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All the ways MLB teams could use new 26th man on the roster

The most intriguing MLB rule change, however, is the change from a 25-man roster through Aug. 31 to 26 players. I’ve long advocated for a change in roster size, an acknowledgement that pitcher usage — and the number of pitchers rostered — has changed dramatically in the last two-plus decades. For example, in 1977, six […]

One stat that will shape 2020 for each National League team

Last week, we looked at one key statistic for each American League team. Let’s do the same now for the National League — a key number from the 2019 MLB season and how that will shape what happens in 2020. NL East | Central | West The number: 4.18. The Braves finished 11th in the […]

One thing to watch for all 30 teams as spring training begins

When spring training kicked off a year ago, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado remained unsigned. The drama this year will center around the Houston Astros: their cheating scandal, reactions from other players about the Astros’ cheating scandal, the possibility of other teams throwing at Astros hitters in spring training, the counter-reaction from Astros pitchers and […]

Nationals finalize deals with Asdrúbal Cabrera, Eric Thames

“I’ll never forget that feeling of being heartbroken, seeing Juan Soto‘s base hit over my head,” Thames said. “I thought we had this game.” Three months after the Nationals scored three runs on Soto’s hit for a 4-3 win over the Brewers and went on to the franchise’s first World Series title, Thames joined the […]

Source: Nationals to bring back infielder Asdrubal Cabrera

Cabrera joins a Nationals free-agency haul that includes Stephen Strasburg, Howie Kendrick, Starlin Castro and Will Harris. The switch-hitting Cabrera batted .260 in 131 games last season with the Texas Rangers and Nationals. The 13-year veteran returned for his second stint with Washington in early August, less than two days after being released by the […]

Ex-Astros reliever Will Harris agrees with Nationals on 3-year deal

Harris should jump into an eighth-inning role and could get save opportunities, too, according to Passan. USA Today reported the deal is worth $24 million. Harris, 35, was one of manager AJ Hinch’s go-to guys out of the bullpen for Houston last season, but he’ll inevitably be remembered for allowing the go-ahead home run to […]

Ranking the most miserable fan bases in MLB

MLB movement: Even Total score: 26.51 All-sport rank: 3 (down 1) Ranking by category: championships, 2 (tie); playoff berths, 2; playoff wins, 1; heartbreaks, 23; rival comparison, 2 Why they stayed the same: Because once again, the Padres finished in last place in the NL West. Despite an infusion of talent via the minors (Fernando […]

The year that … : What baseball in 2019 will be remembered for forever

From an American perspective, two of the most memorable things about the year 1919 were baseball events: Babe Ruth was traded from the Red Sox to the Yankees, and the White Sox threw the World Series. (Also: the Anarchist bombings, the Great Molasses Flood and the Treaty of Versailles.) What’s interesting about those two events […]

Stephen Strasburg returns to Nationals, hopes he never leaves

WASHINGTON — Naturally, Stephen Strasburg thought of himself pitching for a team other than the Nationals. After winning and being named MVP of the World Series, Strasburg opted out of his contract and hit the open market. The possibility was real that he’d played his last game in a Washington uniform. Instead, Strasburg followed the […]

Predicting 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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