Rubbing Mud

Rubbing Mud: Royal Screwup

We missed on the Royals; can we excuse ourselves, or should we have seen this coming?

One of these months is not like the others.

The Rangers are exceeding expectations. Where did the expectations go wrong?

Jerry Dipoto is a front-office free agent. What will his new team be getting?

Mike Matheny blundered in not pinch-hitting for Carlos Martinez on Saturday. It matters.

Joe Maddon bats Addison Russell ninth every day; is that good for him, and is it good for the Cubs?

One is a genius, the other's insane. Also, they're both qualifying-offer eligible and haven't yet been traded. What might happen?

Summarizing the once and future GM's style and attributes.

The different flavors of WAR evaluate pitchers differently -- which players are particularly favored by one system, and why?

Among the slew of moves made leading up to the trade deadline, there were some notable non-moves that also deserve analysis

Is the Twins' most underrated player also their best deadline chit?

Cole Hamels isn't having that great a year, right? No, not right.

Looking at the league's projected PECOTA standings brings some clarity to the buy/sell decisions teams will face over the next 10 days.

Pittsburgh's recent incredible record may be due to regress.

Is declining to reset the rotation after the All-Star break a failure of imagination for contending teams or a rational strategy?

Aggressive hitters are having a heyday; is this a shift in league dynamics?