Travis Sawchik is a Senior Baseball Writer at theScore. He specializes in covering MLB, sports business, and competitive sports, with a keen focus on the intersection of finance and team sports. His insights and analyses have been featured in theScore, NewsBreak, The Times and Democrat, and Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Travis focuses on providing in-depth analysis and insights into baseball, particularly Major League Baseball (MLB), with a strong emphasis on data-driven content. His articles cover various aspects of the sport, including team performance, player strategies, and industry trends.
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By: Travis Sawchik
The World Baseball Classic began as something of an experiment 20 years ago. Many thought it would fizzle and quickly become forgotten. Early on it was difficult for the event to garner attention, and to have clubs and players buy in. Now, though, the decision to stick with it is
By: Travis Sawchik
During the Mariners’ opening series against the Guardians, television analyst and former MLB pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith noticed something telling about the new challenge system: hitters hesitated. They often seemingly wanted to tap their helmets and challenge a borderline call, but they mostly held back. They had good reason to pause.
By: Travis Sawchik
When the Red Sox won just two of their first nine games this year, it marked their worst start to a season since Ted Williams was flying F4U Corsairs with the U.S. Marine Corps. This early disappointment in Boston is amplified as this is a team with expectations, a club
Austin Hedges gave one of the more candid, and humorous, self-assessments in recent memory a few years back while with the Rangers. "I've kind of been in an offensive slump my whole career," Hedges quipped. But when the career .186 hitter stepped into the right-handed batter's box for his first
Justin Verlander is one of the few pitchers to have performed during the entire pitch-tracking era of Major League Baseball. He broke into the big leagues in 2005, which is well before Statcast debuted in 2015, and even before Pitchf/x began in '08. He once cruised. Earlier in his career,
MLB and the MLBPA held their first bargaining session on May 12 as both parties began working toward the next labor agreement. The CBA expires on Dec. 1. Competitive balance will be a focus during discussions, if not the primary issue. Here’s what you need to know about the state
By: Travis Sawchik
Nick Martinez and Foster Griffin have been two of the better pitchers – and pitching stories – to begin this young season. Martinez owns a 2.29 ERA through his first 12 starts for the Rays, including gems like his April 22 outing against the Reds when he threw a season-high
By: Travis Sawchik
Should the Tigers trade Tarik Skubal later this summer, he'd be the rarest type of difference maker available at the Deadline. The lefty became only the 12th pitcher to win back-to-back Cy Young Awards last season. Skubal returned from an innovative nanoscope procedure on Saturday in Cleveland, and allowed three
MLB outlined its vision of a grand bargain in a series of proposals made to the MLB Players Association over the past few weeks. Under the latest proposal shared last Thursday, which focused on the reserve system, the vast majority of players would earn more money, reach free agency earlier,
By: Travis Sawchik
Ryan Johnson missed by nearly a foot. The Angels right-hander wanted to bury a cutter inside. Instead, he left the full-count pitch over the middle of the plate on Monday night.
