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• 3B Scarcity: Preseason Prep - March 14, 2026
3B is one of the most difficult positions to roster. Draft the best ones early and often. But if Machado and Ramirez, etc. are already gone, go bargain shopping with some of these 3B options. Addison Barger TOR 3B Barger barged into the Blue Jay lineup in 2025, causing damage from the left side of the plate to the tune of 21 HR and a filthy 51% Hard Hit rate that says it was no fluke. Buttressed ...2026
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• Preseason Prep - March 11, 2026
Jesus Luzardo, SP, Phillies Jesus Luzardo just signed a five-year, $135 million extension with the Phillies on Monday. That's certainly a vote of confidence for the lefty by his club, and it makes sense after his 2025 performance. He posted a 3.92 ERA and 1.22 WHIP with 216 strikeouts in 183.2 innings, going 15-7 with 18 quality starts. The ratios don't look the best, but they were also significan...2026
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• Preseason Prep - March 7th: These SPs Got Hit Hard: Does it Matter?
Pitchers Hit Hardest: Does it Matter? Hard Hit Rate is a favored metric among fantasy managers scouting hitters. But what does it mean for the pitchers who are hit hard? Here's 15 draft-worthy SPs who were among league-leaders in highest Hard Hit Rate allowed in 2025 (Minimum 125 IP). Framber Valdez SP DET 46.3% Hard Hit Rate (7th Highest Allowed) Did it Matter: A bit. Another hard-working season...2026
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• Preseason Prep - March 4, 2026
Spencer Strider, SP, Braves After a rough 2025 where Spencer Strider posted a 4.45 and 1.40 WHIP after returning from an elbow injury, his 2026 spring training was going to be one of the most important ones to watch. Strider excelled earlier in his career due to his outlier fastball that used to average over 98 mph. That number fell all the way to 95.5 mph last year, and many were hoping to see a ...2026
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• Preseason Prep - February 28, 2026: Swing Decisions for Draft Day
Swing decisions are becoming increasingly more meaningful for MLB hitters. The simple act of not swinging at unhittable pitches can lead to improved offensive numbers. Here's 10 hitters who swung the least and 5 who swung the most in 2025 that are all worth targeting in drafts. 10 Hitters Who Swung Least Often (& are Worth Drafting) Roman Anthony OF BOS: 37.4% Swing Percentage (Tied for 2nd overa...2026
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• Preseason Prep - February 18, 2026
Alex Bregman, 3B, Cubs Alex Bregman is getting another venue change in 2026, this time with the Cubs after slashing .273/.360/.462 with 64 runs, 18 home runs, and 62 RBI in 114 games for Boston last season. His plate discipline remains as good as ever, as he posted a 19.8% chase rate (95th percentile), 15.0% whiff rate (92nd), 14.1% strikeout rate (88th), and 10.3% walk rate (73rd). However, the m...2026
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• Preseason Prep - February 17, 2026
Jac Caglianone, 1B, Kansas City Royals Caglianone had a down rookie season on the surface, slashing just .157/.237/.295. Very uninspiring for such a promising prospect. However, given Caglianone's effectively free price at 255 ADP, I can't help but draft him everywhere. Caglianone is still a blue chip prospect with top of the scale raw power. His bat speed was one of the fastest in the bigs last y...2026
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• Cubs series preview: To the friendly confines!

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Will these two teams make a deal? The Royals head to the friendly confines of Wrigley Field this week, just a train ride away. They swept the Cubs there in 2021, but have lost the series to them each of the last two seasons. The Cubs have missed the playoffs each of the last four seasons, but come into this series with the second-best record ...2025
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• Marlins series preview: A team of youngsters

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Marlins have found a few promising hitters. The Royals resume the second half with a road series in Miami. At the beginning of the year, you probably circled this as a series the Royals should easily win or even sweep. The perpetually stingy Marlins ownership fielded a team with a $68.5 million Opening Day payroll, lowest in baseb...2025
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• Mariners series preview: A struggling offense goes to a pitcher’s park

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Good luck hitting at T-Mobile Park! For a team struggling offensively like the Royals, the last place they want to go is T-Mobile Park in Seattle. It ranks as the hardest park to hit in, according to Park Factors at Statcast. That hasn’t prevented the Mariners from fielding a pretty decent offense - they’re in the middle of baseball in runs scored. But th...2025
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• Royals officially sign Aroldis Chapman to one-year deal
Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images The deal is officially official. On Friday, the Royals officially announced what had been reported earlier this week, that they had signed reliever Aroldis Chapman to a one-year deal. MLB.com reporter Mark Feinsand had previously reported the deal was for $3.5 million with performance bonuses. Chapman is a seven-time All-Star reliever who at his prime was...2023
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• Mark Teixeira's Resurgence a Major Asset for AL East-Leading Yankees
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"Preseason Prep - February 17, 2026"

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"Royals sign reliever Carlos Estévez to a two-year deal"

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"Cubs acquire Yency Almonte and Michael Busch from Dodgers"

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"Elder finally finds it against Bucs as Braves keelhaul Keller in 8-2 win"

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"Jesús Luzardo Has Risen"

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"Gilbert Got Freed By M’s To Roast The Yankees"

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"Diamondbacks designate Jake Barrett to make room for Greg Holland"

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"Carl Edwards Jr’s Trademark Fastball Isn’t Cutting As Much"

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"Nellie Rodriguez is our No. 18 Cleveland Indians prospect. Who should be No. 19?"

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"George Springer Lurking as One of MLB's Biggest 2016 Breakout Candidates"

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"Dodgers Grab Former Ace Mat Latos at Perfect Time"

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"Top MLB Prospects Left Exposed to Being Stolen in Upcoming Rule 5 Draft"

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• Padres series preview: Which Royals lineup will show up?

Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Was the offensive outburst in Texas a sign of things to come? The roller coaster Royals travel to sunny San Diego with fans uncertain of which team will show up - the limp lineup that went winless in the last homestand, or the home run-hitters that bashed their way to a sweep in Texas? Facing them is a Padres team that has made a lot of big moves recently to try to...2025
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• Didier Fuentes takes the mound for Braves against Angels

Didier Fuentes looks for his first quality start | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Didier Fuentes gets the ball, and it looks like Profar will be starting The Atlanta Braves will be facing the Angels again after the offense failed to score a run yet again. Grant Holmes had one of the best starts of his career and the offense could not come through. It has been clear over the past few weeks that ...2025
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• White Sox drop their sixth straight game in 12-2 blowout loss to the Cardinals

Edgar Quero went 2-for-4 with an RBI and picked off a runner at first from behind the plate in Tuesday’s blowout loss to the Cardinals. | Zoe Davis/Getty Images Shane Smith got tagged for five runs in the second while most of the offense took a nap and the bullpen floundered It was a rough night for the White Sox (23-50) pitching staff, who got shelled for 13 hits and 12 runs in a 10-run l...2025
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• Excellence is becoming the norm for Nationals ace MacKenzie Gore

Brad Penner-Imagn Images When MacKenzie Gore takes the ball these days, the Washington Nationals faithful expects good things to happen Despite the frustrating loss, MacKenzie Gore delivered yet another quality start where he showed off his dominant stuff. We have come to expect Gore to have lines like he did tonight, 6 innings, 2 runs, no walks and 6 strikeouts. This has become close to a...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 7th: These SPs Got Hit Hard: Does it Matter?
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• White Sox drop their sixth straight game in 12-2 blowout loss to the Cardinals
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• Rangers series preview: Bobby heads home

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images The Royals travel deep in the heart of Texas. The Royals travel deep in the heart of Texas this week to visit the Rangers. For Bobby Witt Jr., it is a homecoming as he plays the team his dad spent 11 years pitching for. The younger Bobby came back to Texas last year for the All-Star Game, putting on a show in the Home Run Derby. But in nine career games at Globe L...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: EJ Exposito hits for the cycle

45 bats during the Saturday afternoon Spring Training baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Baltimore Orioles on March 9, 2024 at CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Exposito led the way in a 16 run outburst for the Emperors. There wasn’t much offense for the Atlanta Braves affiliates on Saturday, but the Rome Emper...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Cubs acquire Drew Pomeranz

Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks for your opinion on newest Cub Drew Pomeranz It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. We still have a few tables available. Bring...2025
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• What Cam Devanney brings to the table for Kansas City Royals

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Could the career minor leaguer help out the big league team? With less than a month until the first spring training game, the clock is ticking for the Kansas City Royals to finalize their roster down in Surprise, Arizona. The current roster includes 63 players heading to big-league camp, with many of them well-known to fans. Bobby Witt Jr., Cole Rag...2025
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Pierce Johnson

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Dr. Curveball dispensed some relief for the pitching staff this year Pierce Johnson, like his curveballs, had an up-and-down year. Mostly good, but August was bad. He was definitely a solid contributor to the bullpen and the Braves successful playoff run, but some pretty big blow-ups happened while he was on the mound, especially down the stretch. How acquired The ...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Tyler Matzek

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The former postseason hero returned to the field, but not to form, in 2024. After missing the 2023 season recovering from elbow surgery, the Atlanta Braves welcomed Tyler Matzek back into their bullpen fold in 2024. A hero of the 2021 postseason, the left-handed reliever had a chance to ease into form given the investments the club made i...2024
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• Elder finally finds it against Bucs as Braves keelhaul Keller in 8-2 win

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Bryce Elder had an unequivocally good start as the Braves knocked Mitch Keller around in all sorts of ways The result of this game was pretty much expected, even if baseball is anything but predictable: the Braves played host to the Pirates and walloped them by an 8-2 score. The actual goings-on in the game? A mix of stuff you could h...2023
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• Thursday Rockpile: Nothing about the 2023 Rockies is working
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, April 20th, 2023 When Colorado Rockies fans scoffed at owner Dick Monfort’s proclamation that the team could play .500 baseball this season, I don’t think any of them imagined just how bad things would be this early on. “It’s tough to watch,” said Rockies play-by-play announcer Drew Goodman during the team’s...2023
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• Elder is all right as Braves double up Yankees, 5-0

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves turned four double plays and hit two dingers to help Bryce Elder toss seven scoreless innings Like other members of the Braves’ rotation lately, Bryce Elder needed a good start. He gave the Braves seven scoreless, so if that’s your standard, then he had a good start. On a more scrutinized level, his 3/3 K/BB ratio was only ...2023
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• Dodgers Grab Former Ace Mat Latos at Perfect Time
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• Cubs acquire Yency Almonte and Michael Busch from Dodgers

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The Cubs have a new reliever and an intriguing prospect. On the day when player arbitration figures are being finalized, the Cubs have reportedly made a trade: Reliever Yency Almonte is traded from Dodgers to Cubs @juanctoribio on it— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 11, 2024 Oh, and also: #Dodgers and Cubs are making a bigger deal, per source. Fo...2024
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• Royals sign Michael Wacha to two-year, $32 million deal

Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports The Royals are going on a spending spree. The Royals have agreed to terms with free agent pitcher Michael Wacha on a two-year, $32 million deal, according to ESPN reporter Jeff Passan. The 32-year-old right-hander can opt out after the 2024 season. Wacha has a career 3.96 ERA in 11 seasons in the big leagues, including a 3.22 ERA in 134 1⁄3 innings with the...2023
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• The (d)evolution of Charlie Morton
Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The veteran right-hander has some key causes for concern, which isn’t music to the ears of a Braves team with an already-devastated rotation 2022 was probably not the season Charlie Morton wanted to have. After a mid-30s career renaissance that saw him consistently fall somewhere between “above average” and “elite, nearly best-in-class MLB pitcher,” 2022...2023
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• Darius Vines and his change-up are coming back to the majors

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The Darius Vines change-up is back. If you missed the news, this is happening Monday in Houston: Darius Vines will start tomorrow in Houston.— Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano) April 14, 2024 The Braves are still reeling a bit from the news their ace Spencer Strider is out for the season after elbow surgery and haven't fully reset their rotation yet. Initia...2024
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• White Sox drop their sixth straight game in 12-2 blowout loss to the Cardinals
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• 2023: The year the Braves achieved offensive apotheosis?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves’ sacrilegious-to-some style of hitting may have reached its apotheosis in 2023, with an unexpected twist I want to start this by saying that I don’t have any firsthand insight regarding the workings of the Atlanta Braves organization. I’ve never talked with, much less been in the same vicinity as Kevin Seitzer. Sure, Kris is down at the ballpar...2023
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• Grading the White Sox: Dylan Cease
Well done, Dylan, well done. | David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Cy Cease goes from fantasy to reality At midseason, the SSS staff graded the 46-46 White Sox, from head of the class Dylan Cease all the way down to Dallas Keuchel. We invented a WARsss metric that could very well be just a cute way to trot out our special site grades — but really for all you know could be the product of years of...2022
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• The Royals desperately need to stop swinging the bat so dang much

Kansas City Royals outfielder Drew Waters (8) takes a swing during the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. | Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images Don’t swing! Baseball is a straightforward game with a look of weird nooks and crannies, but it basically boils down to one event, an event which happens over and over and over in a game: the pitcher throws the ba...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Cubs acquire Drew Pomeranz
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• Meet the Brewers’ next pitching success story

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Spring training standout Craig Yoho is on the way to becoming Milwaukee’s newest stud relief pitcher The Brewers have a pitching prospect who, at 25 years old, has yet to make his major league debut. He spent five years in college and was injured for four of them. His fastball tops out at 93 miles per hour. He’s ranked nowhere near the top 100 MLB prospect...2025
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• Astros series preview: A fading dynasty?

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Astros are still very good - but for how much longer? The Astros have had a mini-dynasty lately. They have reached the American League Championship Series in each of the last seven years, winning four pennants and two championships. Notwithstanding their sign-stealing scandal, they have been a franchise to emulate with a record of success any other organiz...2024
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• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: Nacho Alvarez hits two home runs

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Gwinnett swept their series last week behind the bats of Alvarez and Drake Baldwin The minor league season is quickly coming to a close, as the two lowest level Atlanta Braves affiliates will be playing their final regular season home series of the season this week. At the upper levels the near-MLB players are starting to find their stride, as Nacho Alvarez and...2024
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• South Side Soxivus 2023: Miracles
Eloy Jiménez regaining his health and flexing his power stroke would be a Soxivus Miracle. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images When each staffer asks for one miracle in 2023, the wish list gets wild, quick We started this Soxivus season with the Calling of Managers, then moving on to Grievances and Feats of Strength. Most recently, we’ve taken a look at the Worst and Best Games of 2022. And we...2022
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• Has Tommy John Surgery Actually Made Jose Fernandez Better?
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• Mark Teixeira's Resurgence a Major Asset for AL East-Leading Yankees
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