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• Colorado Rockies game no. 161 thread: Kyle Freeland vs Justin Verlander

The penultimate game of Colorado Rockies baseball is—perhaps mercifully—upon us. The Rockies are currently riding a four-game losing streak after being swept by the Seattle Mariners and dropping game one of this series against the San Francisco Giants last night. Can the Rockies get at least one more win on the books fore the season […]...2025
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• Topps Retired Triad of HOF 2003 refractor autos

Haven't done one of these in a while. My "Topps Retired Triad" series is where I show off 3 additions to my hoard of Topps Retired Signature Edition cards, which I consider my top collecting priority, as far as allocating hobby funds. While sometimes I mix it up among the 3 years of the product, this post is pure 2003 refractions, and all Cooperstown homeboys, at that. Hitting you with three shots...2025
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.268, 0.677 — Alec Burleson batting at Justin Verlander. 0.261, 0.669 — Brendan Donovan batting at Justin Verlander. 0.258, 0.651 — Jung Hoo Lee batting vs. Michael McGreevy. 0.256, 0.643 — Christian Koss batting vs. Michael McGreevy. 0.255, 0.662 — Ivan Herrera batting […]...2025
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• Posey: Giants “Definitely” Interested In Re-Signing Verlander
Justin Verlander will turn 43 in the offseason, but he’s been vocal at multiple points — both this year and in the past — about wanting to continue pitching into his mid-40s. He said as much in early August, and Verlander doubled down on that desire this week in an interview with USA Today’s Bob…...2025
• Verlander, riding hot streak, wants to pitch in '26
Giants pitcher Justin Verlander, who has a 2.17 ERA in his past 11 games, wants to return -- after he turns 43 in February -- for a 21st season in 2026....2025
• Justin Verlander makes definitive statement about his playing future

Justin Verlander has really gotten his fastball back as of late....2025

• Effectively Wild Episode 2367: Good Takes

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the semi-resurgence of Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, and Clayton Kershaw, Nathan Eovaldi’s injury and Patrick Corbin’s climb to the top of the Rangers innings leaderboard, the great-but-forgotten Steve Rogers, the end of Andrew Heaney’s Pirates tenure, Royce Lewis’s focus on his stats, whether MLB’s strikeout rate has declin...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron inducted into Hall of Fame

Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Hammer gets his day in Baseball Paradise. Braves Franchise History 1914: The Miracle Braves edge the Cardinals, 4-3, in ten innings to reach the .500 mark (45-45) for the first time this year. 1917: The Reds purchase Sherry Magee from the Boston Braves. 1933: Carl Hubbell holds the Braves scoreless through five innings to break by o...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 24, 2025

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Did Seth Lugo just make his last start as a Royal? Vinnie Pasquantino wants Seth Lugo to pitch for Kansas City down the stretch: “I’d like to see him pitch for us again,” Pasquantino said while pointing. “I’d really like to see him in a Royals jersey in his next start. We’re trying to make that happen. That’s up to us.” The Royals are one ...2025
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• Braves serve up three more homers, lose 9-3 to Giants

Photo by Kathryn Skeean/MLB Photos via Getty Images The team with a 12/4 K/BB ratio pitching-wise lost to the team with the 7/5 K/BB ratio by six runs because the Giants hit three homers The Braves lost big again on Wednesday afternoon, dropping a series where the winning team scored nine runs in each game to the San Francisco Giants. The big blows in this one were three homers, two hit by...2025
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. gets the afternoon off as Eli White starts in right

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images One less reason to watch... Well, Ronald Acuña Jr. isn’t in the lineup for the matinee series finale against the Giants, which is really lame. I mean, sure, don’t tax the guy as he comes back from injury, but there aren’t too many reasons to watch these days as the Braves play out the string, and this takes one of those reasons ...2025
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• Afternoon dogfight: Braves can play spoiler in Spencer Strider-Justin Verlander matchup

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images It’s a big-name pitching matchup in an early start for the series finale There was a point where a Spencer Strider-Justin Verlander matchup would’ve been must-see baseball, even in a relatively early (12:15 pm ET) matinee start. That is absolutely not the case at this point, but the Braves can still play spoiler and dent the Giants’ p...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Hypothesizing trades for the Rockies

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, July 23, 2025 The trade deadline is just a week away, and the baseball world will stand by to see if the Colorado Rockies actually do anything to sell off pieces. It’s going to be a slow burn, so to pass the time, why not put on our general manager hats once again to look at some hypothetical trades? With ...2025
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• MLB Week 14 Hot or Not: Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts

Clayton Kershaw tips his cap after throwing his 3,000th career strikeout. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The old and new generations continue making history Last week was another scorcher, but historic performances by veteran and young stars made the heat a bit more bearable. This week’s recap covers the 14th full week of the season from June 29 to July 5. AL West Hot: Jose Altuve’s ba...2025
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• Detroit Tigers success provides a road map for the Washington Nationals

Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images A couple years ago, the Tigers were in a similar spot to the Nationals, but after making changes they are among baseballs elite Right now, the Detroit Tigers have the best record in the American League and the second best record in baseball. They are a team on the rise with a strong mix of youth and experience. The Tigers are also set up for years to come, with a...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Astros series preview

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The Cubs visit the newly-renamed park in Houston. Two members of the Cubs, Kyle Tucker and Ryan Pressly, will be having homecomings this weekend in Houston, where both had several productive years and won World Series rings in 2022. For more on the Astros, here’s William Metzger, managing editor of our SB Nation Astros site The Crawfish Boxes. Entering this series, ...2025
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2328: Rogers Tat
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Rockies’ historic series losing streak and their rest-of-season projections, an Orioles fan’s decision to get the name of Trevor Rogers tattooed on his butt, a Patrick Corbin innings-eating update, draft prospect Jace LaViolette’s dedication to staying in the lineup, the late-career struggles of Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander, [...2025
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• Braves complete sweep of Mets on Ozzie Albies walkoff, 13-10
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images It was another comeback win for the Braves in the series finale, but this one was markedly different than the first two. In what was rightfully billed to be a pitchers’ duel between Spencer Strider and Justin Verlander, the Braves and Mets combined for eight runs in the first inning and a half of baseball and ultimately 23 runs over 10 innings as Atlanta ...2023
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• RazzSlam 2: The Slammening
Let me set the scene: it's March 2020. Grey's mustache is neat and trimmed, and he's been wearing his sun hat 24/7. "At least take the hat off when you shower," Cougs says, and Grey looks longingly out at the ocean. "The sea is the only shower I need!" he says, with dreams of visits to sushi restaurants dancing through his head. Justin Verlander is a top 10 pitcher. Steven Strasburg is healthy. Ma...2021
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• Dee Gordon Suspended 80 Games for PEDs: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Dee Gordon Suspended 80 Games for PEDs: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Relentless Royals Can't Wait to Swing—and They Rarely Miss
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Jays, Royals, Mets Full Steam Ahead After Deadline
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"Justin Verlander agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, sources told ESPN."

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"Justin Verlander discussed the current shoulder issues he is working through to start the Spring."

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"The Astros are acquiring Justin Verlander from the New York Mets in exchange for outfielders Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford, two top-five prospects in Houston's farm system, sources said."

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"Justin Verlander wins AL Cy Young Award, beating Dylan Cease and Alek Manoah"

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"Justin Verlander Still Awaiting Qualifying Offer Decision"

2020
"Astros ace Justin Verlander disputed a report that he will miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury, saying he has a forearm strain."

2019
"With that in mind, it looks more likely than ever that they’ll be saying goodbye to the Number 1 player on the market, right-hander Gerrit Cole, who teamed with Justin Verlander and Zack Greinke to comprise an incredibly formidable trio in 2019."

2018
"Astros ace Justin Verlander took to Twitter on Tuesday to object to a MLB Network host's comment that the Yankees are "the team to beat in the American League."

2017
"Justin Verlander, who'd been unbeatable since Houston acquired him, had a one-run lead through five dominant innings Tuesday night, putting the Astros four frames away from winning the World Series."

2016
"Ian Kinsler's sixth-inning home run completed a three-hit, two-RBI day in support of Justin Verlander, whose 7 1/3 quality innings sent Detroit cruising to a three-game sweep of Minnesota with a 6-3 win Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park."

2015
"Alex Rodriguez homered to join the 3,000 hits club, while Didi Gregorius and Brett Gardner also cleared the fences as the Yankees played long ball against Justin Verlander in a 7-2 victory over the Tigers on Friday night at Yankee Stadium."

2014
"Bleacher Report's Scott Miller broke down how the vote went: Kershaw, who signed a seven-year, $215 million deal in January 2014, becomes the first pitcher since Detroit's Justin Verlander in 2011 to win an MVP award."

• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron inducted into Hall of Fame
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• Giants Making Justin Verlander Available In Trade Talks
As recently as last week, it still seemed like the Giants would be buying at the trade deadline. It wasn’t long ago that they were linked to Isiah Kiner-Falefa (link) and thought to be interested in adding a right-handed hitting outfielder and at least one starting pitcher. Yet, they have now lost six straight, dropping…...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 24, 2025
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• Braves stick to the formula (for better or worse) against San Francisco

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images It’s not been a successful formula but it’s a formula! Yep, the Atlanta Braves just got done losing another series. They haven’t won a series at home since they swept the Mets last month. If you vaguely take a look at the majority of these series that the Braves have played (and lost) during this season, something resembling a “carrot-and-stick” pattern ...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Hypothesizing trades for the Rockies
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• SB Nation Reacts survey: The Cubs are going to win the NL Central

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images That’s what the overwhelming majority of survey respondents said. But what postseason position will they get? Last week, our SB Nation Reacts survey asked respondents to vote on where they thought the Cubs would finish the 2025 regular season. Here are the results: Ninety-eight percent of survey respondents say the Cubs are going...2025
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2347: Time Elia All Wounds
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Blooper, the All-Star-Game-hosting Braves’ flagging fortunes, the pre-deadline trade market, the simultaneous surges of Ceddanne Rafaela and Pete Crow-Armstrong, the performances of old pitchers Charlie Morton, Clayton Kershaw, and Justin Verlander, and the death and legacy of Lee Elia, then (1:01:44) share several Stat Blasts about players who [R...2025
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• MLB Week 14 Hot or Not: Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts
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• Detroit Tigers success provides a road map for the Washington Nationals
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Astros series preview
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• Posey: Giants “Definitely” Interested In Re-Signing Verlander
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2367: Good Takes
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron inducted into Hall of Fame
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Hypothesizing trades for the Rockies
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• Braves fail to respond to Giants' dominance and get shut out

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Shocker! Game two is dropped by the Braves to tie the series Let’s make this short and to the point, like the shutout the Atlanta Braves experienced from the San Francisco Giants tonight. The frustration of this Braves loss doesn’t need to be explained any further, as they have now snapped the Giants’ six-game losing streak. After showing a consistent spark in off...2025
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• SB Nation Reacts survey: The Cubs are going to win the NL Central
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• Justin Verlander’s brutal losing streak continues with ‘embarrassing’ Giants loss

Justin Verlander didn’t try to hide from the results....2025
• White Sox come from behind to beat Giants, 5-2

Kyle Teel posted three hits, including a much- needed two-RBI double in the seventh to put the White Sox ahead for good. | Zoe Davis/Getty Images Kyle Teel went 3-for-4 with two clutch RBIs and the offense combined for 11 hits behind a bullpen game staff The White Sox (28-56) pulled off the series win at home as they overcame their offensive woes to defeat the Giants (45-39), 5-2. The offe...2025
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• Houser a wowser, not a bowser, and the game a rouser, as White Sox shut out Giants, 1-0

Adrian Houser may have cashed a ticket to a contending team today. | Matt Marton-Imagn Images If you can only score one run a game, it’s a good idea to hold the opponent to zero Often what looks like it will be a pitchers’ duel doesn’t live up to the billing, but that was definitely not the case this afternoon. Starters Adrian Houser and Robbie Ray were dominant, and relievers kept it up —...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 27, 2025

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images John Rave hasn’t fixed the offense....yet. J.J. Picollo discusses the promotion of John Rave. “John did a great job in spring training and nearly made our club out of spring training,” Royals general manager J.J. Picollo said. “And he did what you want players to do: Go back down and just force our hand. And we thought the way he was performing, we’ve be...2025
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• I can't keep up ... baseball isn't helping

This blog is full of laments about the increasingly fast-paced world and my inability to keep up. I look back on my moaning about this topic from 10-15 years ago and smile to myself, "you have no idea, younger-than-you-think night owl". I also mention how old I am in those long-ago posts. But now, it's really the truth. I am old. By virtually any definition (Unless you're 80 and r...2025
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• Starter Spotlight: Bring In The Flying V

8-4-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Pittsburgh snapped their 2-game skid with a win yesterday and will look to keep that momentum rolling going as they return home to host the San Francisco Giants and today’s starter, Justin Verlander. Although they won the game when they faced Verlander last week – notching a singleContinue reading "Starter Spotlight: Bri...2025
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• Braves stick to the formula (for better or worse) against San Francisco
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• MLB Week 14 Hot or Not: Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts
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• Never happened before

Clayton Kershaw should reach 3.000 strikeouts tonight in the Dodgers' game against the White Sox. That's provided that he lasts more than two or three innings, but he's been doing pretty well since his return off the injured list, so chances are good. Kershaw will become the first Dodgers pitcher -- who is known as a Dodger pitcher -- to achieve the milestone while a Dodger. There have ...2025
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• White Sox come from behind to beat Giants, 5-2
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• Justin Verlander shares baby update after welcoming second child with wife Kate Upton

Verlander was on the paternity list for three days, missing the Giants’ weekend series with the Red Sox....2025
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• Rafael Devers’ path from Red Sox hero to San Francisco Giant

Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images The Red Sox’s Rafael Devers rollercoaster, explained, from teenage signing to blockbuster trade. Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giant. That wouldn’t have necessarily been stunning to see in the future if a time-traveler had visited you at the end of 2022. After all, it had been only two years since the Boston Red Sox sent superstar Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles ...2025
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• The Royals Quarter-Century Team

Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images 25 years? Wait, what? Recently, esteemed baseball writer Jayson Stark complied his First Quarter Century baseball team for a story which ran in the Athletic. Has it already been 25 years since Y2K? Crazy how time slips away. I didn’t see much to argue about with Stark’s selections. The team is loaded with Hall of Famers and all-time greats as you would expect. St...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 27, 2025
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• Yanks belt 3 HRs off Verlander to top Tigers
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• Verlander struggles vs. homer-happy Yankees
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• Yanks belt 3 HRs off Verlander to top Tigers
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• LA solves JV! Dodgers find O to set up WS G7
Justin Verlander, who'd been unbeatable since Houston acquired him, had a one-run lead through five dominant innings Tuesday night, putting the Astros four frames away from winning the World Series. But the bottom of the Dodgers' order set up a two-run rally in the sixth against Verlander, and Joc Pederson sailed a home run to left field in the seventh off reliever Joe Musgrove to send Los Angeles...2017
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• Fan Who Caught Alex Rodriguez's 3000th Hit Doesn't Plan to Give It to Player
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• Verlander loses no-no in 9th, 1-hits Halos
The long path back to pitching dominance for Justin Verlander ended Wednesday night with a familiar sight. The Tigers' ace came within three outs of his third career no-hitter, settling for a 5-0 shutout of the Angels on Wednesday night at Comerica Park....2015
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• Verlander loses no-no in 9th, 1-hits Halos
The long path back to pitching dominance for Justin Verlander ended Wednesday night with a familiar sight. The Tigers' ace came within three outs of his third career no-hitter, settling for a 5-0 shutout of the Angels on Wednesday night at Comerica Park....2015
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• Astros turn to McCullers to deliver first WS title
Lance McCullers Jr. may be just 24 years old, his big-game experience a mere fraction of what Justin Verlander or Clayton Kershaw possess. In terms of mettle, however, there are few pitchers in baseball the Astros believe can match him....2017
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• Vets on the move - March 24th, 2025
Willy Adames landed in San Fransisco, signing a seven-year deal this offseason. The 29-year-old bounced back in 2024 after a career-worst 2023 campaign. He hit .217 with a 94 wRC+ and 24 homers in '23. Last season, he hit .251 with a 119 wRC+ and tallied 32 homers and 110 RBIs (both career highs). Adames has been scorching with his new team in spring training, slashing a ridiculous .364/.429/.614 ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Is Mookie Betts trading strike-outs for strikes?

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images (It’s a very clever joke because he bought a bowling league franchise.) It’s not mystery that baseball players, being athletes, are often fond of more than one sport. Plenty of baseball players were on multiple teams in high school and college, lots of guys play golf (some, like Justin Verlander were actually semi-pro, at least according to his old T...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-February 22, 2025
Around the League Mets Starting Rotation Tylor Megill is reportedly ahead of other Mets pitchers. He is scheduled for three innings of live batting practice. The Mets are going with a six-man rotation to start the year. They have competition in camp for the rotation even with recently signed Frankie Montas on the shelf for 6-8 weeks. The final spot will come down to Griffin Canning, Paul Black...2025
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• Yoenis Cespedes for Rick Porcello Trade a Good Fit for Both Red Sox, Tigers
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• St. Louis Cardinals Rumors: Playing Fact or Fiction with the Latest Talk
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• Shane Greene to Tigers: Latest Trade Details, Scouting Report and Reaction
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• Beat the Streak Picks
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.308, 0.724 — Bobby Witt Jr. batting vs. Patrick Corbin. 0.302, 0.726 — Luis Arraez batting vs. Justin Verlander. 0.296, 0.703 — Jeremy Pena batting at Brandon Young. 0.293, 0.692 — Maikel Garcia batting vs. Patrick Corbin. 0.285, 0.688 — Chandler Simpson batting […]...2025
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.301, 0.705 — Romy Gonzalez batting vs. Cal Quantrill. 0.301, 0.701 — Chandler Simpson batting at Justin Verlander. 0.301, 0.712 — Bo Bichette batting vs. Patrick Corbin. 0.292, 0.701 — Ernie Clement batting vs. Patrick Corbin. 0.291, 0.702 — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. batting […]...2025
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2360: Generous Tipper
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a few of this year’s WAR leaders dropping off their previous paces, Dave Roberts’ critiques of Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers’ playoff pitching, Clayton Kershaw vs. Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander’s self-deception, the early hot streaks of Luke Keaschall and Warming Bernabel, Carlos Correa returning to form as an Astro, […]...2025
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• MacKenzie Gore Bounces Back - August 11, 2025
MacKenzie Gore (SP-WSH) returned to form against the Giants on Sunday afternoon, firing 6 shutout IP in which he scattered 3 hits and a walk while racking up 10 punchouts on 96 pitches (67 strikes). The 26 year-old lefty is in the midst of his best MLB season as he now owns a 4.09 ERA, 10.8 K/9, 3.2 BB/9, and 3.48 xFIP over 132 IP. The BB/9 and K/9 are both career bests while the gap between his E...2025
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• Nationals vs. Giants predictions: MLB odds, picks, best bets Sunday

Justin Verlander will lead the host Giants past the Nationals on Sunday afternoon, Stitches predicts....2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 24, 2025
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• Braves serve up three more homers, lose 9-3 to Giants
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. gets the afternoon off as Eli White starts in right
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• MacKenzie Gore Bounces Back - August 11, 2025
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• The Royals Quarter-Century Team
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• Rob Manfred talks about torpedo bats, the ABS challenge system and more

Al Yellon The Commissioner gave a wide-ranging interview over the weekend. Over the weekend, Commissioner Rob Manfred gave a long interview to the New York Times, which you can read in its entirety here (article unlocked). I know it’s sport around baseball to mock and make fun of Manfred, but he did give some candid answers to questions surrounding the sport, and it’s useful for us to take...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• MLB storylines to watch as Spring Training gets underway

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images There is no shortage of intrigue as baseball returns for the 2025 season. The Super Bowl is now more than a week in the rear view mirror and, for Eagles fans like myself, I’m still not done re-watching the highlights of their beatdown of the Chiefs. Not even close. But this week, full squad spring training workouts began around Major League Basebal...2025
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• Justin Verlander Drawing Interest From “Multiple Teams”
There hasn’t been much public buzz about Justin Verlander’s market as the three-time Cy Young Award winner prepares for his 20th Major League season, yet business may be starting to pick up. MLB Network’s Jon Morosi (video link) reports that “multiple teams [are] interested in” the right-hander, and that Verlander and former teammate Max Scherzer…...2025
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• Cubs 4, Astros 3: Getting the job done

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Dansby Swanson’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning that the Cubs made hold up for another win. It wasn’t the best of games. Cubs hitters struck out 12 times. Some sketchy defense helped lead to a Houston run. The Cubs had only one hit after the fourth inning. And yet, the Cubs put a large crooked number on the board in the first inning f...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 8

Happy birthday, James Russell! A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to James Russell and others, 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 to follow as the...2024
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• Latest On Justin Verlander
Following the Mets’ trade of Max Scherzer to the Rangers led to further increased speculation about a trade of fellow high-priced, multi-time Cy Young winner Justin Verlander. Several teams have been tied to the nine-time All-Star, including the Rangers, Astros and Dodgers. However, Andy Martino of SNY reports that the Mets value Verlander much differently…...2023
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• Latest On Justin Verlander
Few potential trade candidates are as notable as Justin Verlander. There are myriad complications that could stand in the way of a deal, but there’s been speculation over the past couple days about the chance of Verlander being on the move. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com suggested Thursday night there was some industry sentiment the Mets would…...2023
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