Baez's towering blast (455 feet!) sets Spring Breakout mark
JUPITER, Fla. -- Dedicated to the development of their top young stars, the Cardinals were one of just two MLB franchises to commit to playing two Spring Breakout games, and they were one of just five clubs to make all top 10 players available for the inaugural event showcasing the...
Joshua Baez
8 ways to appreciate the gap between the Majors and Minors
Since reliable pitch tracking came online in 2008, we have more than 11 million tracked regular season and postseason pitches in Major League play. It’s a dataset that revolutionized the game, but what we haven’t had nearly so reliably is the same information for the Minor Leagues. We know prospects...
What Statcast said about Ragans' start, Garcia's homer
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In the regular season, opening Statcast for data on the games we’re watching is a daily occurrence.
In the Cactus League, not so much.
There’s only one ballpark fitted with data tracking equipment: Salt River Fields. So when the Royals traveled east Tuesday and didn’t have their...
Cole Ragans
Maikel Garcia
Breaking down exactly what to expect from Mookie at shortstop
For the second time this offseason, superstar outfielder Mookie Betts is making a possibly unprecedented position change.
In December, the Dodgers stated that the six-time Gold Glove Award winner would be making a permanent move from right field to second base – a switch that we thought, at the time,...
Mookie Betts
4 Spring Training stats that matter for Texas
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Only one Cactus League stadium -- Salt River Fields -- has Statcast technology, so it’s hard to tell exactly how well some guys are doing throughout Spring Training.
- Dodgers 7, Rangers 1
The Rangers have played two games at Salt River Fields this spring, a 6-6...
Marc Church
Adolis Garcia
Evan Carter
Jack Leiter
Replacing a Cy winner? This reliever-turned-starter is ready for it
Michael King quickly realized during his 2020 rookie season with the Yankees that he wasn't ready to be a big league starter. “I basically only had a sinker. … So I felt like I got exposed once I got to the big leagues,” King told MLB.com. But a lot has...
Michael King
12 Statcast standouts this Spring Training
One of the best parts about Spring Training is getting an early look at the Statcast data for MLB stars, breakout candidates, top prospects and elite international players making the jump to the Major Leagues.
Not every ballpark in Florida and Arizona is currently equipped with Statcast tracking, but we...
Elly De La Cruz
Spencer Jones
Jung Hoo Lee
Tarik Skubal
Eury Pérez
Chris Sale
Hurston Waldrep
Bryce Warrecker
Evan Carter
Harry Ford
James Wood
Nate Pearson
Lee rips impressive 418-foot HR; Luciano makes debut
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Jung Hoo Lee is known more for his contact than his power, but the 25-year-old center fielder flashed some impressive pop in the Giants’ 2-1 loss to the D-backs on Thursday afternoon at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.
Batting leadoff for only the second time this...
Jung Hoo Lee
Marco Luciano
The teams projected to dominate defensively this year
When we think about projecting ahead to the upcoming season, we usually think team win/loss records, or what individual pitchers and hitters may do. But defense is an important part of those projections too, even if it’s a little harder to model than pitching or hitting. After all: How can...
He's the king of missing bats ... and still a free agent
The master of missing bats is still out there.
That would be Blake Snell, reigning NL Cy Young Award winner … and still free agent.
Well, here's one more reason the left-hander is one of the nastiest pitchers in baseball: No Major League pitcher induces more extreme swings and misses...
Blake Snell