Tom Verducci’s Awards Week Predictions The likely winners of MLB’s individual hardware were all overlooked early in their careers. Plus, this year’s rookie class may be the deepest in league history. Sports Illustrated · Nov 9
SI’s MLB All-Postseason Team Reflects’ Brewers Dominance Half of the 16 players highlighted for their postseason performances suited up for the World Series champions. Sports Illustrated · Oct 31
Rays Bring the Guardians Back to Reality, Book a Trip to the World Series Tampa Bay won the American League pennant by shutting down the Guardians’ offense and exposing the weaknesses that plagued them all season. Sports Illustrated · Oct 20
Bazzana hitless as Rays beat Guardians to lead series Tampa Bay will head back home with a three-games-to-two lead in their American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Guardians. AAP · Oct 19
The Rays Rediscovered Their Winning Formula Just in Time to Save Their Season Tampa Bay got contributions from across the roster in a 7–3 Game 4 win over the Cleveland, evening the ALCS and reclaiming home-field advantage. Sports Illustrated · Oct 18
Aussie's landmark homer in vain as Rays level series Australian Travis Bazzana has produced a home run and a fielding error as his Guardians suffered a series-levelling loss to Tampa Bay in Cleveland. AAP · Oct 18
Guardians continue winning streak in baseball playoffs Australian young gun Travis Bazzana and the Cleveland Guardians are one step closer to baseball's World Series after an away win over Tampa Bay. AAP · Oct 13
The Guardians’ Glaring Weakness Is Sinking Them in Embarrassing Fashion Cleveland’s front office should be under the microscope with the team’s obvious Achilles heel being exploited by the White Sox. Sports Illustrated · Oct 6
Bazzana continues impressive MLB form in Guardians win Travis Bazzana has helped his Cleveland Guardians to another MLB win, while his fellow Aussie Curtis Mead took the field for Washington. AAP · Jun 13
MLB Rookie Power Rankings: Sorting Out the Loaded Class of 2026 Konnor Griffin, Kevin McGonigle, Nolan McLean and the rest of the 2026 rookie class has more than made its mark just a quarter of the way through the season. Sports Illustrated · May 21
Inside the Odd Numbers of MLB’s First Week: The Good, the Bad, the Rookies Rookies are running baseball early in the season while a number of big names are struggling. Sports Illustrated · Apr 2
History Says the Giants Are Already in Big Trouble In this week’s Verducci’s View, we cover San Francisco’s inauspicious start, baseball’s left turn, the evolution of Max Fried and more. Sports Illustrated · Mar 30
Every Top 100 Prospect That Will Be on an MLB Roster on Opening Day 20 of MLB’s Top 100 prospects will be on their club’s Opening Day roster to start the 2026 season. Sports Illustrated · Mar 24
What to Know About Chase DeLauter As Guardians Rookie Makes Historic MLB Debut Top prospect Chase DeLauter will make his major league debut for the Cleveland Guardians against the Detroit Tigers in Game 2 of their wild-card round series. Sports Illustrated · Oct 1, 2025