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NL MVP Cody Bellinger says Astros’ Jose Altuve stole 2017 AL MVP from Aaron Judge
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Cody Bellinger, the reigning National League MVP, didn’t hold back Friday morning when commenting about the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal and ensuing apologies. Bellinger, speaking moments before Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers and catchers conducted their first official workout, said the Astros’ pre-arranged apologies on Thursday were “whatever” and called the one from […]
Continue readingAroldis Chapman calls Jose Altuve’s 2019 actions ‘suspicious’
TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman joined the chorus of players criticizing the Astros for stealing signs in 2017. Speaking through an interpreter, he called the actions of Houston’s Jose Altuve at the end of the 2019 American League Championship Series “a little suspicious.” Chapman was also part of the Yankees team […]
Continue readingWho is the team to beat in the NL Central? It just might be the Cincinnati Reds
Earlier this winter, I researched free-agent spending over the past decade and discovered the Cincinnati Reds had committed just $121.1 million in free agency during the 2010s, the lowest total of any team. Less than the Rays. Less than the Marlins. Less than the A’s. The Reds do not spend in free agency. That’s why […]
Continue readingMLB: No evidence Astros used wearable devices to aid sign-stealing
In response, Major League Baseball said Thursday it “explored wearable devices during the investigation [of the Astros] but found no evidence to substantiate it.” An MLB official said the inquiry into wearable devices included the 2019 season. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred issued a nine-page report Monday, the result of an investigation that found the Astros […]
Continue readingBest team. Best moment. Best brawl? Handing out our MLB end-of-decade awards
Last week, we presented our MLB All-Decade Team. Now, it’s time to hand out individual and team awards. From the player, team, game and moment of the decade to the best brawl, blooper and baseball jargon, Bradford Doolittle and Sam Miller serve up some traditional and outside-of-the-box honors as we bid farewell to the 2010s. […]
Continue readingMLB All-Decade Team: Who made our squad of baseball’s best from 2010-2019?
Picking a 2010s all-decade team is fun, and everyone has been doing that. You know what’s even more fun? Picking an all-decade team for every decade since 1900! What goes into an all-decade team? It’s some amorphous mix of decade-long value, peak-level dominance and iconic status. Some might factor in postseason performance or World Series […]
Continue readingThe MLB genie: One wish for fans of all 30 teams … with a catch
“OK,” the genie said. “What’ll you give me for it?” The fan was confused. The genie explained that some genies like to come up with clever ways to unexpectedly curse any fulfilled wish, but this genie felt all that was unnecessarily cruel. This genie stated the stakes right up front: Any wish could be granted, […]
Continue readingThe best and worst free-agent signing of the decade for all 30 MLB teams
What we can do is check back on the 2010s on how free agency worked — or didn’t work — for all 30 franchises. For each team we’ll list the total dollars committed in free agency (starting with new contracts for the 2010 season, not including money carried over from previous deals), where they ranked […]
Continue readingPredicting where MLB’s top remaining free agents will sign
Last week, Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg and Anthony Rendon agreed to free-agent deals worth a combined $814 million. Yes, baseball has come a long way from the first free-agent class in the 1976-77 offseason, when an infielder named Paul Dade signed with the Cleveland Indians and, Sports Illustrated later reported, figured he could “start to […]
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