David Adler
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Every team's projected top player for '23
Every team has a star worth watching this year. But who will those top players be? Let's take a look at the Steamer projections on FanGraphs to find each team's No. 1 player for the upcoming season. Here's the top projected player for all 30 teams in 2023 by Wins → Read More
Why Greene is the young ace to watch in '23
It's time to get excited about Hunter Greene … again. There should be as much hype for Greene's 2023 debut as there was surrounding his big league debut in 2022, when he came out ripping 100 mph fastballs against the reigning World Series champion Braves and then set a pitch-tracking → Read More
J-Rod's eye-popping projections for 2023
How good do you think Julio Rodríguez can be? And how fast can he get there? If you answered "an MVP front-runner" and "right now," well, you agree with one of baseball's biggest projection models: Steamer. The Steamer projections for 2023, which are available on FanGraphs here, see the 22-year-old → Read More
Hot Stove shakes up Top 10 starting pitcher duos
With Justin Verlander reuniting with Max Scherzer in New York, the Mets have an elite 1-2 in their starting rotation for 2023, even with Jacob deGrom leaving for the Rangers. But are Verlander and Scherzer the best pair of pitchers on any team in baseball right now? Let's rank them → Read More
The 22 nastiest pitches of '22
Want to see the nastiest pitches of 2022? Look no further. Let's use Statcast's pitch tracking data to find the very best pitches this season had to offer. These pitches had it all. They're the ones with the most overpowering velocity. The most elite spin. The most extreme Wiffle ball → Read More
Brown freshman is first woman to make D1 baseball roster
Olivia Pichardo is making history as the first female baseball player to be on an active NCAA Division I roster. Pichardo was added to the Brown baseball team for the 2023 season on Monday. The 18-year-old freshman made the Bears' roster as a utility player after trying out for the → Read More
Educated guesses on where top FAs will sign
Where will the biggest free agents sign this offseason? Let's see what the experts think. MLB.com polled 50 of its reporters and analysts on where 11 free-agent stars will end up for the 2023 season. These are the consensus picks for each one -- Aaron Judge, Jacob deGrom, Trea Turner, → Read More
Judge? Ohtani? Who's in the lead for MVP?
Judge-Ohtani? Ohtani-Judge? Who's your No. 1 in the MVP race? In the latest MLB.com MVP poll, there's still one favorite between Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani in the American League. But the race is tightening as we enter the final weeks of the regular season. In the National League? Paul → Read More
Favorites emerge in ROY race for stretch run
The young stars in Seattle and Atlanta aren't going anywhere -- with a month to go in the regular season, Julio Rodríguez and Spencer Strider are the strong Rookie of the Year favorites. J-Rod and Strider have a commanding lead in the MLB.com Rookie of the Year poll for the → Read More
Alcantara, Verlander still lead in Cy Young poll
A dominant September can seal a Cy Young Award for an ace pitcher. These are the top contenders entering the stretch run of the season. In MLB.com's newest Cy Young Award poll, there are big favorites in both leagues with just over a month to go in the regular season: → Read More
2 phenoms pulling away in ROY poll
Julio Rodríguez stole the show on the national stage at the Home Run Derby, and he might run away in the Rookie of the Year race. J-Rod is the overwhelming favorite for American League Rookie of the Year in the latest MLB.com poll, the second straight time he's been a → Read More
J-Rod, Strider lead latest ROY poll
It's time for MLB.com's third Rookie of the Year Award poll of the season. In the American League, one rookie sensation has taken a commanding lead -- but in the National League, there's a new No. 1. Voters were asked to rank their top five Rookie of the Year candidates → Read More
MVP polling has 2 new leaders
The MVP Award poll is back -- and there's a new No. 1 in both leagues. While you can probably guess who those two new MVP leaders are, a lot has changed since our last MVP poll at the beginning of June. MLB.com voters were asked to rank their top → Read More
These women broke barriers in baseball
Rachel Balkovec has been named manager of the Yankee's Low-A Tampa affiliate, making her the first woman to manage in affiliated Minor League history But she's far from the first woman trailblazer in Major League Baseball, or baseball period. Women have been doing amazing things to break barriers in baseball → Read More
These were the nastiest pitches of the year
Now that the 2021 season is over, let's look back at the nastiest pitches of the year -- with help from Statcast. Statcast's tracking technology lets us see the numbers behind the best pitches in baseball, whether it's a triple-digit fastball or a high-spin curveball or a slider with two → Read More
Power Rankings: New, but familiar No. 1
The first week of August is a big one in baseball. It kicks off the stretch run in earnest, as the standings take shape and the playoff implications for games become clearer. Rivalry matchups start to mean a little more. Winning and losing streaks have a more decisive impact on → Read More
Tigers prospect hits for cycle
Tigers prospect Gage Workman hit for the cycle on Sunday, accomplishing one of baseball's rare feats. Workman's cycle came for the Low-A Lakeland Flying Tigers in their 20-7 win over the Bradenton Marauders, the Pirates' Low-A affiliate. It was an even more unexpected cycle than usual -- Workman recorded two → Read More
MLB parks open as COVID-19 vaccine sites
MLB ballparks across the country are now being used as COVID-19 vaccination sites, and it's estimated that more than 150,000 people per week are being vaccinated at these sites. Here's the latest info on which stadiums are being used to help distribute the vaccines. → Read More
Relive the longest postseason games ever
If you watched Game 3 of the 2018 World Series, chances are you still remember where you were -- or, perhaps, the multiple places you were -- for a marathon unlike any other. It took 18 innings and more than seven hours to decide the winner -- that honor went → Read More
Cy Young poll: The 2020 favorites are ...
The two Cy Young Award races this year are completely different, but both are coming into focus as the 2020 season gets down to the wire. In the American League, Shane Bieber has dominated since Opening Day. The National League race has been much more wide open, but a trio → Read More