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Last week, we detailed the evolving situations in the Cubs and Rays bullpens and pointed out the shakiness of some of the season’s fast starters. In the time since, we’ve gained (some) clarity about the first two teams while some of the names we touched on last week have seen some status changes. Beginning with… […]

I hope you enjoyed the Year of the Stable Closer in 2023, because so far this spring there’s been an onslaught of injuries that have wrecked some of the game’s top options for saves. Devin Williams, Jhoan Duran, Jordan Romano, David Bednar and Kenley Jansen have all suffered ailments of varying severity this spring, creating […]

In the interest of full confessions, I don’t especially like writing pieces about the known quantities in drafts. It’s far sexier to me to try to find the next star-in-the-making, the outfielder at pick 465 in a draft-and-hold who returns value like a top-150 player. But while scouring for deep sleepers is fun, it’s not […]