox
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• The Braves are playing elite defense in 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Shohei Ohtani keeps getting better
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• Outside The Confines: Giant steps
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• Outside The Confines: Vladito stays in Toronto
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• Outside The Confines: The sights of Opening DayPhoto by Jeff Dean/Getty Images We missed you, baseball, welcome back! After a long, cold winter, an opening series on the other side of the world, and a ton of very intriguing free agency signings and trades, the 2025 baseball season is officially underway. There was plenty of action to keep an eye on for Opening Day, but as is usual with the start of the season, there was also a lot of ...2025See also Tanner Bibee scandals -
• Royals Rumblings - News for March 26, 2025Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images One. More. Day. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers has some huge questions surrounding the Kansas City Royals’ “Great Unknown” in 2025. The Royals weren’t able to bring in the middle-of-the-order bat they wanted this offseason, so the pressure is on for MJ Melendez and Hunter Renfroe to improve from a year ago and provide a power threat in the fifth and sixth spots. C...2025See more articles Anne Rogers -
• Outside The Confines: The Guardians aren’t afraid to commit
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• Outside The Confines: Vandalizing history
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• Outside The Confines: Pitchers and catchers signal the start of baseball!
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