https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/page/3/?d=1enhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/its-time-to-get-rid-of-position-players-pitching-and-bring-on-the-bop-r8641/I have always accepted position players pitching as a necessary evil, as well as something fun to watch during a game that has otherwise lost all viewing pleasure. But then James McCann took the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks for the bottom of the eighth inning against the Milwaukee Bre...8641Fri, 08 May 2026 15:11:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/hot-week-the-top-100-luke-cantwell-yet-another-holliday-shine-r8610/To give readers a better picture of other teams' farm systems, we're going to highlight some of the top performers from MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects list. Two of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 hitters and three up-and-coming prospects ranked as top performers for the week of April 28 through May 3....8610Thu, 07 May 2026 15:18:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/which-young-player-will-your-favorite-mlb-team-extend-next-r8562/MLB teams signing their bright young talent to extensions long before they’re due to hit free agency is nothing new, but it seems like every top-50 prospect is being locked down before they lose rookie eligibility. Just this season, Konnor Griffin and Colt Emerson signed extensions before they h...8562Wed, 06 May 2026 15:15:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/mlb-power-rankings-cubs-marlins-in-top-5-brewers-move-up-in-top-10-r8480/There is no shortage of ways to rank teams across Major League Baseball, but most rely too heavily on wins and losses. Those results matter, yet they often miss the bigger picture. Teams can look dominant or overmatched in short bursts, and traditional power rankings tend to chase those swings r...8480Mon, 04 May 2026 15:19:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/baseball-smarter-whats-the-difference-between-drs-oaa-and-frv-r8124/Two decades ago, evaluating defense in baseball was a largely subjective exercise. Fans and analysts relied on the eye test, highlight reels, and basic box score stats like errors and fielding percentage. If a player looked smooth and didn’t make many mistakes, he was probably considered a good...8124Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:10:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/baseball-smarter-what-is-xwoba-or-wobacon-and-no-we-didnt-make-that-last-one-up-r8160/Baseball is really hard. Everyone who has played or watched some level of baseball has heard that even the greatest players failed 7 times out of 10. While a massive oversimplification, this has come to be a rallying cry of sorts, used by, for lack of a better term, failures. You never hear this...8160Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:10:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/baseball-smarter-why-baseball-digs-the-fly-ball-r8298/Why does putting the ball in the air matter? Anyone who has been watching baseball consistently for at least a decade or so knows that lifting the ball is a phenomenon that captured the attention of every team in the major leagues throughout the 2010s. The trend was so far-reaching that the Wash...8298Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:15:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/mlb-power-rankings-through-a-third-order-lens-r8247/There is no shortage of ways to rank teams across Major League Baseball, and most of them start and end with the standings. Wins and losses still drive the conversation, but they rarely tell the full story. A team hovering around .500 can feel dominant one week and completely overmatched the nex...8247Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:58:52 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/baseball-smarter-what-is-woba-and-why-is-it-so-fun-to-say-out-loud-r8116/Baseball is rife with numbers and statistics, and, despite what some around the game may say, has been for over a hundred years. Over time, thanks to scores of baseball nerds, the statistics have gotten better, more descriptive. All of the acronyms can be dizzying; they can cause even the most a...8116Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:30:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/2026-is-shaping-up-to-be-the-fastest-fastball-season-ever%C2%A0-r8084/If you’ve been watching baseball over the past two decades, hell, even the past decade, you’ll likely have noticed the explosion in pitcher velocity. Back in 2007, Felix Hernandez’s 95.6 MPH average four-seam fastball velocity was the hardest among qualified starting pitchers. Almost 20 years la...8084Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:46:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/how-is-the-abs-challenge-system-working-catchers-are-crushing-games-are-slower-r7946/As of April 16th, according to Baseball Reference, 273 total games have been played in the 2026 MLB season, with most teams playing anywhere between 17 and 18 games depending on off days. As of this date, it has become clear that pitchers and catchers have been more successful with the ABS (Auto...7946Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:27:30 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/ranking-the-2026-mlb-city-connect-jerseys-from-misses-to-must-haves-r7677/Major League Baseball’s City Connect initiative has always walked a fine line between creativity and chaos. Since its launch in 2021, the program has encouraged teams to lean into culture, community, and storytelling rather than tradition. Sometimes that results in brilliance. Sometimes it looks...7677Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:37:01 +0000