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Predicting MLB’s Hall of Fame selections through the 2020s
In 2013, the baseball writers simply threw up their arms and elected nobody. Meanwhile, the veterans committee didn’t elect a single living player over a 17-year period. The three men enshrined in 2013 were a catcher who last played in 1890, an umpire who died in 1935 and an owner from the pre-integration era. It […]
Continue readingRanking 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 […]
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 readingD-backs’ Madison Bumgarner: Free-agent decision based on winning
The 30-year-old left-handed pitcher believes his second act in Arizona can be just as memorable. The Diamondbacks finalized their $85 million, five-year contract with the 2014 World Series MVP on Tuesday, announcing the deal and introducing their newest ace at Chase Field. “First and foremost, winning is what the whole decision was based on,” Bumgarner […]
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 readingMadison Bumgarner reaches 5-year, $85M deal with D-backs, sources say
Left-hander Madison Bumgarner and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a five-year, $85 million deal, sources familiar with the agreement told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. This marks the second time in four years the typically frugal Diamondbacks have signed a top-tier, free-agent pitcher. In 2015, Arizona added right-hander Zack Greinke on a $206.5 million, six-year deal. […]
Continue readingGerrit Cole watch, big spenders and more: Passan answers 20 winter meetings questions
Editor’s note: This story published on the morning of Monday, Dec. 9 before Stephen Strasburg agreed to a seven-year, $245 million deal to return to the Nationals. SAN DIEGO — The winter meetings, once the domain of blockbuster trades and megabucks free-agent signings, have in recent years gone into the sort of hibernation typically associated […]
Continue readingAngels’ quest to win now begins with Anthony Rendon
SAN DIEGO — It was nearly a decade ago that the Los Angeles Angels missed out on the third baseman they so desperately coveted. Their owner, Arte Moreno, made a strong push for Adrian Beltre following the 2010 season, only to see him choose the division-rival Texas Rangers. It proved to be a devastating blow. […]
Continue readingPollock RBI single in ninth lifts D-backs over Astros 4-3
View photosArizona Diamondbacks’ Yoshihisa Hirano watches a pitch during the eighth inning of the team’s baseball game against the Houston Astros, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)MoreA.J. Pollock got the pitch he was looking for, and while his game-winning hit wasn’t a long line drive, it got the job done.” PHOENIX (AP) […]
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