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• MLB's highest-paid players 2024: Largest contracts for next season as Shohei Ohtani tries to pass two pitchers

Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander will both make $43.3M in 2024...2023
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• Max Scherzer makes bold claim about uptick in pitcher injuries

Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer has not been a huge fan of the pitch clock in baseball, and he is now claiming that it may be having a detrimental impact on the health of pitchers....2023
• Max Scherzer claims severity of pitcher injuries has increased due to pitch clock, cites famed doctors

The 2023 season was the first with the pitch clock in the majors...2023
• Championships cannot be acquired through free agency alone

Pitcher Justin Verlander #35 of the New York Mets sits in the dugout after being relieved in the sixth inning of a game against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field on July 30, 2023 in New York City. The Mets defeated the Nationals 5-2 as Verlander recorded his 250th career win. | Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images The Mets did what every fanbase wishes their team would do and went on a ...2023
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• Blake Snell wins 2023 NL Cy Young award

Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Not shocking at all but well deserved Blake Snell officially is a two-time Cy Young award winner. We all knew he was going to win it over Logan Webb and Zac Gallen but it hadn’t been announced until today on MLB Network. The 30-year-old saved his best year with the Padres for last, posting a league-best 2.25 ERA with 234 strikeouts in 180 innings. Look at...2023
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• Ranking 2023’s large free agent contracts

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports There was a lot of money spent last off-season in the MLB, how is that working out so far? Last year’s free agency period saw almost $4 billion dollars in guaranteed contracts for baseball players. This included eight contracts of more than $150 million. I just wanted to review those big contracts and see how they looked after year one. I thought we had all...2023
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• Max Scherzer makes bold claim about uptick in pitcher injuries
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• Max Scherzer claims severity of pitcher injuries has increased due to pitch clock, cites famed doctors
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• Championships cannot be acquired through free agency alone
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• Ranking 2023’s large free agent contracts
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• The Twins Are An Example of Why MLB’s Playoff System Works
With the World Series coming to a close, there are a lot of people who are feeling disappointed. It has nothing to do with the season-ending injuries to Texas Rangers stars Adolis Garcia and Max Scherzer. Nor does it have anything to do with the Arizona Diamondbacks rolling with a bullpen game in a must-win situation....2023
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• The fate of the World Series may hinge on Game 5

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The Rangers are one win away from making franchise history. They will surely want to make sure that they can finish off the resilient Diamondbacks right here and now in Phoenix. Despite losing Max Scherzer to injury and Adolis García's incredible Postseason run coming to a premature end in sad fashion, the Texas Rangers just keep on rolling. Texas s...2023
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Good for Jon Gray

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, November 1, 2023 As the Texas Rangers continue to put on a show in the 2023 postseason I can only think of one thing: Good for Jon Gray. It’s always a little bittersweet seeing former Colorado Rockies move on to bigger and better things while finding success but something about Gray’s time in ...2023
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• Texas Rangers ride ‘next man up’ cliche to a commanding World Series lead

The Texas Rangers were able to win Game 4 of the World Series despite injuries to Max Scherzer and Adolis García. This has them on the verge of a title....2023
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• 2023 World Series: Adolis García, Max Scherzer replaced on roster as Rangers suffer major injury blow

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• Texas Down Two
The Rangers lost Adolis Garcia and Max Scherzer to injuries: Rangers All-Star right fielder Adolis Garcia, who has eight home runs and a record 22 RBI this postseason, was diagnosed with a strained oblique Tuesday while Max Scherzer was dealing with back tightness – and both were removed from the World Series roster ahead of Game […]...2023
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• It's quiet

So, are you enjoying your 3-day, 4-day, 5-day holiday weekend?This is the time of the year that it gets quiet in my neighborhood (save for the forthcoming fireworks). Everyone clears out for the lake or the campsite or whatever people that I can't relate to do. I went for a walk earlier today and saw one guy trimming the curb and two teenage girls playing tennis. That was it.I don't have th...2023
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• MLB surprises, disappointments and more from the month of April
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Braves are rolling, but what about the rest of the league? When I was in high school, my best baseball bud was Conor. In addition to being the most-skilled player I had ever shared a field with, he luxuriated in baseball lore and fandom in a way that I, who had only actually learned about baseball a few years prior, found it hard to catch up with. Th...2023
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"Max Scherzer Reportedly Open To Waiving No-Trade Clause"

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"Max Scherzer has oblique injury and dealing with blisters"

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"The Dodgers are making significant progress on a deal that would send them star right-hander Max Scherzer and star shortstop Trea Turner from the Nationals for a prospect-laden return, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

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"Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton slugs first home run of 2020 MLB season with 459-foot blast off Max Scherzer"

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"Among qualified starters, only Clayton Kershaw, Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer bested that ERA, while only Chri"

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"There was Max Scherzer, standing on the mound, grunting as he pounded fastballs into the catcher's mitt and getting angry for himself when he did not execute."

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"The Cubs rallied against the Nationals and Max Scherzer in a bizarre four-run fifth inning that checked nearly every item in the box score to post a crazy 9-8 victory Thursday night and clinch the National League Division Series."

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"Max Scherzer tied the single-game strikeout record on Wednesday, fanning 20 Tigers batters in Washington's 3-2 win at Nationals Park."

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"Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer fell to 6-5."

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

• MLB's highest-paid players 2024: Largest contracts for next season as Shohei Ohtani tries to pass two pitchers
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• Championships cannot be acquired through free agency alone
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• Ranking 2023’s large free agent contracts
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• Five Lessons from the World Series

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Hello, Longo. I hope this wasn’t goodbye. Here are my top five take aways from the Rangers victory over the Diamondbacks in the World Series. 1. Only five franchises have not won a world series now The Rays, Mariners, Brewers, Padres, and Rockies are all that’s left. @espn OFF THEY GO! There are now just five teams that have never won a World Series aft...2023
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• The Texas Rangers bought themselves a World Series title and your team can, too

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The Texas Rangers have spent over $800 million in free agency over the past two offseasons. After winning the World Series, it was all worth every single penny. After 52 seasons that started with the old Washington Senators moving from Washington D.C. to a frying pan of a baseball stadium in Arlington, Texas where they were fated to spend decades sc...2023
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• Outside The Confines: November’s here

eJoel Angel Juarez/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK Snow is falling some places, so maybe it’s for the best we have an Arizona/Texas World Series. Welcome to November, friends! The World Series is still ongoing so not a lot of breaking news to be had. We’ll dwell initially on the rough choice made by the Rangers to bench two players for the rest of the series, and then smatter in a bit mor...2023
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Good for Jon Gray
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Josiah Gray shows signs of improvement, but still plenty of work to be done...

Notes and quotes from Josiah Gray’s 2023 campaign... With a solid month of September, (2.95 ERA, 4.94 FIP, .241/.322/.430 line against over four starts and 21 1⁄3 innings pitched), Josiah Gray lowered his ERA to 3.91 on the year, wrapping up his second full season in the majors (and third season overall) with a strong run to end a rough second half to that point (5.79 ERA, 5.40 FIP, .252/.372/.392...2023
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• BCB After Dark: Come back, Cody!

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks how optimistic are you that Cody Bellinger will return to the Cubs. It’s All Hallows’ Eve eve here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest get-together for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’ve got a party going on and we’d be glad for you to join us. We’ve still got a couple of ta...2023
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• World Series Game 3 Discussion Thread: Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images Folks, we have a series! Remember last week when the World Series was set and Nate Silver tweeted this? This is the least compelling World Series matchup in a long time, maybe ever. MLB made a lot of great and overdue changes this season but it's time to contract the playoffs and give the regular season more meaning.— Nate Silver (@NateSi...2023
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• Championships cannot be acquired through free agency alone
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• The fate of the World Series may hinge on Game 5
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• Outside The Confines: November’s here
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Josiah Gray shows signs of improvement, but still plenty of work to be done...
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• Outside The Confines: Snakes alive!

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images The first two games of the World Series have been completed and the signs are pointing to a classic battle in the Fall Classic. And speaking of signs . . . Plus other news from the Word Series and MLB. Good morning. We’ve got a tied World Series and a really classic Game 1. Game 3 goes tonight. Are the Snakes still alive? Or will the Rangers continue t...2023
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies could learn from the Texas Rangers

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, October 25, 2023 For the first time since 2011, the Texas Rangers are headed to the World Series. In a competitive and thrilling series, the Rangers took down the Houston Astros to win the American League pennant. It has been a thrilling turnaround for a team that lost 94 games just one season ago and 102 g...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ son of abridged too far

Getty Images Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, cooked just the way you like them. How is it all going to come down? Speculation is all we have to cling to, and it’s a slippery rock to hold. There’s no scrying in baseball. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB ba...2023
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• LCS recaps: Texas gets it done, Arizona forces a Game 7

Getting started early: Corey Seager’s home run in the first inning put the Rangers ahead — for good. | Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports Road rules: The Rangers punched their ticket to the World Series in blowout fashion, and the Diamondbacks kept their season alive Kicking off the last day of the year we’ll have more than one baseball game, the Diamondbacks kept their season alive with a 5-...2023
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• Gamethread: NLCS Game 6/ALCS Game 7

Mashing the ball: Kyle Schwarber has a .412/.545/1.353 slash line in the NLCS. He will bat first for the Phillies. | Rob Schumacher/Arizona Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK In a few hours, at least one of this year’s World Series competitors will be determined Arizona and Philadelphia will face each other for Game 6 of the NLCS. The Phillies pulled away for a 6-1 victory in Game 5, and they no...2023
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• The fate of the World Series may hinge on Game 5
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• Outside The Confines: November’s here
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Good for Jon Gray
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• Rangers relievers keep their team rolling on the road to a World Series title

Photo by Caitlin O’Hara/MLB Photos via Getty Images Max Scherzer only pitched three innings for Texas in Game 3. The Rangers bullpen proceeded to step up in a major way to take the lead in the series. Heading into this season’s World Series, if you were talking about the pitching in this series then the discussion would inevitably reach the Arizona Diamondbacks and their bullpen. After al...2023
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• BCB After Dark: Come back, Cody!
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• World Series: Brandon Pfaadt, a little-known rookie, keeps meeting the moment in biggest starts of his career

In Game 3 of the World Series, the Diamondbacks rookie will go up against Max Scherzer...2023
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• Outside The Confines: Snakes alive!
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• Outside The Confines: World Series here we go!

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images An unexpected and chaotic match-up sets the stage for the Fall Classic. The whole 2023 season has been building towards this. Tonight the World Series begins, and I don’t think there is a single soul who can honestly say that at the beginning of the year they believed we would be seeing an Arizona Diamondbacks/Texas Rangers fall classic, and yet here we...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ son of abridged too far
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• LCS recaps: Texas gets it done, Arizona forces a Game 7
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• Fall 4! Cubs return to LCS, Fly The W in DC
And then there were four. The Cubs rallied against the Nationals and Max Scherzer in a bizarre four-run fifth inning that checked nearly every item in the box score to post a crazy 9-8 victory Thursday night and clinch the National League Division Series....2017
• Rizzo's bloop sinks Nats as Cubs take DS lead
The Cubs survived four errors and a dominant outing by Max Scherzer to post a 2-1 come-from-behind victory Monday on Anthony Rizzo's bloop RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning and take a 2-1 lead over the Nationals in the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile....2017
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• Tanaka tops Scherzer as Yanks win 7th straight
Two homers from Stephen Drew and a seventh-inning barrage helped lead the Yankees to their seventh straight victory, a 6-1 win over the Nationals on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven strong innings of one-run ball to pick up his fourth win. Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer fell to 6-5....2015
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• Yanks win 7th straight behind Tanaka, 4-run 7th
Two homers from Stephen Drew and a seventh-inning barrage helped lead the Yankees to their seventh straight victory, a 6-1 win over the Nationals on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven strong innings of one-run ball to pick up his fourth win. Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer fell to 6-5....2015
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• Source: Scherzer nearing multiyear contract
Free-agent pitcher Max Scherzer is nearing agreement on a multiyear contract with an unidentified club, a baseball source confirmed to ESPN.com Sunday....2015
• Greinke extends scoreless streak, tops Nats
It was Star Wars day at Nationals Park on Sunday afternoon. When it was over, the force was strong with Zack Greinke, who outdueled Max Scherzer as the Dodgers blanked the Nationals, 5-0. Greinke, who pitched eight innings, has not allowed a run in 43 2/3 innings, which is the third-longest scoreless streak in Dodgers history....2015
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• Nationals, Scherzer agree to seven-year contract
Free-agent right-hander Max Scherzer agreed to a seven-year contract with the Nationals, a source told MLB.com. The club did not confirm the deal, which was first reported by CBSSports.com....2015
• K's to the Max: Scherzer ties mark with 20
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• Tommy Pham’s Odyssey

Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports The former Ray has had a sometimes difficult path to the World Series In late October of 2020, Brett Phillips flicked a line drive into center field that produced one of the most incredible finishes to a World Series game in baseball history. It kicked off a raucous celebration that is forever imprinted in the minds of Rays and any baseball fan in general. Tomm...2023
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• AL Week 26 Strategy-September 16, 2023
In The Field 3B Anthony Rendon (lower leg) told the media on Friday that his mystery injury was a fractured tibia. He has started baseball activities recently but is still doubtful to return before the end of the season. OF Mickey Moniak (lower back tightness) was placed on the 10-day IL on Friday. He was hitting .280 with 13 HR, 33 R, 43 RBI, and 6 SB in 83 GP. Moniak's overall line looks good ...2023
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• Time to Trust Javier Assad? - September 3, 2023
Javier Assad (SP-CHC) blanked the Reds over 8 IP on Saturday, scattering 7 hits and a walk while striking out 7, but did not factor into the decision after Mark Leiter, Jr. blew the save. The 26 year-old righty threw 62 of his 98 offerings for strikes in the outing. Assad's ERA stands at a nice 2.69 through his first 87 IP of the 2023 campaign, but the other big numbers are not so pretty - a 6.9 K...2023
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• Max Scherzer Becomes a Texas Ranger
Should his fantasy owners celebrate? Source...2023
• Thursday Rockpile : So, you need to find a way to enjoy the second half?
Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, July 13, 2023 The second half of the 2023 MLB season is upon us. Short of some sort of astronomical miracle or 29 separate mishaps (all in strange unique ways) to the rest of the league, the Rockies season is more or less over with at this point. Still, there are about 71 games left to play, and while the Rock...2023
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• Marte's May Turnaround, June 2nd, 2023
Ketel Marte, 2B, ARI Marte extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a 2 for 4 day against the Rockies. He hit a pair of doubles, walked, collected an RBI, and scored twice in the contest. Marte was scorching in May and picked up right where he left off as the calendar turned to June. The 29-year-old slashed .305/.370/.466 with five dingers and five stolen bases in 119 May plate appearances. In...2023
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• Outside the Confines: Believe the hype. Or don’t.
Dylan Crews | SCOTT CLAUSE/USA TODAY Network / USA TODAY NETWORK Maybe the A’s have a deal for a new stadium in Nevada, but why would they want them? And other baseball news. Good morning. It’s always a good morning after a big Cubs win the night before. Hey, it qualifies as big this year. We will start in Oakland. Or Las Vegas. Or Carson City. Wherever. Dan Szymborski looks at the Athle...2023
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• NL Week 5 Strategy-April 22, 2023
In The Field OF Starling Marte (neck) was not in the lineup on Friday night but returned on Saturday. SS Brandon Crawford is day-to-day with side discomfort. OF Randal Grichuk (groin) is slated to play in rehab games through the weekend and then be re-evaluated in Colorado. If everything checks out he could be activated and make his season debut after recovering from off-season sports hernia sur...2023
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 20, 2023
Around the League Jose Altuve-Astros-2B During Saturday night's World Baseball Classic game, a pitch hit Jose Altuve on his right hand. He left the game early and had testing done Sunday. It revealed a fractured right thumb which is going to sideline him for 8-10 weeks. This is bad news for the Astros and fantasy managers. He was being drafted as one of the top second basemen and rightfully so...2023
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• The case for the Nationals to win it all
Once again, the Washington Nationals resemble as much of an impressive fantasy baseball draft as they do a ballclub that actually exists in real-life. They are a stunning collection of mostly mid-prime talent that has sent 12 representatives to the All-Star Game over the past three years. Led by a former MVP winner in Bryce Harper and the two-time reigning NL Cy Young recipient in Max Scherzer, th...2018
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• Championships cannot be acquired through free agency alone
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• Ranking 2023’s large free agent contracts
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• Five Lessons from the World Series
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• The Texas Rangers bought themselves a World Series title and your team can, too
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• The fate of the World Series may hinge on Game 5
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Good for Jon Gray
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• Braves News: Jorge Soler lawsuit, Rangers near World Series title, more

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday Former Atlanta Braves outfielder Jorge Soler is facing a lawsuit after an event during Game 3 of the 2021 World Series. A couple stated that a woman was struck by a baseball that Soler threw “with great force, speed and intensity.” Former #Braves OF Jorge Soler is the subject of a lawsuit alleging he threw a ball ...2023
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• Gamethread: World Series Game 4

Catcher Jonah Heim and reliever José Leclerc finished off Game 3, giving the Rangers a 2-1 lead in the Series. | Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Texas searches for a 3-1 lead, but without their superstar slugger Well. folks, it seems as if we’re creeping towards the End Times in a few different respects, not the least of which being that we are about to witness an actual, real-life, two-s...2023
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• Rangers relievers keep their team rolling on the road to a World Series title
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• BCB After Dark: Come back, Cody!
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• Blake Snell wins 2023 NL Cy Young award
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• Ranking 2023’s large free agent contracts
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• Cub Tracks’ son of abridged too far
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• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs try for Juan Soto?

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs should try to trade for Juan Soto. It’s another Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the raddest reunion for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and enjoy the autumn night with us. There’s no cover charge this evening. We’ve got a couple of free tables ...2023
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• Pitching at Altitude, Part 6: The Perfect Rockies Pitcher

Photo by Ethan Mito/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images Welcome to “Pitching at Altitude”, a six-part series where we’ll take a data-based approach to solving the near 30 year old dilemma that is pitching at mile high elevation. Welcome to the fifth entry of my new data-based pitching series about the Colorado Rockies. After evaluating almost every pitcher on the roster during the extended “Cra...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 2, 2023
In case you missed last night’s ending: You can't just be up there doin' a balk like that.#HEYHEYHEYHEY // #WelcomeToTheCity pic.twitter.com/TW354hvuVx— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) August 2, 2023 Always interesting to hear outside perspectives on the (former) Royals, like Ben Clemens’s take on Scott Barlow, at FanGraphs: I’ll level with you: this one won’t move the needle much. Barlow is a ...2023
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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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• MLB trade rumors: Mets, Rangers reach Max Scherzer deal; Nolan Arenado stays put; Cubs may keep Marcus Stroman

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• MLB trade rumors: Mets, Rangers' Max Scherzer talks 'on hold'; Cubs may keep Marcus Stroman

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