Rubbing Mud

Rubbing Mud: Addison Russell Can’t Get No Relief From Relievers

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?

If it wasn't clear already, it's clear now: The DH in the National League is a good thing for baseball.

Starting rotations certainly don't look like they did a century ago; they don't even look like they did in the early '90s. Where are they going next?

How confident should we be in teams that have greatly increased/decreased their playoff odds from the start of the year?

Andy MacPhail is joining the Phillies at a key time: Should they or should they not trade Cole Hamels?

The Royals and Astros have different offensive profiles except in one key way