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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 15

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Cubs step back into top spot but rest of NL Central is still on their tail Welcome to the 15th week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without further ado, let’s ra...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 3, 2025

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The Battle for Grass Creek will soon end (for now). Kansas City’s offense was quiet again in last night’s loss: It was the 41st time the Royals have been held to two runs or fewer, a mark that leads the league. Kansas City’s eight wins in such contests — tied for third best in baseball — speaks to the pitching staff, particularly the bullpen’s ability to...2025
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• Paul Skenes reveals he’d cut grass professionally after hanging with Pirates’ grounds crew

Paul Skenes had an interesting way of warming up before his start on Tuesday....2025
• The Royals according to Ted Williams

The Science of hitting With the Royals hitting woes causing considerable gnashing to teeth in Royals Nation, I figured it was a good time to check in with Teddy Ballgame and get some advice. Not literally of course, since the Greatest Hitter who ever lived has been gone for 23 years. His body is gone. His head, unfortunately, is resting in some Arizona cryogenic facility, hoping that someday techn...2025
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• Bored Paul Skenes Reveals Bizarre Post-MLB Career Plan After Helping PNC Park Ground Crew
Paul Skenes reveals his surprising future plans as he helps out the ground crew at PNC Park after pitching scoreless frames against the Cardinals....2025
• Paul Skenes’ Girlfriend Olivia Dunne Sends Quirky 4-Word Message to Her Dog During Pirates Game Day Moment
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes' girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, enjoys gameday at PNC Park alongside her friends as the 2024 NL ROY pitches....2025
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• 2025 Brewers Week in Review: Week 14

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Brewers enjoy another solid week against Cubs, Twins Last Week’s Results Monday: Pirates 5, Brewers 4 Tuesday: Brewers 9, Pirates 3 Wednesday: Brewers 4, Pirates 2 Friday: Brewers 10, Rockies 6 Saturday: Brewers 5, Rockies 0 Sunday: Rockies 4, Brewers 3 Division Standings Chicago Cubs: 49-35 Milwaukee Brewers: 47-37 (2 GB) St. Louis Cardinals: 47-38 ...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ New York Mets

Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Brewers head to New York to take on the struggling Mets It’s hard to believe, but the Milwaukee Brewers are set for their final road trip of the first half of the season this week, as they’ll head east to take on the New York Mets and Miami Marlins. First up are the Mets, who they’ll battle for three games begin...2025
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• MLB Week 13 Hot or Not: Spencer Steer slams three home runs in one game

Spencer Steer rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Padres on June 27, 2025. | Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Meanwhile, Angels and Royals regress Welcome back to the Hot or Not feature series! This week’s recap covers the 13th full week of the season, from June 22-28. AL West Hot: Jacob deGrom flirts with a no-hitterThere have been a cou...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Young guns

Photo 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...2025
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• The only thing that can stop Jacob Misiorowski is Jacob Misiorowski

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images The young starter is off to a dream start. Where will it go from here? Poor Jacob Misiorowski. The hype train has left the station, the national baseball folks are hopping on, and the expectations placed on him are about to get a little bit crazy. When you tie major league records for any stretch of starts in your first three starts, that will happen. Jacob Misior...2025
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• MLB Draft 2025: Who should the Washington Nationals take with the first pick?

SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images With the draft just a few weeks away, I wanted to take a look at the three most likely contenders for the number 1 pick Ever since the ping pong balls rolled the Nationals way all the way back on December 10th, it has been a wide open race for the number one pick. Contenders for the spot have come and gone. Now there are three...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 77

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images A little trouble in paradise: The Cubs lose 14-6. A little while back, I dropped my Cubs DEFCON to 4. I saw warning signs that suggested a slump might be coming. If you aren’t following me every day, I’m not in possession of any magic formula or inside info. The last time I saw the signs, I was dead wrong and they turned it on a dime and started dominating ag...2025
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• Chris Sale is down. Who’s going to lead the rotation the rest of the way?

Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images I doubt I’ll ever check back in on this post Back before the season started, I “predicted” that there would be repeat Cy Young Award winners in both leagues. The chances of that are minuscule, but I wouldn’t really believe in any other singular pick in either league, either. Up to a point, it was so far, so good. Tarik Skubal leads all p...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Brewers welcome NL Central foe to town The Milwaukee Brewers are headed back to town to close out the month of June, with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies on deck. The Pirates are up first, as they’ll head to Milwaukee for three games beginning Monday evening. The Crew is on a four-game win streak as they won their finale with the Cubs before sweepi...2025
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• Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/13/25): Tucker DH, McGuire Catching, Horton Facing Skenes
It’s Friday the 13th, which means superstitions and flash tattoo sales. I’m far more into the latter, though I admit to feeling like this one is a loss since the Cubs already beat Paul Skenes earlier in the season. We’ll get to that soon enough, but let’s look at what the Cubs will be doing. … The post Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/13/25): Tucker DH, McGuire Catching, Horton...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images At least you’re not a Cubs fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very clear, I don’t...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #3: St. Louis Cardinals

Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images At least you’re not a Cardinals fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very cle...2025
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• ‘I Know You Wanna Bite’ — Paul Skenes’ Girlfriend Olivia Dunne Reels in Laughs With Hilarious Fishing Antics
After an amazing time at the Kentucky Derby weekend, Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne enjoyed her time on a vacation in Florida....2025
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• Paul Skenes’ Girlfriend Olivia Dunne Adds NYC Apartment to Her Empire After First Semester of Grad School
Paul Skenes' girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, shares her latest life updates while enjoying the summer vacationing in the South Hutchinson Island in Florida....2025
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• Paul Skenes’ Girlfriend Olivia Dunne Goes Fishing in Red Bikini Top & Denim Shorts in Island Paradise
Paul Skenes' girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, enjoyed a fishing escapade during her beachside summer vacation trip in Florida....2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 30

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Cubs offense revives in a 9-0 trouncing of the Pirates. After Phillies pitching stifled the Cubs offense for the most part over the weekend, it was a refreshing sight to see the Cubs offense come out in force Tuesday night. It was what you hoped would happen and happen it did. After being mowed down the first time through the order, the Cubs offens...2025
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"Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes' 2024 Topps Chrome Update MLB debut patch autograph card sold for a stunning $1."

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"Paul Skenes' rise has been stunning but those who watched him play at Air Force witnessed him pull off an impressive two-way feat that earned him the nickname Shohei Paultani."

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"Paul Skenes, Dylan Crews both promoted to Double-A less than two months after 2023 MLB Draft"

• Royals Rumblings - News for July 3, 2025
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• We're all going through it

Hey, it's July. My favorite month. Maybe I can celebrate by surpassing the record-low number of posts I made to this blog last month. I never would have figured that June would be the month with my lowest total ever. If I had to guess, it certainly would be March. But I posted just 12 times last month, four less than my previous low, which was in May 2019 when my mom passed. Nothin...2025
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• MLB Week 13 Hot or Not: Spencer Steer slams three home runs in one game
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• Pirates Reportedly Have Very Few Untouchable Players At Trade Deadline
The Pirates will be deadline sellers yet again, which should be clear to anyone who takes a glance at their 32-50 record and -68 run differential. There’d been hope earlier in the year among some fanbases that Pittsburgh would even weigh the merits of trading ace Paul Skenes for what would perhaps have to be…...2025
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• BCB After Dark: The Cubs have talked about Mitch Keller

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you would be interested in the Pirates right-hander It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the swinging-est spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the heat and cool off with us. The music and conversation may be hot, but the air conditioning is cool...2025
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• MLB Draft 2025: Who should the Washington Nationals take with the first pick?
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 77
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 18, 2025

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images What do a runner’s high and a Royals winning streak have in common? They never last long. David Lesky looks at the dreaded question: what does selling look like for the Kansas City Royals? But first, the Inside the Crown author is not giving up...yet. [$] Everybody is very quick to make a proclamation about what a team should do at the deadline. The second a...2025
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• MLB Week 13 Hot or Not: Spencer Steer slams three home runs in one game
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2340: Kick Me Out of the Ball Game

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Dicky, er, Richard Lovelady’s short tenure with the Mets, round one of Paul Skenes vs. Jacob Misiorowski, the nature of modern pitcher’s duels, a Jacob-related fun fact, updates on Juan Soto and Jo Adell, revisiting childhood favorites through the lens of advanced stats, and public funding for the […]...2025
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• Washington Nationals MacKenzie Gore is the best 3-8 pitcher in baseball

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images MacKenzie Gore has pitched like an ace for the Washington Nationals, but the team is not winning much when he pitches After years of anticipation, MacKenzie Gore has finally turned into the ace Nationals fans knew he had the talent to become. He is second in baseball in strikeouts, top 10 in innings pitched and has a sparkling 3.09 ERA in 17 starts. However, Gore’s...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 77
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• Rockies Reacts Survey Results: Bird or Goodman?

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images A lot can still happen in the next 10 days Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Colorado Rockies fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. ★ ★ ★ When it comes to MLB All-Star voting, it typically turns into a popularity contest....2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 71

David Banks-Imagn Images The offense stays stalled, but pitching carries the Cubs to a 2-1 win. Yet again, the Cubs offense struggled. For the first time this year, this team is not really rising to challenges. They are struggling day after day. But, they won again Saturday. One can simultaneously accept the win and that they did just enough while also recognizing that this team just isn’...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 70

Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Cubs offense comes up empty in a 2-1 loss to the Pirates. Last things first, the Cubs lost in extra innings, dropping their record in such games to 3-5. On a Saturday morning ahead of another day game, I won’t waste a lot of words on my thoughts on ghost baserunners. Across every team who entered play Friday night at .500 or better, teams were 56-55 in extra i...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Friday 6/13, 1:20 CT

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs go for two in a row over the Bucs. Friday notes... FRIDAY, NOT UNDER THE LIGHTS: This is the Cubs’ sixth Friday afternoon home game of the season. They won the first four before losing to the Reds on May 30. Since Aug. 8, 1988, when the lights were turned on at Wrigley Field, the Cubs are 253-204-1 in Friday day games, a winning pe...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 69

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs ride two homers and strong pitching to a 3-2 win. Ten games into this 13 games in 13 days stretch, the Cubs are an even 5-5 after winning Thursday night. Friday will bring another new and interesting strategy. This will be the first time this year that the Cub starters have back-to-back starts each on four days rest. Modern pitchers don’t thro...2025
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• Paul Skenes’ Girlfriend Olivia Dunne Sends Quirky 4-Word Message to Her Dog During Pirates Game Day Moment
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• We're all going through it
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• BCB After Dark: The Cubs have talked about Mitch Keller
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• Game Thread #81: Milwaukee Brewers (44-36) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (32-49)

Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images Paul Skenes and Jacob Misiorowski face off with the series on the line Happy Skenes vs. Misiorowski Day! Today’s rubber match against the Pirates features two of the most exciting young pitchers in baseball. Most of you know how good Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes has been since making his debut. The second-year flamethrower is one of the best pitchers in the game. He...2025
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• MLB Draft 2025: Who should the Washington Nationals take with the first pick?
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• Olivia Dunne Spends Over $2,000 on Paul Skenes’ Ultra-Rare Card in Ultimate Show of Support
Negotiations between Paul Skenes's girlfriend Olivia "Livvy" Dunne and Steel City Collectibles were ongoing this most recent weekend over a 2024 Bowman's best card....2025
• Paul Skenes’ Girlfriend Olivia Dunne Fires Off 6-Word Message to Detroit Tigers As Pirates Ace Takes the Mound
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes' girlfriend fires off a funny comment towards the opposing team during the 2024 NL ROY's big league start in Detroit....2025
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• Paul Skenes’ Girlfriend Olivia Dunne Gets Roasted Over Her Green Juice Choice in Comedic Food Review
Pirates ace Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne shoots a food review, while cheering for the LSU Tigers in the 2025 NCAA championship...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 18, 2025
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• Paul Skenes, Dylan Crews both promoted to Double-A less than two months after 2023 MLB Draft

The former LSU teammates are moving on up with the Pirates and Nationals, respectively...2023
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• Skenes' 1-of-1 rookie card fetches record $1.11M
Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes' 2024 Topps Chrome Update MLB debut patch autograph card sold for a stunning $1.11 million, including buyer's premium, on Thursday....2025
• Omaha dreams of moments like this, where Rhett Lowder and Paul Skenes could go head-to-head in MCWS
NCAA.com's Mike Lopresti previews the final game of the Wake Forest vs. LSU series with a spot in the 2023 Men's College World Series championship series on the line....2023
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• Pirates' Skenes to pitch for U.S. in 2026 WBC
Pirates RHP Paul Skenes on Tuesday announced his commitment to Team USA for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, joining the Yankees' Aaron Judge, who was named captain last month....2025
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• Get to know Pirates' No. 1 pick Paul Skenes
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• 11-year-old rejects big haul for rare Skenes card
Topps says the 11-year-old from the Los Angeles area who scored a one-of-a-kind baseball card featuring Paul Skenes had declined a deal that included 30 years' worth of season tickets behind home plate at PNC Park....2025
• No. 1 MLB Draft pick Paul Skenes signs with Pirates for record bonus, per report

The former LSU star is getting a $9.2M signing bonus, the biggest in MLB history...2023
• How the Air Force fueled the rise of Paul Skenes
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• BTB Friday Open Thread: Do all sports going on right now help with football not being here?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images This is our open thread for Friday discussion. Welcome to our Friday open thread! Over the last few weeks we have been launching daily discussion prompts here on the blog and the purposes is obviously for the greatest community of Dallas Cowboys fans that there is to talk about matters relevant to the team. For the most part our prompts are related to the c...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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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
Julio Rodriguez Julio had a down year in 2024, as he slashed only .273/.325/.409 compared to his line of .275/.333/.485 in 2023. He homered 32 times in 2023 and only 20 times in 2024, which is why the slugging percentage was cut by nearly 80 points. Luckily, there are plenty of reasons ot be optimistic about Julio in 2025, and the basis for that is that his underlying markers were barely changed b...2025
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• Rosters In Flux- Preseason Draft Prep March 2, 2025
As Spring Training rolls on, every day seems to bring up stories of injuries and prospects causing teams to examine who they are going to be putting on their rosters and in their starting lineups in a few weeks when the games start to count. Giancarlo Stanton- DH- NYY- The injury news about Stanton continues to be negative. He will definitely start the 2025 season on the IL. He has received PRP i...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 1, 2025
Around the League Sean Murphy-Braves-C Sean Murphy is coming off arguably his worst season in the majors. He played in only 72 games due to injury and when he was on the field it was a struggle. Murphy hit .193 with 10 HR, 19 R, 25 RBI, and 0 SB. This was coming off the best season of his career in 2023 (.251 AVG, 21 HR, 65 R, 68 RBI, and 0 SB in 108 GP). He played the first game of the season...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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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 15
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 3, 2025
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• Poll: Should The Pirates Trade Mitch Keller?
The second year of the Paul Skenes era in Pittsburgh is not going well. The Pirates are currently 35-50, leaving them buried in both the NL Central and the Wild Card race. The Bucs stand as one of the few clear sellers this summer, and it seems as though the team is operating with very…...2025
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• 2025 Brewers Week in Review: Week 14
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ New York Mets
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• MLB Week 13 Hot or Not: Spencer Steer slams three home runs in one game
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• Washington Nationals MacKenzie Gore is the best 3-8 pitcher in baseball
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• The Bigness of the Modern Pitcher Is Out of Control and I Can No Longer Abide It

Paul Skenes vs. Jacob Misiorowski was figuratively, but not literally, as big as pitching matchups get....2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 77
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• Let’s check in on the Cubs and their NL Central rivals

The Cubs celebrate a walkoff and a series win against the Pirates | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The Cubs are in the middle of a seven-game stretch against division rivals. The Cubs maintained a 5½ game lead in the division over the weekend taking three of four from the Pirates, but now the real fun starts. The second place Brewers are heading to Wrigley Field for a three-game set, there...2025
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• BCB After Dark: The untouchables

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which minor league prospect should be the last one the Cubs part with. It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come on in out of the heat. We’ve got the best music and the best companionship. There’s no cover charge. We’ve ...2025
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• MLB Draft 2025: LSU’s Kade Anderson is a late riser the Nationals could consider

SCOTT CLAUSE / USATODAY Network / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Kade Anderson of LSU has been getting a lot of buzz to potentially be the number one pick for Washington Nationals The race for the number one pick in the MLB Draft has been wide open. Since the college baseball season started, I have written about at least half a dozen names that could go with the number 1 pick in the dr...2025
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• MLB Insider Floats Bold Paul Skenes Trade That Would Shake Up the Red Sox & Pirates
As Paul Skenes continues to dominate on the mound with little run support in Pittsburgh, speculation grows around a potential blockbuster trade....2025
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• BCB After Dark: Might the Cubs need a Snake?

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the team should be interested in a Diamondbacks starter. It’s another Monday evening here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and join us. We’re so glad to see you. There are still a few tables available. The show ...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 59

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs take the series from Reds with a 7-3 win. It’s always funny to me when finding my story feels like a visit to the psychiatrist. I’ve been flipping things over for a while and I feel like I’ve had a very patient psychiatrist who just patiently just kept asking for me to tell them more. Maybe scribbling a few notes, but not particularly interjec...2025
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• Batting Around: Should the Pirates trade Paul Skenes?

Skenes doesn't hit free agency until after the 2029 season but that hasn't stopped speculation...2025
• Paul Skenes reacts to rampant Pirates trade speculation: ‘Anybody can play GM’

There has been rampant speculation that the spiraling Pirates might be better off trading the best young pitcher in MLB for a haul of prospects to boost their offense....2025

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