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Why won't you just leave Lucas Giolito alone!

Correa and Kepler Watch, Owners Whining, and Links for You to Read and Discuss!

Your Tuesday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.

A look at three key fights from the weekend’s regional, developmental and international scene. This edition previews RFA 42, ACB 43 and DCS 28.

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

In the first two months of the season, the Toronto Blue Jays have sent 24 players to the injured list. What's up with the spike in injuries?

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals return to Chase Field for the first time since late September 2019. The 27-22 St. Louis Cardinals are clinging to a 1⁄ 2 game lead over the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. They broke a 3 game losing streak yesterday, defeating the White Sox 4-0. The timing is not great for Mike Hazen, Torey Lovullo, and the Diamondbacks organization. The contrast between a successful Goldy on a 1st place team and a Diamond...

Often, when an analyst reviews his or her draft, it is typically ahead of the season about to be played. That makes sense! We are planning for 2021, not 2020. It might behoove us, however, to review how drafts actually went. I’m guilty of doing the former and not the latter! With the dawn of the second annual Razzball RazzSlam best ball tournament upon us, I figured now is as good a time as any to rectify this. Last year, I entered the inaugural RazzSlam having played, and subsequently bomb...