Rubbing Mud: The Worst Rule In Replay
5/05The rules say umps should get it right, but not too right.
Rubbing Mud: The Best Rivalry In Baseball (Right Now)
5/04While the boxers were holding their punches this weekend, the Cardinals and Pirates slugged each other into exhaustion.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: The Ongoing Rise of Rizzo
5/02How Anthony Rizzo is becoming transcendent.
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4/30A survey of the dominant offensive trends, and how they have held up this April.
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4/27Taking a look at the teams who should find it easiest to upgrade.
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4/24The hard truth in Milwaukee.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Bryan Price’s Other Sins
4/22Rant or no rant, it hasn't been a great month for the Reds manager.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: So You Want to Trade Your Draft Pick
4/20Is the recent trade of a draft pick from Baltimore to Los Angeles what they've been warning us about?
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4/15The first week of the season is overrated, overanalyzed, overdiscussed--and, also, enough to move the odds significantly.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Un-Giving Up on the Diamondbacks Front Office
4/13Three weeks after Matthew gave up on the D'backs front office, he finds admiration for a series of moves.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Carlos Quentin’s DFA is This Godforsaken Era in a Nutshell
4/10Reexamining the loss of offense, through the lens of one DFA.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Don’t Trade Tulo
4/07Is it possible to sell low on the second-best player in baseball? Probably.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Four Good Young PItchers, Four Unusual Situations
4/03Four young pitcher whose teams made four interesting choices with them: Carlos Martinez, Alex Meyer, Tanner Roark and Danny Salazar.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: The Demise of the Two-Out Rally
4/01The declining offense of the era is particularly notable with two outs. What's happening?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Kris Bryant and the CBA Fight Ahead
3/23The attention paid to Kris Bryant's service time foreshadows the major issues facing owners and players in the next CBA negotiations.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: The Reds Chose the Wrong Time to Move Cingrani
3/20Tony Cingrani might finally be in the position where he's most likely to succeed, but the Reds aren't.
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