Tampa Bay brings in Adeiny Hechavarria and his sterling defensive reputation, while the Brewers claim former All-Star catcher Stephen Vogt off waivers from the A’s.
Does using a reliever in high-leverage innings one year affect performance the next?
Nathan on waiting for spring, Patrick on an unexpected bonus of replay, and David on going to SABR.
George, Mike and Bret discuss the recent promotion of Franklin Barreto and the five players they’re each keeping an eye on over the remainder of the season: George Springer, Hanley Ramirez, Alex Wood, Anthony Rendon, Ryan Zimmerman, Gary Sanchez, Josh Harrison, Odubel Herrera, Robbie Ray, Luis Severino, Andrew Miller, Aaron Nola, Carlos Santana, Cameron Maybin and Chris Taylor.
Jose Bautista is marching toward a finish line that even he can’t see yet.
Notes on Brett Phillips, Brady Aiken, Dan Vogelbach, Bobby Bradley, Shawn Morimando, and more.
Zack tells the story of the Tell-Tale Cub, Matt watches Nick Franklin grow old before his eyes, and Jason lets you watch him grow old before your eyes.
There’s another Zack G. in the D-backs rotation, and while he’s not an ace like Zack Greinke his teammate, Zack Godley has been quite a welcome addition.
Brian McCann lives his life 23.4 feet per second at a time.