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A 120-loss team? A Yankee shortstop topping Jeter? Our hottest hot takes two weeks into the MLB season
What bold predictions are we ready to make from what we've seen so far? Our writers weigh in, and we rank them from mild to spicy.
Power Rankings: A new No. 1 and a shake-up in the top 10
We're two weeks into the season, and three teams have ridden hot starts all the way into our top 10.
TOP HEADLINES
TIMELINE OF GAMBLING SCANDAL
How Ippei Mizuhara descended into a sports betting nightmare
Texts included in a federal complaint depict Ippei Mizuhara's apparent descent into a sports betting addiction and the bookie who kept extending him credit.
MLB SCOREBOARD
GREATEST ABILITY IS AVAILABILITY
'That’s my job, I’m gonna do it': The MLB players who play all 162 games -- and why it matters
In an era of load management across sports, these major leaguers still believe that the greatest ability is availability.
MOST UNHITTABLE PITCHERS
Ace rankings: How insiders view the top starting pitchers -- both healthy and injured
Who are the most unhittable pitchers in baseball right now? We asked around the industry to find out.
Pitching injuries are out of control -- and it's time to take action
Another week, another round of injured aces. Baseball must come together to solve the problem NOW.
BASEBALL'S NEXT BIG THING
How good is he? Why now? What you need to know for Jackson Holliday's MLB debut
We get you up to speed as baseball's next big thing joins the Orioles' major league roster.
PLENTY OF TWISTS AND TURNS
How the Athletics fled Oakland for Sacramento -- and what's next
The divorce always seemed inevitable. But even the A's final week in Oakland had plenty of twists and turns.
CONFUSING CALLS
Explaining why the Phillies didn't sign a closer -- and 29 other baffling MLB decisions
Every fan base wants a big splash, but they don't always get one. We look for the, um, logic behind every front office's non-moves.
Top Headlines
- Mizuhara surrenders to feds; bond set at $25K
- Sources: Bad Bunny-led agency faces sanctions
- Rays' Lowe to injured list due to oblique injury
- Brewers prospect suffers facial fractures on HBP
- Yankees-Guardians ppd; split DH set for Saturday
- Sources: D-backs' Montgomery drops Boras
- Top prospect arrives: Jackson Holliday
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