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John Romano: Here’s a sneak preview of the World Series (as long as the Rays cooperate)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Here we go, it’s the Braves and Rays. A sneak preview of the matchup that October craves.

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Baseball by the Numbers: A tip of the cap to Chicago’s four All-Stars

The White Sox’ Luis Robert Jr. and the Cubs’ Dansby Swanson, Justin Steele and Marcus Stroman are deserving selections, despite their subpar teams.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ben Frederickson: 13 thoughts on the Cardinals, who have 13 chances to dodge making bad first-half history

The Cardinals have 13 games left before the regular season pauses for MLB's All-Star break.

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Jason Mackey: What's wrong with the offense and more key questions amid the Pirates' tailspin

Hitting coach Andy Haines has become a popular target for fan frustration amid plenty of Pirates struggles: losses in 12 of 13 after Sunday's shutout — their 10th, tied for an MLB high — plus ranking 28th in runs (72) and 29th in OPS (.626) this month.

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Cody Bellinger still has chance to have one of Cubs’ best seasons by center fielder since 1961

His Fangraphs WAR in 37 games before getting hurt was 1.3. That put him on a pace for a full-season fWAR of about 5, which is on the All-Star/superstar divide.

Chicago Sun-Times

Benjamin Hochman: The decay of the defense — the Cardinals are losing their way

Well, if anything, his hands are in good hands.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Baseball by the Numbers: The war over pitching WAR

Baseball Reference, Fangraphs use metric to measure different things.

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Metrics bear out what we’re seeing in White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr.’s offensive numbers

Hitting .275/.335/.562 with 11 home runs, Robert ranks 29th among major-league qualifiers with a .377 weighted on-base average.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinals’ Tommy Edman knew Nico Hoerner could lead off — from personal experience

Hoerner replaced Edman at shortstop after his freshman season at Stanford. Hoerner entered Sunday with a 89.5% contact rate and an 11% strikeout rate, according to Fangraphs.

Chicago Sun-Times

SI:AM | MLB’s Most Surprising Team Faces Its Stiffest Test Yet

The Pirates and Rays square off in a big series this week.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | The Rays Can’t Be Stopped

They’re going for history on Thursday afternoon against the Red Sox.

Sports Illustrated

Baseball by the Numbers: Defense hard to measure

dWAR, other metrics take into account that all positions aren’t created equal.

Chicago Sun-Times

SI:AM | The Seismic Showdown Between Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston

This is the most highly anticipated women’s basketball game in a long time.

Sports Illustrated

Baseball by the numbers: Forecast is for average

PECOTA and Fangraphs projections for the Cubs and White Sox aren’t anything to get excited about.

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Will Angels make the playoffs? Don't expect guarantees from GM Perry Minasian.

The Angels could use a bit of swagger. They could use an October too.

Sports Illustrated

Baseball Hall of Fame Voting Winners and Losers

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Braves legend Andruw Jones gains ground but still misses Hall of Fame

ATLANTA — Andruw Jones authored an incredible career full of accomplishments, including an impressive string of Gold Glove Awards and a ton of home runs. During his prime, he was arguably the best center fielder in the game.

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Michael Cunningham: Braves are good again, but their hole at shortstop is worrisome

ATLANTA — The Braves will make the playoffs with Vaughn Grissom or Orlando Arcia at shortstop and Eddie Rosario in left field. They are so good in so many other areas that below-average production at those positions won’t prevent them from at least securing one of three National League wild…

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Ryan Divish: What to make of Mariners’ lack of spending so far in free agency

SEATTLE — “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.”

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A tale of two contracts: How Aaron Hicks and Luis Severino explain the last four Yankees seasons

The Yankees are approaching the four-year anniversary of two decisions that have left their fingerprints all over the postseason disappointment, clunky roster fits and underperformance that has defined the club’s recent history.

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Michael Cunningham: Mets, Phillies spend big. Will Braves do same for Dansby Swanson?

The Phillies committed $300 million to shortstop Trea Turner. The Mets are set to splurge on ace pitcher Justin Verlander. Meanwhile, the Braves have signed no free agents of note while their top priority, shortstop Dansby Swanson, remains on the market.

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Where the Braves’ payroll stands, what it could mean for rest of offseason

A couple of months ago, Braves Chairman Terry McGuirk told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that his goal was for the organization to eventually have a top-five payroll – but did not specify when. Recently, Liberty Media President and CEO Greg Maffei echoed this sentiment.

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Aaron Judge wins AL MVP award after historic season

NEW YORK — From June to October almost every time he came to the plate, Aaron Judge heard the chants; "MVP, MVP, MVP." Thursday night, those chants became a reality. Judge’s remarkable 2022 season was capped with baseball’s highest award. The 30-year-old free-agent outfielder who led the Yankees this season…

Chicago Sun-Times

Defensive metrics supported Ian Happ’s Gold Glove case — but he doesn’t have to like them

Happ was the Cubs’ lone Gold Glove recipient this year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ian Happ wins Gold Glove, joins exclusive club of Cubs outfielders

Happ led NL left fielders with 13 defensive runs saved this season, according to FanGraphs.

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