Archives for January 2026

This is the part of the offseason where the Seattle Mariners usually feel most comfortable. Close enough to the action to say they were involved. Far enough away to avoid committing to anything irreversible. It’s a familiar posture — cautious, calculated, and endlessly frustrating to a fanbase that knows exactly what this roster is missing. […]

Not long ago, Jarred Kelenic was supposed to be the future. Heading into the 2021 season, Kelenic was widely regarded as one of the top five prospects in all of Major League Baseball — a can’t-miss star, a cornerstone bat, and a central figure in the Seattle Mariners’ long-awaited rebuild. Scouts raved. Fans dreamed. The […]

Spring training is less than a month away, yet the MLB free-agent market remains strangely unresolved. While superstars like Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette, Alex Bregman, and Cody Bellinger continue to dominate headlines, a different kind of bidding war is quietly forming beneath the surface — one centered on a rare and increasingly valuable commodity. Right-handed […]

On a warm September night at Progressive Field, Nolan Jones drove an RBI double into the gap against the Kansas City Royals, a moment that briefly felt like a reminder of what the Cleveland Guardians once believed he could be. The swing was loud, the contact authoritative, the reaction from the crowd hopeful. But as […]

The Cleveland Guardians spent the offseason aggressively rebuilding their bullpen, cycling through arms, contracts, and projections in search of stability. Yet in the process, they let something far rarer slip through their fingers — a homegrown reliever whose journey embodied resilience, hope, and everything fans want to believe baseball can still be about. On Wednesday, […]