National League West: Baseball’s Craziest Division
Which teams are in good position in the NL West as we head into the second half?
Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB Awards: Week Four
The MLB season is a month old. One whole month. It’s been a great month for baseball, even in some arctic conditions. The season is well into it’s stride now, though the hot takes are still largely premature, and we are beginning to get a sense for which teams could over and under achieve. While …
Dodgers more dependent on Kershaw for success than ever
Clayton Kershaw will start on Opening Day for the eighth straight year. He will become the first Dodger to notch that mark, surpassing Don Drysdale and Don Sutton. There is only one active streak longer than Kershaw’s, which belongs to the Mariners’ ace, Felix Hernandez.
Why are clubs reassigning their prospects?
Spring Training is ramping up. Major league starting pitchers have edged their pitch counts higher, with aces now going five innings into games, just as Max Scherzer and Madison Bumgarner did on Tuesday.
Darvish’s career trend is a warning sign for Cubs
Yu Darvish’s free agency was dominated by talk of his World Series nightmares. Baseball relies on large sample sizes, and that dictates that two dire starts – even on the biggest stage of all – should be treated with no more concern than a poor two-innings in April. The Fall Classic mishaps are a distraction …
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