DARK SECRETS: 2 | Vintage Vibes

Tom Verducci’s 25-and-Under MLB All-Star Team

Young players have never been performing better in the majors, where rule changes and pitch velocity increases are favoring the youth.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 25

MLB Trade Candidate Rankings and Deadline Predictions

Which big names will be on the move this summer? We had some success predicting trades last year and are back for another try, ready to be humbled.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 19

MLB Standings Reveal One Team's Remarkably Quick Turnaround, Plus a New Division Leader

The Phillies have done nothing but win since Don Mattingly took over.

Sports Illustrated · May 28

MLB Standings: Don't Look Now but the White Sox Are Playing .500 Baseball

After losing a combined 326 games over the past three seasons, there is life on Chicago's South Side

Sports Illustrated · May 14

Ranking MLB’s 10 Best Third Basemen

Third basemen are expected to hit like a slugger, ably defend baseball's "hot corner" and boast a cannon for an arm. Which players can do all three?

Sports Illustrated · May 14

MLB Standings: What If the Dodgers Aren’t What Everyone Expected Them to Be?

The two-time defending champs aren't exactly lighting the world on fire.

Sports Illustrated · May 13

Ranking MLB's 10 Best Second Baseman

These players provide excellence up the middle and in the batter's box.

Sports Illustrated · May 12

Dodgers Trade for Diamondbacks’ 2023 Postseason Hero

Alek Thomas, once a playoff hero in Arizona, is headed for Los Angeles.

Sports Illustrated · May 12

Remembering Bartolo Colón’s Home Run, the Most Improbable Swing of the Last Decade

It’s been exactly 10 years since “Big Sexy” sent one out of the park.

Sports Illustrated · May 7

MLB Standings Show Desperate Teams Are Suddenly Right Back In the Hunt

The Red Sox and Phillies have been soaring since making drastic moves.

Sports Illustrated · May 7