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Inside MLB’s 2020 season plan to play through a pandemic — and where it could go wrong
Ten days ago, as Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association continued haggling over finances in return-to-play discussions, one official said the whole thing felt like “Game of Thrones.” All this fighting over money and power when the real hazard for the 2020 MLB season — the existential threat — loomed elsewhere. “The COVID […]
Continue readingMLB predictions: Who will thrive, struggle in 60-game season?
With the final hurdles cleared for a 2020 MLB season, the likes of which we’ve never seen before, we asked ESPN’s baseball writers, reporters and editors for their best guesses as to what we’ll witness during this abbreviated campaign. What teams and players are best suited for the shortened season? And who will struggle? Which […]
Continue readingBaseball’s top 60 storylines for a 60-game MLB season
There is going to be a baseball season after all, one of 60 games, following a month of ugly public negotiations between the players and owners over how to navigate through the money of the shortened season. In the words of Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer, “COVID-19 already presented a lose-lose-lose situation and we’ve somehow found […]
Continue readingMLB hitters who are missing their age-27 peak season in 2020
What was your assessment of Jorge Soler heading into the 2019 Major League Baseball season? A top prospect when the Cubs signed him out of Cuba, he had never been able to earn regular time in Chicago, was traded to the Royals, was demoted to the minors in 2017 and battled injuries. Then, in his […]
Continue readingDid three words on social media get MLB negotiations back on track?
They might just end up being the three words that turned the tide for Major League Baseball — or at least for the players who seemingly moved ahead of the league in the public relations game between the two sides earlier this week. It has already become a T-shirt, and with the sides now talking […]
Continue readingKBO’s Sung-Bum Na wants a big league career twist: ‘Watching MLB on TV made me have bigger dreams’
Those thoughts initially had little to do with the opposing pitcher. Na realized the day marked the one-year anniversary of his career-saving surgery. He recalled being placed on a stretcher and eventually driven off the field in an ambulance, wondering if he would ever play baseball again. “My injury was really serious, so coming back […]
Continue readingBest betting seasons for every MLB team over the past 20 years
The MLB season is still on hold, so in the meantime, we thought we’d take a look at each team’s best betting season over the past 20 years (based on one-unit bets). 2012: +36.49 betting units The Orioles hadn’t had a winning season in 14 years and finished last in the AL East four straight […]
Continue readingBest MLB draft picks ever and one that got away for all 30 teams
Editor’s note: This story initially ran on May 30, 2018 Draft history is fascinating, and maybe the first thing you learn when looking through past drafts is not just how few players make the majors but also how few end up contributing much value beyond replacement level even if they do make it. Drafting a […]
Continue readingHow realistic is Bryce Harper’s 2020 MLB season plan? We break down his ideas
How eager are we for baseball? More than a little — heck, a lot. And now that we’re witnessing the industry tiptoe toward a plan for reinitiating the 2020 campaign for Major League Baseball, we can’t help speculating what a baseball season will look like. Last night, Bryce Harper got into the act, floating his […]
Continue readingRays ace Blake Snell says he refuses to play for reduced MLB salary
Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell says he will not play this season for a reduced salary, especially because the risk of contracting the coronavirus is “just not worth it.” Snell voiced his opposition to Major League Baseball’s reported proposal of a 50-50 revenue split with the players for a coronavirus-shortened season in a video […]
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