Why Do MLB Pitchers Focus So Much On Velocity? How Fastball Data Explains Baseball’s Growing Search For Speed
J.J. Cooper takes a look into MLB and Triple-A data to find correlations between pitch velocity and at-bat outcomes.
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2026 World Baseball Classic Schedule, Pools & Venues
The 2026 World Baseball Classic finals will once again be held at loanDepot Park in Miami, MLB announced on Wednesday.
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Minor League Baseball Stats: Who Is Leading Major Categories?
With the 2024 season winding down, we take a look at MiLB’s hitting and pitching leaders in key stat categories.
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Tigers Narrowly Holding Off Brewers, Guardians For Top MiLB Organization Record In 2024
The Detroit Tigers lead all teams in MiLB win-loss records in 2024, which is a further sign of the organization’s recent improvements.
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Assessing The State Of Every NL West Organization
With the trade deadline now passed, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes lead a deep-dive discussion on the state of each NL West organization.
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Assessing The State Of Every NL Central Organization
With the trade deadline now passed, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes lead a deep-dive discussion on the state of each NL Central organization.
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Assessing The State Of Every NL East Organization
With the trade deadline now passed, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes lead a deep-dive discussion on the state of each NL East organization.
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Ranking The 20 Hottest MLB Prospects | Hot Sheet (8/13/24)
Christian Moore’s amazing week leads off this week’s Prospect Hot Sheet
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Hot Sheet and ACL/FCL Top Prospects Chat (8/13/24)
Josh Norris will chat about the Hot Sheet as well as the ACL and FCL Top 20 Prospects lists on Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET.
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Assessing The State Of Every AL Central Organization
Now that the trade and draft signing deadlines have passed, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes are looking at each and every MLB organization and how…
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How College Baseball Scholarship Expansion Hurts Mid-Major Programs’ Chances At College World Series Success
J.J. Cooper delves into how the move from 11.7 to 34 scholarships has put smaller college baseball programs at a major disadvantage.
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Assessing The State Of Every AL East Organization
With the trade deadline and draft now over, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes dive into the state of every AL East farm system.
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Why Edgardo Henriquez Could Be This Year’s Orion Kerkering
The Dodgers system has a fast-moving, flamethrowing reliever who isn’t a household name yet, but is poised to become one.
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Japan Claims Seventh Straight Women’s World Cup Baseball Title
For a few moments, it seemed possible that Japan’s total domination of women’s baseball could end. On Saturday, the champs showed that they aren’t going…
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How To Watch As USA Faces Japan With Women’s World Cup Title
In one game, USA Baseball’s Women’s National Team could upend nearly two decades of domination. In the past six Women’s World Cups, Madonna Japan has…
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Five MLB Trade Deadline Hauls We Loved (And 5 That Puzzled Us)
It’s hard to say anyone dramatically upped their chances of winning the 2024 World Series at the trade deadline.
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Ranking Every Prospect Traded At The 2024 MLB Trade Deadline
Nearly 90 prospects changed organizations prior to Tuesday’s deadline. We ranked them all.
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Pirates, Orioles Swap Patrick Reilly & Billy Cook In Rare Prospect Deadline Deal
The Pirates sent RHP Patrick Reilly to Baltimore in exchange for OF Billy Cook in an interesting trade for both farm systems.
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Pirates Add Utility Man Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Deal OF Prospect Charles McAdoo To Blue Jays
The Pirates sent their No. 12 prospect back to Toronto in the trade for Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
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Zero Top 100 MLB Prospects Dealt At 2024 Trade Deadline
We’ve updated our midseason Top 100 for a decade. This is the first time no Top 100 prospects were dealt at the deadline.
