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Inside the first baseman contract trend that Pete Alonso has to deal with
First basemen have seen their salaries drop in relation to other positions, which is one of the reasons why Pete Alonso isn’t in line for a top-five contract.
The overlooked truth about the Hall of Fame ballot
The Hall of Fame ballot was revealed Monday. It is a day on the baseball calendar that should be more revered. It is not like Hall of Fame election day,...
David Wright still could get full Mets pay, even if there is no season
Former Mets captain David Wright, who retired after the 2018 season, is still expected to receive his full salary — even though Major League Baseball has been shut down since...
Have these megadeals scared MLB into hot-stove freeze?
The favorite pastime involving the national pastime has become examining why the free-agent market has moved so slowly. Early this offseason the traffic jam was often blamed on so many...
Final Shots: Former MLB Slugger Prince Fielder To Host Cooking Show For Netflix, Hulu
Six months after his career-ending injury, the former Texas Ranger will rebrand as a television cooking personality.
Cashman: The 2 road blocks to Aaron Judge's Yankees call
Aaron Judge was good enough to be named the International League Batter of the Week on Monday after going on a tear at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but it doesn’t sound like...
Fantasy baseball: How to move on from Prince Fielder
It is easy to sit back and wait for Prince Fielder to turn it around for your fantasy baseball team. Fielder has been durable, outside of playing 42 games in...
Lineup from hell: Creating team of MLB's alarming duds (so far)
You know what baseball needs? An official date when it is not too early anymore. An actual time is needed in which we know it is safe to point at...
A-Rod's 9 biggest competitors in the year of the Comeback Player
Alex Rodriguez is the comeback of the year. But he might not be the American League Comeback Player of the Year. Because this feels like a season when a defibrillator...
Sizing up the Home Run Derby field -- if the rain stops
CINCINNATI — The Major League Baseball Home Run Derby is under the threat of being washed out by mother nature. Heavy rain was falling in Cincinnati on Monday afternoon, with...
We're about to find out if MLB players are forgiving A-Rod, too
Alex Rodriguez has tried so hard to script his life, to plan his words and deeds so he could control the narrative about his life. He was often terrible at...
Fantasy baseball draft guide: Overrated and underrated
Every year, there are fantasy players who reach for a player based on potential or one great season they had three years ago. And every year a good number of...
The biggest question for all 30 MLB teams in spring training
In each baseball season, there exist questions that can’t be answered until we play out 162 games and then some. We need that long to tell us whether the Yankees’...
The 50 most fascinating figures in baseball
Rob Manfred’s crises are coming. They are unavoidable when you are the commissioner of a major sport. They also are mostly unpredictable in their scope, timing and content. Maybe you...
The Prince and princess of ESPN's Body Issue
Athletes come in all shapes and sizes, and ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue makes that clearer than ever. Two of the most eye-catching athletes featured in the annual edition, which...
Fantasy baseball preview: Who will thrive in new locales?
Change can be a scary word with a ton of negative connotations, but it can also be a reason for renewed hope. Let’s say you’ve had the same fantasy team...
Fielder-Kinsler swap may put Rangers in running for Cano
Yankees officials have played a game in recent months trying to imagine who could make a blockbuster offer to Robinson Cano, and have eliminated pretty much every possibility. The one...