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2023 MLB NL strikeout leadersThis article is based on data from Sportradar. Text was compiled by an AI engine that was then reviewed and edited by the editorial staff....

2023 MLB NL earned run average leadersThis article is based on data from Sportradar. Text was compiled by an AI engine that was then reviewed and edited by the editorial staff....

The National League Cy Young race is kind of a messWith one month to go in the MLB season it’s generally about the time that not only playoff spot chases become pretty clear, but so do individual award chases. If not a clear winner, as one might find with the AL MVP, then at least a couple of candidates have separated themselves and voters at least ...

The off-putting history of Spencer Strider, and the incredible weirdness of the NHL Awards

I won’t pretend what follows makes any sense. It is simply a matter of taste, and my tastes have warped and mutated often into a territory I can no longer explain. If you’re an Atlanta baseball fan, Spencer Strider is a titan walking among men. Cobb County probably has dubbed it “Strider Day,” a gam...

Picking our MLB National League award winners

Yesterday, we gave you our picks for the American League awards. Today, we move to the Senior Circuit. While the National League didn’t have anyone hit 60 home runs or pitch and hit, it did have a multitude of strong, MVP-caliber performances. Aside from Sandy Alcantara most likely securing the Cy Y...

The ruthless efficiency of Sandy Alcantara

As the baseball season draws to a close today, one of the rites of this time is to look at numbers that pop off the screen. For most of the last month, that’s been Aaron Judge. Whether it’s the number of homers he hits — or more often, it’s simply the gap from him to the second-place homer total, wh...

It’s time we start paying more attention to Tony Gonsolin

Let’s start talking about Tony Gonsolin for the National League Cy Young Award....

Front offices are bitching about the pitcher limit, which probably means it’ll work

I get caught in the trap as much as anyone, but I’m an impulsive guy. Baseball isn’t like other sports, where you can change one rule, any rule, and see the effects on Opening Day. In baseball, everything takes some time to have an effect....