Oakland may not have rookies getting major national attention, but they have multiple freshmen putting up solid numbers. They combine for 104 wRC+, which is the exact same as the famous Reds rookie class.

The recent promotion of Jasson Dominguez and Austin Wells are two of the most exciting call-ups in the league right now. This gives me cause to provide a quick background on each prospect and what their floors and ceilings are.

Believe it or not, the Padres and the Nationals have the same record on August 28th, 2023, which is a little over a year after the two organizations completed one of the largest trades in recent history.

When Seiya Suzuki was posted by the Hiroshima Carp at the end of the 2021 season he was coming off of a career year. Two years after ultimately signing for 5 years with the Chicago Cubs, $85M, Suzuki is a cleanup hitter for a playoff contender. Has he been worth it so far?

Lynn is the latest example of alchemy in the Dodgers organization with several others like him making key contributions this season.

The Seattle Mariners are making a historic comeback in the AL West division race with 25-11 in the 2nd half and 15-4 in August. Seattle now sits two games behind the Texas Rangers and only half a game behind the Houston Astros.

Bobby Witt Jr was drafted as a shortstop 2nd overall in 2019 out of Colleyville, Texas. He was picked right after Orioles star Adley Rutschman and before White Sox 1B Andrew Vaughn.

As the season comes to a close, we can examine possibilities for the Rookie of the Year awards.

Each year, there are teams that enter the bidding for blue chip free agents. Now that we are squarely in the dog days of summer, there is enough of a sample to look at early returns for free agents signed back in the 2022 offseason

It’s probably safe to say the Phillies aren’t winning the National League East this year, similar to 2022, but the Wild Card is a different story with the Phillies 3.0 games up and sitting in the number one spot.

The Seattle Mariners had to take a hard look at which direction they wanted to go after getting swept by the Houston Astros in the 2022 MLB Postseason.

We already covered Shohei’s financial value in the previous article, but I will reiterate: I firmly see Ohtani as a #1 starter.

We could do a whole article on Shohei and we might soon, but today I want to take a look at Shohei’s value this winter.

The St. Louis Browns became the Baltimore Orioles in 1954 and since that moment the Orioles have gone 5534-5440 (.504%). The franchise has gone to the playoffs 13 times, won 6 AL pennants, and 3 World Series championships.

How is it possible that the New York Yankees are in contention for a Wild Card and only traded for one rental reliever at the trade deadline? No top of the order speed, no middle of the order power, and perhaps most importantly no starting pitching. We’re just a few days past the trade deadline….

How did the Mets do at the deadline? Four of their top ten prospects (three of the top six) were acquired in the last couple of days. This is a huge win for the Mets organization.

The Texas Rangers have captured everyone’s attention after a few notable acquisitions only days away from the deadline. We all know their offense is leading the American League by wRC+ at 120, but there were some holes on the pitching side prior to the deadline.

The Chicago White Sox are in full-sell mode here toward the end of July with a 42-63 record and a full twelve games back in the AL Central. The Sox have already offloaded a few veteran salaries during deadline week and their tax payroll is now down to about $162M. Let’s break down each trade and discuss a few other possible moves.

The baseball world just finished watching Jack Flaherty’s last Cardinals start ahead of the August 1st trade deadline (6 ET). While thinking about the market this week, I noticed how concentrated the starting pitching inventory is. This is partly due to the fact that teams like the Angels and Mariners have not lost enough to go full sale.

At present, the St. Louis Cardinals payroll sits at $183M, five million below the MLB average. Fangraphs projects their playoff chances at slightly over 5% a week before the deadline, which is low enough for Cards brass to acknowledge plans to move some of their better players.