Rubbing Mud: Matt Carpenter Refuses to Swing$
4/12
Is the Cardinals star leading a counter-revolution?
Rubbing Mud: The Astroification of Gerrit Cole
4/10
Have the Astros already unlocked more upside in Gerrit Cole?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: The Tunnelmen$
4/06
Highlighting the 10 pitchers who were average or better in three major tunneling metrics.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Can the Cardinals’ New-Look Defense Hold Up?$
4/03
St. Louis is taking some chances defensively to add thump offensively, and the early results are worrisome.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Fear Finds Schwarber and Kapler on Opening Day$
3/30
Most baseball men refuse to call fear by its name. They’re happy to talk about respect for the other team, about humility, and about facing adversity, but so much of life (and at least as much of baseball as of life, in general) is about grappling with and overcoming fear, and a great many of...
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: How Good is Julio Teheran?$
3/27
Julio Teheran has been one of the toughest pitchers in baseball to get a handle on.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: The Maturation of Byron Buxton
3/23
What makes special players special is that they can make adjustments and shore up weaknesses in ways others can't. Byron Buxton did that in 2017.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Josh Harrison Isn’t Going to Win This Staredown$
3/21
Josh Harrison is sick of being plunked.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: First-Pitch Fastballs and the Team That Stopped Throwing Them$
3/16
How one team tries to avoid being ambushed, and why other teams may soon follow their lead.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Paul DeJong and the Extension Market$
3/12
The past, present, and future of young players passing up potential mega-deals for life-changing money now.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Sliding and Cutting with the Yankees$
3/09
It's no coincidence that so many Yankees pitchers are taking the same unorthodox approach.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Three Teams That Should Be Talking to Jake Arrieta$
3/02
Finding an interesting, sensible landing spot for the former Cy Young winner.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Building a Better Yu Darvish$
2/27
Theo Epstein, Joe Maddon, and the Cubs believe the world has not yet seen the best of Yu Darvish.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Tommy Pham, Avisail Garcia, and What We Bet On$
2/23
Two late-blooming outfielders enjoyed breakout 2017 seasons for Midwestern teams. Now what?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: The Size and Shape of Francisco Mejia’s Future Position$
2/19
Does the best catching prospect in baseball actually have a chance to stick at catcher long term?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Tyler Chatwood vs. Corey Seager, Six Times$
2/14
Fun with BP's new Interactive Matchup Tool (or at least more fun than Tyler Chatwood had).
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