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Ranking the 18 MLB teams that didn’t make the playoffs: Who is best-positioned for 2025?

Ranking the 18 MLB teams that didn’t make the playoffs: Who is best-positioned for 2025?

There are 18 teams that didn’t make the MLB postseason, so while we all enjoy October baseball, I thought I’d power-rank the non-playoff teams based on who is best-positioned to contend in 2025. I did the same thing a year ago, listing the Padres, Mets and Yankees as three of the top five non-playoff teams […]

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The 10 MLB managers likely to face the most scrutiny this offseason

The 10 MLB managers likely to face the most scrutiny this offseason

Three down, how many more to go? Over the past seven weeks, the Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds have all fired their managers. If history is any indication, the turnover is only beginning. A fourth job will open when Skip Schumaker exercises his “get out of jail free” card with the Miami

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Law: Picking winners for 6 major MLB player awards, including Rookie of the Year

Law: Picking winners for 6 major MLB player awards, including Rookie of the Year

I actually have the NL Manager of the Year ballot this year, an award on which I think I’ve only voted once previously in my 15ish years in the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), and certainly my least favorite one to vote on, because I don’t think there’s a good way to evaluate managers

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MLB Power Rankings: Mets, Tigers on the upswing; 1 thing each team is playing for

MLB Power Rankings: Mets, Tigers on the upswing; 1 thing each team is playing for

By Tim Britton, Chad Jennings and Kaitlyn McGrath Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​ writers​ — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. Well then, we’ve made it — through 25 weeks of power rankings, through ups and downs and surprises and

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Early MLB award predictions for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and more

Early MLB award predictions for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and more

We’re down to the final week and a half of the regular season, and although we’re still two months away from award season, we’ve seen enough to at least determine the front-runners for MLB’s major individual honors, which will be presented in November after the World Series. Therefore, let’s have some fun and look at

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MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers lose the top spot, Orioles slip; We hand out end-of-year awards

MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers lose the top spot, Orioles slip; We hand out end-of-year awards

By Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Stephen J. Nesbitt Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​ writers​ — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. There are two weeks left in the Major League Baseball regular season. Each team has four series remaining

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MLB Power Rankings: Royals, Padres shake up top 10; Our picks for each team’s MVP

MLB Power Rankings: Royals, Padres shake up top 10; Our picks for each team’s MVP

By Tim Britton,  Chad Jennings and Kaitlyn McGrath Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​ writers​ — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. All right, enough fooling around. There are less than three weeks left in the regular season, and these games

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Why front-office changes for most underachieving MLB teams appear unlikely

Why front-office changes for most underachieving MLB teams appear unlikely

Fans in a number of major-league cities want change. Ownership changes in many cases, yes. But front-office changes, at the very least. And in many cases, those changes seem unlikely. “I’m a huge believer in stability and continuity, and those are competitive advantages in professional sports, that reacting and change don’t necessarily mean improvement,” Toronto

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