Rubbing Mud

Rubbing Mud: What’ll It Take to Make the Royals Sellers?

Eric Hosmer and Lorenzo Cain would be the biggest gets on this summer's market. Would a cold streak get the Royals there--and would the Royals plausibly be better off?

Rubbing Mud: Sal Perez, Everyday Success Story

by Matthew Trueblood 6/01

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any.

Rubbing Mud: On Taillon and Glasnow As This Story’s Heroes

by Matthew Trueblood 5/29

The Pirates' fine season might get finer. Do two pitching phenoms make for a climactic Act III?

Rubbing Mud: All the Implications of Odubel Herrera

by Matthew Trueblood 5/27

The recent success of Rule 5ers like Herrera speaks to, among other things, the prevailing style of play and the glut of talent in MLB.

Rubbing Mud: So You Want to Fire Your General Manager

by Matthew Trueblood 5/22

One challenge of replacing a GM is unwinding an entire front office during the permanent campaign of modern baseball.

Rubbing Mud: The Quarter-Pole Odds Changes

by Matthew Trueblood 5/20

The more things change, the more they stay the same, except for when they change.

Rubbing Mud: Babies, Bathwater, and the Pace Of Play Conundrum

by Matthew Trueblood 5/18

Why our changing expectations are driving us all insane.

Rubbing Mud: The Non-Pitcher Guide To Improving Your Pitching This Winter

by Matthew Trueblood 5/12

So Strasburg is off the market. A couple of the best framers in baseball aren't, and they're not looking for seven years, either.

Rubbing Mud: The Astros As Sellers

by Matthew Trueblood 5/04

Is it back to 'Wait until 2017' in Houston?

Rubbing Mud: Stop What You’re Doing And Consider The Cubs’ Incredible Defense

by Matthew Trueblood 5/03

It's ridiculous, is what it is.

Rubbing Mud: Why Would Anybody Watch the Braves?

by Matthew Trueblood 4/25

On the flabbergasting fact that 32,085 paid to watch the Braves on Sunday.

Rubbing Mud: Joe Mauer and Me

by Matthew Trueblood 4/19

Eventually, baseball gives back.

Rubbing Mud: Kill the Error

by Matthew Trueblood 4/11

And bring on the partial hit.

Rubbing Mud: Juan Nicasio Is Not A Miracle Yet

by Matthew Trueblood 4/07

The newest Pittsburgh starter had a tremendous first start, but Ray Searage and the Pirates can't declare victory yet.

Rubbing Mud: An Aptitude for Altitude

by Matthew Trueblood 4/06

Does Jorge De La Rosa give the Rockies, and their front office, hope for a sustainable future?

Rubbing Mud: Injuries to Boston’s Lefties Might Turn Out All Right

by Matthew Trueblood 3/23

The bottom of the Red Sox rotation has taken hits this spring. It's not for the best, but it might not be for the worst.