123 words Robbie Ray has been by far the most valuable pitcher in the American League in 2021. His RA9-WAR, a FanGraphs stat that measures value on what actually happened as opposed to what should have happened, is 6.5 after today's start. That's 1.2 WAR higher than the next best AL pitcher in Gerrit Cole.
123 words 2021 MLB OBP Leaders and Losers
154 words I hate the Seattle Mariners
133 words Why are people upset about the foreign substance check?
188 words [Full Highlight] Jose Altuve and the Astros walk-off the Yankees after scoring 6 runs in the bottom of the 9th.
138 words [Post Series Thread] The Rockies complete the Arenado trade, taking 3 of 4 and the series against the Cardinals at Coors
125 words [Shaikin] According to this city of Oakland document, the A's would like to lease the site of their proposed waterfront ballpark for 66 years, but they would like to commit to play in that ballpark for only 20 years.
761 words [MLB] Best rotation trio in baseball? Maybe
152 words [Heyman] MLB is alarmed at the number of suspicious baseballs collected during this period where pitchers knew of the collections. (Of course pitchers also knew this is just a survey period, and no bans would be handed down.) Tomorrow owners will discuss further enforcement.
127 words Javy Baez avoids getting out to let Wilson Contreras score from 2nd base
142 words The Runner-on-Second in Extras Rule Has Worn Out Its Welcome
136 words [Lin] The Padres are the first team this season to win a game after trailing by six or more runs entering the seventh inning. They've played the most games of any team, and it does not feel like they should have 138 games left.
131 words Chicago White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodón has pitched the 307th no-hitter in MLB history against the Cleveland Indians!
181 words [Fletcher] I am disappointed in myself that I neglected to point this out yesterday.... Shohei Ohtani struck out reigning MVP Jose Abreu on Saturday and hit a HR against reigning Cy Young Shane Bieber on Tuesday.
178 words In your opinion, who do you think the most competitive division is?
142 words [Knight] Turns out the Dodgers had the money to pay all the people they laid off after all.
110 words [Bryant] Must be a slow news day to take something genuine and turn it into something out of context. Do better @espn #clickbait
139 words Hot Take: The Angels and Blue Jays (and maybe the Twins) are the only serious contenders to sign Bauer
121 words [Toribio] Erik Neander: "This is a step back. But by no means is this a white flag on this season."
496 words [MarkFeinsand] Noah Syndergaard and the Mets have agreed to a $9.7 million salary for 2021, a source confirms. That's the same salary as 2020, which he missed while recovering from TJ surgery. @BNightengale was first with the news.