Mike Petriello

In the midst of a wild 8-6 Cubs loss to Detroit on Monday, Pete Crow-Armstrong did something that he’s done so often that it almost feels routine: He made a truly great defensive play. Stunning, we know: The defending Gold Glover, who rates as the best non-catcher defender in baseball

For all the rumors flying ahead of the Trade Deadline about who will get traded, or not, and where, and for whom, there’s one name that stands out above all others as being the most interesting. OK, fine, there’s two names, but we’re not talking about Tarik Skubal today. We’re

All the rumors finally came to fruition Saturday night when the Tigers made a deal to send Tarik Skubal to the Dodgers ahead of Monday's Trade Deadline. There’s a reason that nearly all the conversation around this particular Deadline has swirled around one particular pitcher, and it’s for a very

The biggest name the Cubs acquired at the Trade Deadline is probably Kevin Gausman, who once was the No. 4 overall pick in the Draft, who has garnered Cy Young votes in three different seasons and who started two World Series games last year. Maybe you prefer Clay Holmes, a

When Nationals pitcher Miles Mikolas stepped to the plate in extra innings on Thursday and put down a successful bunt to drive home a run, it was viewed mostly as an unexpectedly entertaining moment in the midst of an unexpectedly entertaining Washington season. It was, surely, that. After all, Mikolas

When the Phillies traded for Luis Arraez at the Deadline, most of the discussion was understandably about how he’d fit into their defensive lineup. All of the moving parts required infielders Bryson Stott, Alec Bohm and Bryce Harper to each move to new positions \-\- along with the more recent

Through the first four-plus months of this season, St. Louis first baseman Alec Burleson has recorded nearly 1,000 putouts. That sounds like a lot of work, and it is; it’s the largest figure of any player in the Majors in 2026. That number, however, encompasses two very different parts of

Only four teams in the Majors have scored more runs than the Brewers have, and it’s tight enough that the Brewers might end up with a top-3 run-scoring offense in baseball by the end of the year. At the same time, every team has outhomered the Brewers, who have a

Only four teams in the Majors have scored more runs than the Brewers have, and it's tight enough that the Brewers might end up with a top-3 run-scoring offense in baseball by the end of the year. At the same time, every team has outhomered the Brewers, who have a Majors-weakest 120 dingers and just one 20-homer hitter, Jake Bauers. Small market. Small players. Limited power. Lots of runs. You can basically write the headlines yourself: Small ball is back, baby! Well, kind of. The truth, as always, is a bit more complicated. They're not playing powerball, that much is…

There’s been a mistake, we think, in the conversation around the National League Rookie of the Year voting, which requires ballots to be submitted in just four more weeks. It’s long been seen as a two-horse race between JJ Wetherholt of the Cardinals and Sal Stewart of the Reds, and