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Some departures in baseball are planned, others not. But all 30 teams have someone they could use right now — even if the going's good.
The Athletic MLB Staff234
Reasons for each MLB team to be optimistic — and pessimistic — about the rest of the season
Jim Bowden162
Opposite day for Yankees, Diamondbacks, Marlins. New lows for White Sox, Rockies
Jayson Stark38
Rockies set MLB record while trailing for 29 consecutive games as dismal beginning to season continues
Rustin Dodd113
Which MLB teams have underperformed or overperformed against expectations?
Chad Jennings116
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April baseball can confound, but we're here to help make sense of it, with 10 things we learned and insights from front-office executives.
Jayson Stark134
Teams and players have made their first impressions. What are the April baseball anomalies, and what early results will have staying power.
Jim Bowden109
The Padres, Diamondbacks and Rays all lost major ground this week, while the Guardians find themselves knocking on our top 5.
The Athletic MLB Staff172
For this exercise, The Athletic canvassed 40 executives across the sport, and tabulated their results to build front office report cards.
The Athletic MLB Staff623
This week, we’re hunting for statistics that might mean more than your typical April numbers and what they say about where teams are headed.
The Athletic MLB Staff219
The pilots involved in the flight have been suspended while United Airlines investigates the issue, the company confirmed in a statement.
Mark Puleo258
Our latest update includes each pitcher's previous ranking and their K-BB%. Who are the risers and fallers after nearly a month of games?
Eno Sarris163
This class is shaping up to be strong at the very top, decent through pick 20 and weak after that.
Keith Law127
This free-agent class could be one of the best ever, depending on who opts in or out. Here is an early position-by-position look.
Jim Bowden137
For the first time this year, the Braves are not No. 1 on our rankings. Plus, we dig into early-season player standouts for each team.
The Athletic MLB Staff272
Drew Gilbert is on the IL for the Mets, Chase Dollander has impressed early in his debut season and other notes from all NL farm systems.
Melissa Lockard52
Where's the fun in not drawing conclusions this early? We hand out one overreaction for each club after the season’s first fortnight.
The Athletic MLB Staff275
In her first scouting notebook of 2024, Andrea Arcadipane dives into Logan Gilbert's new cutter, Jose Siri's inflated walk rate and more
Andrea Arcadipane23
The minor-league season gets fully underway on April 5. Where are the top 50 prospects beginning their seasons?
Melissa Lockard68
Houston, we have a(nother) no-hitter: Welcome to the first Weird and Wild column of 2024. Let's run through the highlights (and lowlights).
Jayson Stark28
Which teams have the best rotations in MLB at the start of this season? Bowden ranks them, 1 through 30, and gives a snapshot of each group.
Jim Bowden230
With a small sample size, we’re still learning what’s real (and not). Here’s one big thing we noticed about each team on Opening Weekend.
The Athletic MLB Staff361
Condon is making a strong case to be the No. 1 pick. Plus notes on Tennessee's top draft prospects and on high school lefty Cam Caminiti.
Keith Law95
The Rockies' Brenton Doyle won a Gold Glove as a rookie in 2023, but is only starting to be known outside of Colorado.
Tyler Kepner41
Across the country, fan bases awoke as Opening Day brought hope, possibility and — in some cases — victory to teams starting fresh.
Chad Jennings161
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