Jul 29, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara (22) pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals during the second inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images The reliever market was hot, the starter market was not, and while all the attention was on the deals made as the clock…
All of Major League Baseball ought to be worried about the future amid Commissioner Rob Manfred’s brave new world of institutionalized gambling. Gambling-related suspensions issued this season to two Cleveland Guardians pitchers represent what should be considered part of an existential crisis for MLB. And yet, the league acts as though the incidents are isolated…
File this under things that are never going to happen. But if Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball owners so desired, they’d realize the standings are making the case there’s no need to bring the game to the brink of a sport-ruining work stoppage in 2027 and beyond by pushing for a salary cap in…
In a league with no salary cap or floor, every team should have equal opportunities to build a contender. However, that’s just not how Major League Baseball works. The Detroit Tigers are 60-41, hold a double-digit lead in the AL Central, have six different players on their roster who made the All-Star Game, and own…
Jul 15, 2025; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; National League pitcher Paul Skenes (30) of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches in the first inning against the American League during the 2025 MLB All Star Game at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images Coming off his second consecutive start in the All-Star Game, Pirates ace Paul Skenes will…
Nobody would blame Milwaukee Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski if he channeled his inner Dante Hicks from the Generation X classic “Clerks” and bellowed “I’m not even supposed to be here today!” while besieged by reporters at the All-Star Game media day Monday afternoon in Atlanta. Misiorowski, whose five big league starts are the fewest appearances…
Jun 21, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants designated hitter Rafael Devers (16) follows the flight of his two-run home run against the Boston Red Sox during the third inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images The All-Star Game is often seen as the halfway mark of the Major League…
When it came to the Detroit Tigers, seeing was disbelieving — at least in the eyes of the oddsmakers and sports bettors. Detroit’s stunning rally to grab an American League wild-card spot and then eliminate Houston in the playoffs last year seemed like a mirage. A typical All-Star player made more than the combined salaries…
