On Wednesday afternoon, Major League Baseball announced the Silver Slugger Award finalists for the National League. The St. Louis Cardinals were well-represented, especially for the NL Utility Silver Slugger Award. The Cardinals had to shift around the lineup all year with guys playing all over the place and because of this both Alec Burleson and Brendan Donovan were named finalists in the utility category, the team ... Read more
Colt Keith Has the Bat — So Why Won’t the Tigers Say Where He’ll Play in 2026?.yv
Despite being competitive in each of the last two seasons, the Detroit Tigers have actually used a ton of platoons with players splitting time at multiple positions. In 2025, both Parker Meadows and Javier Baez played center field. Baez and Trey Sweeney split time at shortstop. Then there was Zach McKinstry, who played every position but center and catcher. That's also the case in right field, where both Wenceel Perez and ... Read more
Inside the Tigers’ Dilemma: Why Detroit Still Won’t Name Colt Keith’s Future Position.yv
Detroit Tigers infielder Colt Keith plays three positions: second base, first base and third base. That won't change. The Tigers expect Keith to play all three positions during the 2026 season, creating flexibility for their roster construction and roster usage. "We feel that he needs to play all three," president of baseball operations Scott Harris said Monday, Oct. 13, during the ... Read more
George Springer Benched for Game 4, Yet His World Series Role Might Be Bigger Than Ever.yv
Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer is not in the Game 4 lineup Tuesday night, but the team does not seem likely to remove from their World Series roster after he exited Game 3 with a side injury Monday. Removing Springer from the roster would rule him out for the rest of the series. He could not be added back later. "MRI showed that he's hour-to-hour, day-to-day, so just see how he kind of ... Read more
From Prospect to Problem-Solver — How Jack Leiter Earned the Rangers’ Top Rookie Crown for 2025.yv
Jack Leiter finally made the wait worth it for the Texas Rangers. Selected in the first round in 2021 (No. 2 overall), the hope was that the Vanderbilt star and son of former Major League pitcher Al Leiter would make beat a quick path to the Majors and bolster the rotation. That didn’t quite work out. The right-hander had control issues that required mechanical tweaks while he was in the minor leagues. A stint ... Read more