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2 days ago'Big Dumper' Now Apt For More Depressing Reason | Defector
Performance after a standout season often regresses toward average, making follow-up greatness difficult and declines measurable.
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6 days agoMLB executives already eating their words about this offseason deal by the Blue Jays
Cease, in particular, has been ridiculous. By fWAR, he's been the sixth-most valuable pitcher in the league, and his 2.13 FIP actually suggests he's been unlucky as far as his ERA (3.05) goes. Combined with an absurd penchant for striking out hitters -- he's rung up more than one-third of the batters he's faced this season -- it's no wonder that a panel of MLB executives agreed that he's been the best free-agent signing from this past offseason.
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1 week agoFernando Tatis Jr.'s Power Outage
Fernando Tatis Jr. has recorded 12 barrels through 36 games without hitting a home run, significantly underperforming his career power metrics due to suboptimal directional contact and pulling the ball less frequently than his career average.
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fromESPN.com
1 month agoMLB 2026: Handing out preseason Real or Not verdicts to 8 stars
Baseball statistics reveal player performance and season-defining stories, with 2026 potentially featuring unprecedented achievements like Ohtani winning 20 games while hitting 50+ home runs for a third consecutive season.
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3 months agoGiants Sign Harrison Bader
The Giants and free agent outfielder Harrison Bader are in agreement on a two-year contract, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal between San Francisco and Bader, a client of Vayner Sports, is still pending completion of a physical. Bader, 31, has been a free agent for three consecutive offseasons but now lands the multi-year deal that's previously eluded him. He signed one-year deals with the Mets and Twins, respectively, over the past two winters.
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3 months agoCarlos Beltran's Hall of Fame election has turned another page' after Astros' sign-stealing scandal amNewYork
Carlos Beltran combined elite power, speed, and defense into a Hall of Fame career but was implicated as mastermind of the Astros' 2017 sign-stealing scandal.
Chicago Cubs
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6 months agoThe Rundown: Busch Snags Silver Slugger Snub, Murakami and Okamoto Will Be Posted, Dodgers Prohibitive Fall Classic Favorites -
Michael Busch posted elite first-base offensive metrics yet was omitted from Silver Slugger finalists, likely due to fewer plate appearances and platoon usage.
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7 months agoWill impending Blue Jays free agent take Troy Tulowitzki's free agency advice?
Tulowitzki played with the Blue Jays from 2015-2017 hitting .250/.313/.414 with 36 home runs, 122 RBIs and produced a 5.2 bWAR in 238 games while helping the Blue Jays to the AL East division title in 2015, and getting back to the post-season as a Wild Card team in 2016, while falling in the ALCS in both years.
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fromESPN.com
8 months agoRed Sox, Chapman agree on $13.3M deal for '26
BOSTON -- All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman and the Boston Red Sox finalized a $13.3 million, one-year contract for 2026 that includes a 2027 vesting option. Chapman will be guaranteed $26 million over two years if he pitches at least 40 innings next season. The team announced the deal Sunday following a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park. Chapman, who earned his eighth All-Star selection this season, gets a $13 million salary next year.
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