Michael Baumann
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Jake McCarthy and the Fastest Outfield on Six Legs
This outfield, likely with Corbin Carroll in left, Alek Thomas in center, and McCarthy in right, is about as close as you’ll get to the early 1980s Royals nowadays. → Read More
Colombia’s Upset Loss, U.S. Rout of Canada Puts Americans Back in Pool C Driver’s Seat
The United States can advance with a win over Colombia on Wednesday, and the five-team tiebreaker nightmare remains on the table. → Read More
Mexico Bulldozes U.S., Takes Control of Pool C
At one point, Mexico led 11-2 and had a runner on second base who, had he scored, would have invoked the WBC’s mercy rule. Even that understates the extent to… → Read More
In Search of a Triple Gold Club for Baseball
If baseball had an equivalent to hockey's Triple Gold Club, what would it be? And who could join it in 2023? → Read More
Oh Where, Oh Where Can Brett Baty Be?
How can the young third baseman convince the Mets to run out the Three Men and a Baty infield? → Read More
Rockies Add Hand to Collection of Unusual Left-Handers
Is the three-time All-Star just going to get shelled in Coors Field, or can he adapt to find success the way one of his new teammates has? → Read More
Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Pretty Solid Starting Pitchers
In the upset of the century, yes, the Twins tend to make the playoffs when their rotation is good, and tend to miss the playoffs when their rotation is bad. → Read More
It’s the Same Old Noah Song, but a Different Team Since He’s Been Gone
The Phillies have about five weeks to figure out whether the ex-Naval Academy product and former top prospect is worth keeping, and if he is, how to make him fit. → Read More
Get Bent, Tax Rules
The interesting thing about Yu Darvish's contract is not who’s getting paid, who’s doing the paying, or how much money is set to change hands. It’s when. → Read More
The New LSU, Part 2: Paul Skenes Is on a New Heading
The nature and speed of LSU’s rebuild will put the team under a microscope unlike anything else in college baseball this season. And every Friday night, Paul Skenes will be the object of that focus. → Read More
The New LSU, Part 1: Wes Johnson Goes Back to School
One could argue that the most impactful—and most shocking—addition to the LSU program this past offseason wasn’t a transfer, but a coach. → Read More
Padres Bet There’s Magic in This Mike; He Ain’t an Ace, but Hey, He’s All Right
Sometimes you have to go back to the grocery store and get a no. 4 starter. → Read More
The Baseball Players of the Super Bowl, and the Dilemma of the Multi-Sport Athlete
I haven’t suffered some kind of episode and forgotten that this site is devoted entirely to a different sport. Because, you see, if you watch the Super Bowl you’ll get to see some baseball players. → Read More
Stop Wasting Everyone’s Time and Quit Already
A couple times a week, a big league manager looks at the scoreboard and calls for a position player to pitch. That’s not literally raising a white flag… → Read More
Aaron Nola Is About to Get Very Rich, Somewhere
By any standard Aaron Nola has been one of the best pitchers in baseball over the past five years. So how much money should he be out to make this offseason? → Read More
The Case For Sam Hilliard, Everyday Left Fielder
I want to propose an idea that isn’t a joke, or a bit, or a troll… but it’s also not *not* a joke, or a bit, or a troll: Make Hilliard the starting left fielder. → Read More
Is the Old Germán Márquez Still In There?
Spare a thought for one of Coors Field's more decorated denizens, who’s entering a pivotal season of his career. → Read More
In Which I Talk Myself Into Adolis García
Why he might be the player upon whom Texas' success hinges. → Read More
Hunter Brown Is Framber Valdez in a Justin Verlander-Shaped Container
People look at Hunter Brown and say the baseball equivalent of “he has his mother’s eyes.” (Justin Verlander is Brown's mother in this metaphor.) So why does Brown perform more like Framber Valdez? → Read More
Gunnar Henderson Explores the Rolen Zone
Henderson's debut season shares something in common with the newly elected Hall of Famer's. → Read More