The Brewers certainly have the better bullpen and defense, but pretty basically everything else tilts in favor of the Dodgers. Read more »
John Watson - Baseball Analysis
2018 NLCS Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers Vs. Milwaukee Brewers
Baseball In A Nutshell: AL Wild Card Preview
The 2018 Athletics are basically a microcosm of baseball in 2018, built on the twin foundations of dingers and a lockdown bullpen. Read more »
Loose Ends: On The NL Tiebreakers And Wild Card Game
On the glorious nonsense of the double one-game playoffs and the NL Wild Card Game. Read more »
Mayhaps Valid Predictions: Thoughts On The MLB MVP Awards
On the Mookie Betts versus Mike Trout race in the AL and the wideopen race in the NL. Read more »
Pitch Perfection: Cy Young Award Predictions
On the candidates including Blake Snell, Jacob deGrom, Chris Sale, Aaron Nola and more. Read more »
Rookie Rankings: Predictions For The Young Man's MVP Award
Breaking down the candidates and why Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuna are the favorites. Read more »
Postseason Prospects: Thoughts On The MLB Playoff Races
While there is only one truly interesting race in the AL, the National League has come to the rescue this year and offers a veritable cornucopia of tantalizing scenarios. Read more »
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off: On Washington's Waiver Deals
Things have not gone well for Washington this season, that much is clear. Some of the blame can be lain at the feet of the baseball gods, but some should probably also be attributed to the humans in the front office. Read more »
Oakland Stroke: On The Hottest Team In The MLB
While the A's have have caught some breaks, they don't really look lucky, as it were. After all, as they say, luck is the residue of some smart folks building a competitive team on a shoestring budget. Read more »
Grading The MLB Trade Deadline: The Biggest Winners And Losers
Picking out the best of the best (Dodgers and Twins) and the worst of the worst (Astros). Read more »
Grading The Deal Roundup: The Search For Reliever Relief
The Indians, Cubs and A's have traded for relievers. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Dodgers Win Manny Machado Derby
The Dodgers added a legitimate superstar before the trade deadline and now have one of the deepest lineups in all of baseball without compromising the long-term. Read more »
Down And Out In The AL Central: Cleveland And Flotsam
Whether it's something silly like trading for Manny Machado or something slightly more sensible like upgrading the bullpen, the Indians will surely do something to improve their October odds. Read more »
Worry Index: Are The Yankees In Trouble?
Barring a complete and historic collapse, yes, the Yankees will make the postseason. But we have long lived in a world where Yankees fans expect more than the postseason, more than a pennant. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Nationals Nab Kelvin Herrera To Improve Bullpen
With almost two weeks of June baseball remaining, the Nationals and Royals did something we don't usually see quite this early in the season: they made an actual trade of import. Read more »
Seattle Hunch: On The Mariners' Playoff Positioning
The Mariners have put themselves in an extremely good position so far this season, and they have plenty of players who could improve if some of the players who have been leading the charge take a step back. Read more »
Sergio Romo Opens the Opener Door
Prior to this weekend, Sergio Romo had appeared in 588 games, but had never started one. After this weekend, he has officially started two, and has brought the term "opener" into modern parlance. Read more »
A Little Unfair: On The Astros' Rotation Riches
The Astros' rotation almost certainly won't be this good all year long, but it's worth admiring just how good they've been to this point, because they are historically good right now, just as their offense was last year. Read more »
We Are Young: On The Atlanta Braves' Hot Start
The Braves look like they're ahead of schedule and it might be sooner than we think that they can start to flex a little bit of financial muscle and fans of other teams go back to abhorring the Braves again. The 90s are making a comeback, after all. Read more »
Early Returns On The National League Favorites
The NL standings are off to a particularly jarring start, with not one of the teams that almost everyone predicted as a division winner (Nationals, Cubs, Dodgers) currently in the lead. Read more »