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Richest MLB Free Agent Contracts By Year
MLB Playoff Appearances For Each Team From 1995-2025
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 »
Richest MLB Free Agent Contracts By Year
Shohei Ohtani has joined Barry Bonds, Albert Belle, Kevin Brown and Alex Rodriguez in signing a transformational MLB free agent contract. Read more »
Why Trevor Hoffman Didn't Make the Hall of Fame
Trevor Hoffman deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, but his place in Cooperstown is on hold due to the lack of a statistical benchmark for closers. We've fixed that. Read more »
Cardinals End Season Atop OPSERA Rankings
Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina go down, but the Cardinals remain the class of baseball. Can they make yet another extended playoff run? Read more »
Blue Jays Rocket Into Top Five
The Blue Jays have been red-hot since acquiring Troy Tulowitzki and David Price, moving into the top five for the first time all season. Read more »
NL Dominates OPSERA Rankings For August 18th
The National League reigns supreme this week with the Cardinals, Dodgers and Pirates sitting atop our rankings. Read more »
Fantasy Mailbag: Harper, Heston & Hamels
Neema Hodjat discusses whether Bryce Harper is the best player in the fantasy baseball, where Cole Hamels would fit best and whether Chris Heston has staying power. Read more »
Miguel Cabrera Has Tigers In Top Five
Miguel Cabrera has the Tigers on his back as they remain in the top five. Did you expect anything less? Read more »
Michael Wacha Has Cardinals Back In Top Spot
Michael Wacha is having the best season of his young career as the Cardinals move to the top of RealGM's OPSERA rankings this week. Read more »
Pirates Climb Alongside Baseball's Best
Thanks to a recent surge, the Pirates find themselves in the top-five along with the Dodgers, Cardinals, Royals and Nationals. Are they for real? Read more »
The Cutoff Throw: Mr. May, Cubbies & Yankees Without Ellsbury
The month of May has belonged to Bryce Harper and Prince Fielder, the young Cubs are fulfilling promise and why the Yankees are in trouble without Jacoby Ellsbury. Read more »
Nationals Finally Break Into Top Five
The Nationals have broken into the top five, while the Yankees (nine spots), Mets (six), Angels (seven) and Reds (five) took the biggest falls. Read more »
Kansas City Displaying Staying Power
The Royals have avoided a hangover following their surprise World Series appearance. They rank among baseball's best in both hitting and pitching. Read more »
Dodgers, Cardinals Remain Atop Rankings
With more than a month of games played we are starting to see some stability in the OPSERA rankings. The top five clubs have shuffled a bit, but remain constant. Read more »
Dodgers Grab First Place, Astros Sneak Into Top Five
The Dodgers, Cardinals, Royals, Astros and Yankees comprise the top five in this week's rankings. One of those teams is not like the other. Read more »
Cardinals Emerge As Baseball's Best
Injuries may soon become a problem, but the Cardinals have taken over the top spot thanks to the second-best record in baseball. Read more »
Tigers Top First OPSERA Rankings Of Season
The Tigers have the best record in baseball and sit atop our first OPSERA rankings of the 2015 season. The remainder of the top five includes a few surprises. Read more »
Blue Jays Are Biggest Threat To Bryce Harper's Baseball Innocence
One of the most random statistics in baseball, a sport filled with them, is that Bryce Harper has yet to face a pitcher young than him in the Major Leagues. Read more »