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Why Benching Shohei Ohtani Is the Dodgers' Best Move
The marathon that an MLB season becomes every year punishes starting pitchers, and the war of attrition ultimately proved unkind to Shohei Ohtani.
Doug Whiteside10/13/2026
MLB’s Return To A 154-Game Season Could Change The Game For The Better
One proposed item that appears to make sense now, in real time, is a return to the old 154 game, regular season schedule.
Doug Whiteside10/9/2026
Sale Dialed In for Epic Game 3 Clash With Yamamoto
Yamamoto enters tonight with a 14-9 record, a 2.53 ERA and 182 strikeouts through the '26 season. Sale was even better statistically, going 14-9 with a 2.16 ERA and 200 strikeouts.
Doug Whiteside10/6/2026
Freddy Peralta’s Late Season Climb Suggests Another Slow Night For Yankee Hitters
Opponents hit just .165 against him in September. That performance earned Freddy the American League Pitcher of the Month honors.
Doug Whiteside10/5/2026
Phillies In The Driver’s Seat After Overcoming Miscues
In a tense elimination playoff game, it will be interesting to see if the announcing crew will hold off on prematurely passing judgment.
Doug Whiteside10/1/2026
The Tampa Bay Rays Have Built the Perfect October Machine
There is one absolute "X" factor that this Rays team has that the others didn't, and one that perhaps the rest of the league in the 2026 MLB postseason is proceeding without.
Doug Whiteside9/29/2026
2026 MLB Wild Card Game One Picks: The Pitchers Who Can Set The Tone (Updated)
Here are the Game 1 matchups, and the pitchers who can establish the tone for their clubs.
Doug Whiteside9/28/2026
Alonso-Cease: Top Free Agents Were Spectacular in 2026 - Their Clubs Failed to Follow Suit
The predicament definitely wasn’t the fault of their biggest free-agent acquisitions
Doug Whiteside9/24/2026
Blue Jays, Rangers Fight for Their Postseason Lives in Crucial Late-Season Series
Toronto runs into Jacob deGrom, who has once again looked like one of the game’s premier pitchers down the stretch.
Doug Whiteside9/18/2026
MLB Hot Corner Legends Continue to Produce as Playoffs Loom
Now, in 2026, there are three aging superstars who continue to produce at an elite level at the hot corner.
Doug Whiteside9/16/2026
Kevin McGonigle Could Take Home Much More Than the AL ROY Thanks to Analytics
The 21-year-old has already established himself as the clear favorite to win the AL Rookie of the Year. Yet when the traditional statistics are put aside for a moment and the deeper numbers are examined, a much more intriguing possibility, and discussion emerges.
Doug Whiteside9/14/2026
Cy Young Likely Out of Cease’s Reach, But a Cy-Like Sunday Performance Is Vital for Sinking Jays
Cease probably cannot do much about the Cy Young voting anymore, but he can still impact Toronto’s postseason hopes.
Doug Whiteside9/12/2026
Andruw Jones Set the Stage: Could Josue DePaula Have a Similar Introduction to Stardom?
Josue DePaula has the opportunity to begin writing that story himself.
Doug Whiteside9/10/2026
The Sparkplugs: MLB’s Top Three Table Setters by the Numbers
Games are won by getting on base by any means available, applying smart baserunning skills, which includes stealing bases, and ultimately, scoring runs.
Doug Whiteside9/9/2026
AL East Takes Over the Wild Card as Pitchers Chase History
Here are four pitchers, each approaching or reaching a significant milestone.
Doug Whiteside9/7/2026
Brett Bateman and Max Clark Are Making Their MLB Mark — But Rookie of the Year May Already Be Out of Reach
What might be slightly unfortunate, at least from a fan's perspective, is that both of these talented outfielders will likely barely breach their eligibility for Rookie of the Year in 2027.
Doug Whiteside9/3/2026
The Pirates’ No. 1 Pick Problem: Skenes Is the Exception, Not the Rule
Unlike any other major sport, the MLB draft is about as far from a guarantee of success as one could imagine.
Doug Whiteside8/30/2026
Max Fried Projects Low On K's v. Red Sox
Tonight, manager Aaron Boone will aim to give the bullpen a bit of a breather as another trusted ace gets the start.
Doug Whiteside8/29/2026
Eugenio Suárez Waived: Could the Blue Jays or Red Sox Acquire the Reds Slugger?
Still hitting titanic sized home runs at a clip that projects 2026 to be a fairly normal year for him, the two time All Star and 13 year MLB veteran will probably finish with close to 30 home runs, 80 RBI, a ton of strikeouts, and reliable third base play when he is not the designated hitter.
Doug Whiteside8/27/2026
Toronto’s Big Three Could Be Playoff Difference-Makers If Wild Card Dreams Come True
If Toronto is going to make the postseason, its starting rotation could ultimately be what gets it there, and what makes the Jays dangerous once they arrive.
Doug Whiteside8/25/2026
Max Scherzer's Strikeout Line Is Mispriced for the Royals Series Opener
Scherzer averages 2.8 Ks in his last 10 starts and managed just 1 in his most recent outing. The Over is mispriced at -151. Here's the Under case.
Will8/25/2026
Braxton Ashcraft's Strikeout Line Is Priced Wrong at Petco Park
DataStreak puts Ashcraft at a 95% hit rate on strikeouts, and the market's 5.5 line at +119 is a genuine pricing gap against his 20-start data.
Will8/25/2026
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Atlanta Braves vs. Milwaukee Brewers Sunday Night (Little League Classic) Preview
Two NL division leaders collide at Williamsport's Little League Classic, and the pitching matchup tells you everything you need to know about where the value sits tonight.
Doug Whiteside8/23/2026
George Springer's 3-Hit Game at Yankee Stadium Was the Outlier
The books haven't adjusted for Springer's actual baseline — Under 0.5 hits at +178 is the value angle coming out of Toronto's close win yesterday.
Will8/23/2026