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MLB relief pitcher power rankings entering week 11

The 2026 MLB season is gearing up for week eleven. Through the first ten weeks, numerous players have gotten off to fast starts. There have been front-runners for All-Star selections, early cases for season-long awards, as well as rookies quickly…

May days were not kind to RailRiders

May was not a merry month for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Although they won the final two games of a six-game series last week against the Worcester Red Sox at home at PNC Field, the RailRiders finished May with a 12-15 record. In two series against the WooSox during the month, they went 4-7. They […]

Phillies on the Pharm: 6/3/2026

After getting Monday off, all of the team’s affiliates were back in action on Tuesday. Well, most of the affiliates played. Who impressed? Rochester 8, Lehigh Valley 7 Welcome back to Triple-A, Keaton Anthony. The formerly rehabbing first baseman returned to Lehigh Valley last night to add two hits in five at bats, including an […]

Braves Minor League Recap: John Gil crushes Grand Slam

Tuesday was a fascinating evening for those fans of the Atlanta Braves minor league system. There were a couple of big returns — Drue Hackenberg off of the injured list and Blake Burkhalter to rehab in Rome. Then there were prospects making a huge impact at the dish, notably John Gil’s home run and the […]

How does ABS help Salvador Perez’s defensive metrics?

Many announcers and writers have called Salvador Perez a future Hall of Famer, but I do not think that he is going to make it to Cooperstown. Two things have kept him in that tier just below elite. First, he is a free-swinger in an era where on-base percentage is valued higher than batting average, […]

Mariners News: Julio Rodríguez, Josh Hader, and Gleyber Torres

Good day everyone! The Mariners made it eight straight with an easy 8-3 victory over the Mets to secure their third consecutive series win. They’ve now raised their Fangraphs playoff odds to 87.8%. Which player has impressed you the most over this recent stretch of play? I have to give some flowers to Jhonny Pereda […]

Astros Legends Series 21: Mike Madden

He pitched his entire major league career in the 80’s with our Houston Astros.    He’s Mike Madden, and he joins us exclusively at The Crawfish Boxes for our 21st installment of the Legends Series.    Q:  That 1983 season, you appeared in 28 games, started 13, and won 9 of those.    What was that […]

Elephant Rumblings: A’s Pitching Depth Will be Tested

Happy Wednesday A’s Fans! Entering the third full month of the 2026 MLB season, the Athletics will hope to play better after languishing through their fifth straight losing May. The team’s pitching depth will be tested this month as four of the five members of the Opening-Day starting rotation are no-longer on the active roster. […]

Minor league update for 6/2/26

For Hickory, Louis Marinaro struck out five in two shutout innings. Michael Trausch struck out one in a scoreless inning. Paulino Santana was 2 for 3 with a pair of walks. Hector Osorio had a homer and a pair of walks. Dewar Tovar doubled and walked. Josh Springer doubled and walk. Marcos Torres had a […]

What is IKF talking about?

Isiah Kiner-Falefa has a job with the Red Sox because the Red Sox aren’t very good. But he’s a veteran and all, so when asked why the team was so much worse at home than the road, he dropped this nugget: What do we think he means? Is Craig Breslow skulking around, giving wedgies? Is […]

The Opener: Judge, Torres, Harrison

In case you missed it, Angels outfielder Jo Adell pulled a Jose Canseco on Tuesday against the Rockies (video via MLB). 1. Judge seeing specialist for rib injury Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is heading for additional tests with a team specialist on the bone bruise in his ribcage, manager Aaron Boone told reporters (h/t Bryan […]

MLB starting pitcher power rankings entering week 11

The 2026 MLB season is gearing up for week eleven. Through the first ten weeks, numerous players have gotten off to fast starts. There have been front-runners for All-Star selections, early cases for season-long awards, as well as rookies quickly…

Jeter takes place in history as Yankees captain

Jeter takes place in history as Yankees captain kkundahl Wed, 2026-06-03 09:00 On June 3, 2003, Derek Jeter joined a famous fraternity when he was named the 15th captain of the New York Yankees. Khadifi Madison In modern-day Major League Baseball, the role of a captain has become increasingly rare. But Derek Jeter was indeed a rare player. On June 3, 2003, Jeter was named the 15th captain in Yankees history. Derek Jeter spent the entirety of his 20-year playing car...

Who’s on your All-Star Game Ballot?

The day has come: All-Star voting opens at noon. The game will be coming to our fair city, and no doubt you’d like to see as many Phillies as possible in it. If you’re feeling magnanimous, you might even give a vote to some non-Phillies. Maybe. So today’s question is a simple one: who’s on […]

Will Sandy Leon get another hit this year?

The Braves fished Sandy Leon out of the Mexican League in the wake of injuries to their catchers. He got a hit in his first start. He got a hit in his second start. He has no hits since. He has no walks since. The Braves didn’t get him to hit, but his .064 wOBA […]