https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/page/10/?d=1enhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/understanding-the-duality-of-deferrals-in-mlb-contracts-r6172/Deferred payments in big-league contracts continue to be a hot topic, even as the hot stove winds down and the season itself draws near. For many fans, ever since Shohei Ohtani signed a contract deferring over 90% of his salary each year to maximize the Dodgers' ability to build a championship-c...6172Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:10:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/mlbtv-stays-at-same-price-but-now-comes-with-shady-espn-charges-r5954/MLB.TV subscribers might be able to breathe a small sigh of relief that this season comes without a price hike—but there’s an ESPN catch meant to capture extra cash anyway. While pending a formal announcement, the MLB.TV market packages have gone up on some team websites, with a price of $1...5954Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:15:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/redemption-tour-team-usas-2026-world-baseball-classic-roster-is-complete-its-stacked-r5928/One thing is for certain. Team USA is doing whatever it can to improve upon its runner-up finish from 2023. Manager Mark DeRosa has assembled a star-studded roster for next year’s World Baseball Classic, one that looks far more equipped to finish the job after coming up short against Shohei Ohta...5928Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:12:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/how-tarik-skubal-just-blew-up-baseballs-arbitration-pay-scale-r5918/Tarik Skubal has spent the last two seasons doing everything a pitcher can do to force baseball to pay attention. Back-to-back American League Cy Young Awards tend to do that. What no one expected was that his loudest statement might come in a conference room in Arizona instead of on a mound in...5918Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:46:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/falling-stars-unforgettable-players-forgettable-teams-national-league-edition-r5892/With the last few high-profile free agents continuing to sign, we are getting a pretty good idea of what clubs will like heading into Spring training in a couple of weeks. Big names like Alex Bregman, Dylan Cease, Kyle Tucker, and Edwin Diaz will look to cement their superstar status with a whol...5892Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:11:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/breaking-down-the-american-league-central-zips-projections-r5826/With nearly a week until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, Dan Szymborski released his latest ZiPS Projections this past week on FanGraphs, with the focus of his piece on the projected MLB standings for 2026. Steve Drumwright broke down the National League Central last w...5826Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:15:09 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/cubs-hold-slight-edge-over-brewers-in-national-league-central-zips-projections-r5774/With most rosters in a finished form as spring training rapidly approaches, the first ZiPS standings of 2026 are out. And as expected, the NL Central will be a dogfight between the three-time defending champion Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs, who have finished second to the Crew in...5774Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:17:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/falling-stars-unforgettable-players-forgettable-teams-american-league-edition-r5726/With the last few high-profile free agents continuing to sign, we are getting a pretty good idea of what clubs will like heading into Spring training in a couple of weeks. Big names like Alex Bregman, Dylan Cease, Kyle Tucker, and Edwin Diaz will look to cement their superstar status with a whol...5726Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:12:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/baseball-is-returning-to-the-olympics-in-2028-what-will-it-look-like-r5740/America’s pastime will return to the Olympics for the first time since the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo (the games were held in 2021 because of Covid). Many people will have questions about this event. What will the format look like? How will this affect Major League Baseball? Will MLB players play...5740Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:13:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/its-official-the-dodgers-have-passed-the-yankees-as-baseballs-evil-empire-r5531/For decades, baseball fans knew precisely where to point when the term Evil Empire came up. It was synonymous with the Bronx, with pinstripes, and with a franchise that could outspend and outlast just about anyone. That label has not gone away. It has simply changed zip codes. The Los Angel...5531Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:14:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/our-separate-struggles-are-really-one%E2%80%94a-struggle-for-freedom-dignity-and-humanity-r5580/  Just as America has not completed the realization of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous dream, professional baseball—America's pastime, and the battleground on which some of the first triumphs of the post-World War II Civil Rights Movement were won—has not finished its journey from a seg...5580Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:31:45 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/offseason-in-full-swing-10-intriguing-position-players-that-remain-in-free-agency-r5530/MLB Free Agency is beginning to speed up as two of the top free agent hitters came off the board within a 16 hour period. There are still some good options for teams looking to add a solid bat. 1B/OF Cody Bellinger Bellinger is the most versatile player left. While he isn’t the 40-home...5530Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:10:02 +0000