Kenneth Teape

2 days ago | si.com | Kenneth Teape

The Washington Nationals have been pretty competitive out of the gate in the 2025 MLB regular season, overcoming a few obstacles in the process. Injuries have been frustrating with All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams, veteran slugger Paul DeJong, starting pitcher Michael Soroka and workhorse relief pitcher Derek Law all being on the injured list. That has led to players being pushed into larger-than-anticipated roles, some of whom aren’t stepping up as much as anticipated.

2 days ago | si.com | Kenneth Teape

The San Francisco Giants have been the most pleasant surprise in baseball in the first few weeks of the 2025 MLB season. Not much was expected out of the team, which was once again projected to be right around the .500 mark. Painfully mediocre was a good way to describe the team since Buster Posey announced his retirement following the 2021 season. Now that he is back with the franchise in an official capacity as the president of baseball operations, however, things have already taken off.

2 days ago | si.com | Kenneth Teape

New York Yankees veteran pitcher Marcus Stroman did himself no favors with the comments he made early in spring training. When asked about what his role would be with the team, given the depth the team had added to their starting rotation, he was adamant that he was a starting pitcher. Coming out of the bullpen was not something he was willing to do.

2 days ago | yardbarker.com | Kenneth Teape

The Baltimore Orioles' starting pitching has been a topic of discussion for months. Debates raged on about whether their strategy of emphasizing depth over finding a true ace to anchor the staff in place of Corbin Burnes was rampant once he signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks and throughout spring training. The Orioles would love to have an ace anchoring their staff, but they are fortunate they did bring in some depth because injuries have decimated what was already a shaky part of the roster.

2 days ago | si.com | Kenneth Teape

The Baltimore Orioles' starting pitching has been a topic of discussion for months. Debates raged on about whether their strategy of emphasizing depth over finding a true ace to anchor the staff in place of Corbin Burnes was rampant once he signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks and throughout spring training. The Orioles would love to have an ace anchoring their staff, but they are fortunate they did bring in some depth because injuries have decimated what was already a shaky part of the roster.