Rubbing Mud

Rubbing Mud: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Charlie?

How the Rockies Charlie Blackmon is going against history.

The circumstances change, but the Twins never do. Is that their problem?

Despite the big names being off the market, there's still plenty of activity to come and these teams still have work left to do.

Will the Twins rookie be undone by his contact issues?

As the end of Jason Heyward's free agency approaches, we look at the anti-Heyward arguments that managers and execs are surprisingly attached to.

The Nationals and Orioles go into the Winter Meetings with very different outlooks, but both might be looking to make a grand gesture.

Is aggressiveness on the first pitch a cause of the latest offensive uptick, or is it merely a blip?

It's the end of a blip.

Different metrics come to different conclusions, but for this author there is a clear choice for AL MVP.

How Matt Carpenter kept his signature skill from being a weakness.

The most unpredictable division in baseball is particularly unpredictable this offseason. Breaking down how each team might (?) see itself.

The high-end crop of starting pitchers will have no shortage of bidders/press, but how deep are the pitfalls for that next group?

Is the Royals' success a sign that teams should spend on hitters who put the ball in play?

The Cubs' best player was, in many ways, their biggest liability in October. What's it mean for him next year?

Discussing the eleven players that make up the qualifying offer bubble.

For Pittsburgh, hope is just a few memories away.