Pitchers and catchers will report in a few days. The Spring Training games are less than two weeks away. Real baseball is just around the corner, which means it’s officially the “best shape of his life” season. There will be countless stories around the league about offseason improvements for virtually every player. Today, those anecdotes […]
The goal of a trade is to gain the upper hand over your opponent. “Suckers,” you hope to shout at your trading partners. Let them feel your wrath, but in terms of brains. Basically, BrainWise is what you think they call you in your class. Like Pennywise, but with brains. “Don’t trade with BrainWise,” you […]
Image credit: © Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Translated by Marco Gámez During the season, I usually rely on a few stats as a shortcut. I’ve talked about this before and said that I appreciate the simplicity of the strikeout-to-walk ratio. It’s about as useful as you can hope for during the season, as it’s a good […]
The Royals have declined their end of the $12 million mutual option Michael Lorenzen‘s contract for the 2026 season, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Lorenzen will instead receive a $1.5 million buyout and enter free agency. The veteran right-hander first came to Kansas City in a trade from the Rangers before the 2024 deadline, and […]