A new year is a new opportunity to be wrong. When it comes to forecasting in baseball, we tend to get a lot wrong. If you knew a year ago that Justin Verlander would win his third Cy Young Award after not pitching in 2021 or that Aaron Judge would hit 62 home runs en … Read more
Ask anyone close to Aaron Judge what the slugger will do to repeat his historic 2022 season, and you’ll get the same answer. He won’t be focused on hitting 63 homers, 70 or even 74. For Judge, it’s all about the ring. The opportunity to add championships is what led him to return to the … Read more
Carlos Correa was 19 years old when a broken fibula in his right leg forced him to undergo surgery before his dream debut in the Major Leagues. His operation in Houston in 2014 was a success and his subsequent Major League debut was a success, to the point that he was named American League Rookie … Read more
It’s fitting that December 25, Christmas Day, was the birthday of three Hall of Famers. Next, we present the best major leaguers in history born on December 25. The all-time leader in stolen bases, a 10-time All-Star and 1990 AL MVP with the A’s is the clear leader on this list. Henderson was fun to … Read more
There are football field goal posts near home plate at Yankee Stadium as the stadium prepares to host the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl on December 29, a game between the Universities of Minnesota and Syracuse. “Aaron is someone I know and respect and love, having been through the struggle together,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone … Read more
There is no one like Shohei Ohtani in baseball. There hasn’t been anyone like him in 100 years, since Babe Ruth excelled first as a pitcher and then as a hitter. Ohtani will be able to become a free agent in a year. No one knows what will happen to that, where he might end … Read more
But beyond that, while we wait for the results of Correa’s latest medicals, let’s look ahead and rank the top 10 lineups in the Big Tent right now. I usually wait until just before Opening Day to make this list. But the surprising news from Correa early Wednesday morning presents us with an opportunity that … Read more
The Cuban guy Nestor Cortes He came down from the mound, took the shot from his receiver and did what many of his heroes would have done in that situation. He walked on the grass surrounding the mound, thought about his next pitch and what he wanted to do with it, before getting back on … Read more
Most of the attention is focused on the big signatures and mega changes that get made during Red Hot Winter, but the moves that don’t get made can be just as important. Last offseason, the Astros did not bring in an outside replacement after letting the Puerto Rican go. Carlos Correa to the Twins in … Read more
Every campaign, we see players burst onto the scene. We’re not talking about figures like Julio RodrÃguez or Adley Rutschman — who were prized prospects who were known to make an immediate impact upon their arrival in the Majors. We’re talking about players who hadn’t made any kind of mark in the Major Leagues until … Read more
