JR Richie Photo: Brett Davis-Imagn Images Below is an analysis of the prospects in the Atlanta Braves’ farm system. Scouting reports were compiled based on information gathered from industry sources and my own observations. This is the sixth year we’ve defined two expected relief roles, the abbreviations of which you’ll see in the “position” column […]
World Baseball Classic Morning Review: Dominican Republic, South Korea, USA and Puerto Rico advance It was tense March 9 as the 2026 World Baseball Classic continued toward the end of pool play, with more knockout games and playoff spots beginning to solidify. In yesterday’s cases, several teams continued to show why they are favorites to […]
Image credit: © Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Many people I meet say they don’t know what to do with poetry. They don’t really know how to read it and they don’t know exactly what to think about it. Whether a person prefers fiction or non-fiction, whether he reads exclusively horror books or books about old boats, […]
Here are three things we’ll be paying attention to all day today in the baseball world: 1. WBC pool play continues: Pool play in the World Baseball Classic continues, with Samurai Japan (3-0) and Korea (2-2) both having exited the pool stage of the tournament. These two clubs will be the quarterfinalists from Pool C. […]
Image credits: © Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Washington Nationals sign RHP Zack Littell to an annual contract.How many times would you imagine a team signing its ace a week in March? Okay, it probably happened in the bad old days of the reserve clause, when holdouts were more common. And while PECOTA sees Littell as the […]
Blue Jays select Jake Bloss and Ricky Tiedemann and assign three others to Minor League camp After a pair of shutout wins on Sunday afternoon, the team announced a handful of roster moves, sending Jake Bloss and Ricky Tiedemann to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, while Tanner Andrews, Nate Garkow and Chay Yeager were reassigned to […]
Observations from Yankees spring training Thursday: A good bell Cody Bellinger went 0-for-1 with a walk. More importantly, he left feeling healthy after playing right field in his first spring training in nearly a week. The former MVP – who had been out of action due to a mild back injury – will start again […]
Texas A&M Baseball will play its final non-conference weekend series starting Friday against Oakland. The Aggies will play a double header on Friday from 2 p.m., due to expected rain on Saturday. Texas A&M is ranked No. 22 and is 11-1. Their only loss was against the #1 ranked UCLA Bruins. The Aggies are off […]
News broke Thursday morning that the Texas Rangers have agreed to a one-year minor league contract with former MVP Andrew McCutchen, who is vying to play his 18th MLB season. If McCutchen makes the Rangers roster and meets all incentives, he will receive $2.5 million for the season. 39-year-old outfielder Andrew McCutchen will compete for […]
I read a story on the thread at work last week about Red Sox pitcher Zack Kellymaybe you’ve seen it too. It also ended up on YouTube and social media. For Photo Day at Red Sox camp, Kelly wrote a message on the paper with his name and number for identification purposes. It […]