Rubbing Mud

Rubbing Mud: New-Stats Rookie Antonio Senzatela

Rockies rookie right-hander Antonio Senzatela is a lot more interesting than the raw numbers would suggest.

The way baseball is played has changed, so it's time to change the way we treat beanballs.

Maybe The Wizard has some magical ways to make baseball more appealing.

In the middle of his start, a struggling Adam Wainwright began switching sides of the pitching rubber.

Lorenzo Cain has never been a patient hitter, but perhaps his early walk-drawing this season is a sign of change.

Earl Weaver would have a lot of faith in these Cubs.

Freeman's approach is approaching perfection.

Reds prospect Zach Vincej explains how he changed his hitting approach through tinkering and ignoring cliches.

Toronto's young closer has a potentially dominant cutter, if he can just figure out how to use it.

Falling for the WBC and everything that comes with it.

Traded from the Reds to the Marlins, Dan Straily is an example of how new pitching data can help change a repertoire.

Baseball can be a different game for lefties and righties, but there's a lot more to learn.

Observations from an offseason spent watching games from a different era.

Rob Manfred, like Bud Selig before him, is blaming the players for a problem MLB owners created.

Will the Red Sox's new ace continue to trade strikeouts for fewer deep counts?

Taking a deep dive into the Cardinals right-hander's repertoire, sequencing, tunnels, and overall approach.