The pieces are there, but they’re just pieces.
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, August 5th
Fernando Tatís and the Reds, the Astros’ flight home, and a big week ahead for the Red Sox.
Travis Wood Could Have Hit Thirty Homers in 2013
We’ve never seen what Shohei Ohtani’s doing? Really?
Answering the Cubs’ Tanking Question
The Cubs will have one of the worst rosters in baseball for these two months ahead. Do they want to lose?
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, August 4th
Jameson Taillon’s decent enough, and Lucas Giolito’s expected downturn hasn’t materialized.
Joe Kelly v. Astros, for the Last Time
See you in 2024, Carl.
This Hoyer/Rizzo Beef Feels Unnecessary
Jed Hoyer didn’t have to say that thing Jed Hoyer said yesterday.
The Yankee Stadium Cat Revealed Something About the Orioles
You cannot faze the Baltimore Orioles.
What’s Next for Matt Duffy?
More Ortega (Moretega), Duffy’s future in or out of Chicago, lamenting the Hoyer/Rizzo feud, and oh hey the Cubs play again tonight.
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, August 3rd
Nestor Cortes is good, there’s a weird ALCS line available some places.
What’s the Deal with Rafael Ortega?
Can the Cubs’ first rebuild star become a key piece?
Baseball’s Best Players Through July
Where each league’s best by WAR shake out two thirds of the way through.
Summing Up Baseball’s Playoff Races After the Trade Deadline
For casual fans, or those who’ve just had a busy summer.
Baseball Players Get Older, and So Do We
One more little essay on the Cubs.
Today’s Best Bets: Monday, August 2nd
The Blue Jays try to hang around, the Yankees might go back to the jumbo package, LCS futures, and the Oakland A’s.
Joe Kelly Rolls On
The man is on a tear.
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, August 1st
José Berríos’s Blue Jays debut, the Yankees look stronger by the minute.
What’s Kyle Hendricks’s Role in This Cubs Rebuild?
The ace by default, will Kyle Hendricks be around when the Cubs return to October?