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Ranking All 30 MLB Managers Heading Into the 2026 Season

While assessing managers isn’t an exact science, we can compare résumés and give credit where credit is due.

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What’s the Boss? MLB Skippers Spill On How Their Job Has Changed

Where have you gone, Billy Martin? The job of an MLB manager is no longer the domain of gruff former players—unless they’re also the perfect combination of stathead, amateur psychiatrist, media expert, TikTok adopter, motivational guru ...

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MLB Stress Index Tiers: Which Teams Are Under the Most Pressure?

Not every franchise enters the 2026 season with the same expectations. Let’s break down who’s aiming for a World Series and who’s just hoping to show progress.

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One Potential Achilles Heel for Every MLB Team This Season

The biggest weakness that could plague every MLB team in 2026.

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Seven Underrated Acquisitions of the MLB Offseason

There were all kinds of free agent signings and trades that shocked baseball fans this winter, but these under-the-radar moves could be just as impactful as the headliners.

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American League Offseason Grades: Orioles Lead, Yankees Lag

The junior circuit has more teams receiving tougher grades after less than impressive approaches to hot stove season.

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Winners, Losers and Question Marks of the MLB Offseason

Who’s emerging from the winter better off than they were in 2025?

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Justin Verlander Returns to Tigers on One-Year Deal

Justin Verlander is returning to where it all started after signing a one-year deal with the Detroit Tigers. The 42-year-old was drafted by the Tigers and spent the first 13 years of his career in Detroit.

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Tigers Sign Framber Valdez to Lucrative Deal Amid Tarik Skubal Arbitration Fight

Detroit’s pitching staff has reportedly received a major upgrade.

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Preseason Dark Horses for Each Major 2026 MLB Award Race

The MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year races all have distinguished favorites to take home hardware this year. But there are other worthy candidates.

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Picking the Most Logical Destinations for Five Major MLB Trade Candidates

Tarik Skubal is just one of several big names who could move before Opening Day.

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SI:AM | Everything You Need to Know About the Baseball Hall of Fame Vote

Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones got the call to Cooperstown, while several other candidates saw big jumps in their support.

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SI:AM | Rich Get Richer With Dodgers’ Signing of Kyle Tucker

The best free-agent hitter available is joining the two-time defending World Series champions.

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Nolan Arenado Trade Grades: Cardinals Offload Aging Star in Deal With Diamondbacks

Arenado is headed to the desert.

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Ranking MLB’s Top 15 Free Agents Still Available, With Signing Predictions

The top six players from our November rankings are still on the board. Where could they end up?

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Carlos Beltrán’s Hall of Fame Candidacy Presents a Complex Moral Quandary

Beltran was the mastermind of the Astros’ infamous sign-stealing scandal. The fourth-year Hall of Fame candidate is likely to be elected this year, but should he be?

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Astros to Sign Japanese Star Pitcher Tatsuya Imai to Three-Year Deal

The impending signing of Imai will bolster Houston's starting rotation.

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Brandon Lowe Trade Grades: How Pirates, Rays, Astros Fared in Three-Team Deal

Here's how each club fared in the six-player trade.

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Pirates Set to Acquire Rays All-Star Brandon Lowe in Three-Team Trade

Lowe will head to Pittsburgh in the deal.

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Each American League Team’s Biggest Remaining Need

Every team has an area they need to improve on their holiday shopping list.

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Five Wild Yet Realistic MLB Trade Proposals Involving All-Stars

Two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal is among the many names rumored to be on the trading block.

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Astros Send Gold Glove Winner to Braves in Exchange for Fellow Infielder

Houston and Atlanta were involved in the most recent player-for-player trade.

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‘Extreme Moneyball’ architect puts Astros scandal behind him in pursuit of global football takeover

Jeff Luhnow has moved on from baseball disgrace and is deploying his data-driven philosophy to develop African talent at Le Havre and Leganés

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Every MLB Player Who Received Exactly One MVP Vote

Which players received exactly one vote in MLB MVP voting this year?

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MLB Free Agent Rankings and Signing Predictions

Baseball’s offseason has officially begun. Where will Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette and other premier free agents end up?

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