The MLB first expanded its playoff format from two to four in 1995 and now 12 teams qualify for the playoffs each season. Read more »
San Francisco Giants Analysis
MLB Playoff Appearances For Each Team From 1995-2025
Grading The 19-20 MLB Offseason: National League Edition
Breaking down all of the moves that mattered for the NL teams, most notably the Dodgers and Reds. Read more »
Grading The Deal Roundup: On Kluber, Bumgarner & More
On the trade of Corey Kluber from Cleveland to Texas, Madison Bumgarner signing with the D-Backs, Blake Treinen joining the Dodgers and Wade Miley going to the Reds. Read more »
2019 Trade Deadline: Winners, Losers And WTFers
The first consolidated trade deadline came and went, and it couldn’t have happened during a weirder year. Read more »
Favorite Things: A National League Midseason Baseball Revue
The Dodgers are unsurprisingly dominating the National League, followed by the Braves, Nationals, Cubs and Brewers. Read more »
Predictions For The 2019 MLB Season (Bold, Tepid & Otherwise)
Some rankings, thoughts and predictions for the 2019 season, all of which will certainly come to pass and which we will in no way regret in the future. Read more »
Gimme Dat Harp, Boy: On the Bryce Harper Signing
If any team could afford to take a risk on a very special player like Bryce Harper, it's the Phillies. Read more »
2018 Year-End MLB Team Portfolio Rankings
The Red Sox, Astros and Dodgers comprise this year's top-3 with the Yankees and Cubs right behind them. Read more »
Predictions For The 2018 MLB Season (Bold, Tepid & Otherwise)
Predicting the regular season awards, division winners and what will happen in the always unpredictable October. Read more »
Grading The Offseason: NL West
On the moves the Giants, D-Backs, Rockies and Padres made this offseason to try to catch up with the Dodgers. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Pirates Trade Andrew McCutchen To Giants
The Giants have now given up significant chunks of their (already hurting) farm system to procure a couple of stars in decline in Andrew McCutchen and Evan Longoria. Read more »
2017 Year-End MLB Team Portfolio Rankings
The Astros, Dodgers, Yankees, Indians and Cubs comprise our top-5 as we enter 2018. Read more »
Grading The Deals: Eduardo Nunez, Anthony Swarzak, Pat Neshek
On Eduardo Nunez to the Red Sox, Anthony Swarzak to the Brewers and Pat Neshek to the Rockies. Read more »
Just How Bad Off Are The Giants?
The Giants need some things to start improving immediately if they aren't going to punt the season and there are a mess of things (the loss of Bumgarner, the lack of power, iffy rotation, etc.), that they can't really do anything about. Read more »
Predictions For The 2017 MLB Season (Bold, Tepid & Otherwise)
Here are some predictions for the 2017 season, organized by team. If we make enough; some safe, some crazy, surely, we'll get some right, right? Cue: the rumbling laughter of the baseball gods. Read more »
Grading The Offseason: NL West
The Dodgers and Giants continued to improve this offseason, and the Rockies tried to do enough to be in position for the Wildcard, the D-Backs and Padres made moves for the long-term. Read more »
2016 Year-End MLB Team Portfolio Rankings
The Cubs won the 2016 World Series but they rank behind the Dodgers and Red Sox in terms of the value of their collective assets. Read more »
Grading The Deals: Rich Hill To Dodgers, Mark Melancon To Giants
The Dodgers struck first, signing Rich Hill to a three-year, $48 million deal and then the Giants made their move, signing Mark Melancon to a four-year, $62 million deal. Both moves are interesting and risky, albeit in different ways. Read more »
The Morning After: Just Another Even-Year October
It's definitely more likely than not that 2016 will be the year that the #EvenYear stuff is finally put to bed, but it was certainly in full effect last night. And don't tell Madison Bumgarner about the so-called "odds," because you'll probably just make him angry. Read more »
Grading The Deals: On The NL Trade Deadline
Matt Moore, Matt Duffy, Matt Kemp, Josh Reddick, Rich Hill, Jay Bruce and Mark Melancon were some of the big names to move at the deadline. Read more »