Day: January 24, 2026

The Florida Marlins aren’t dancing around it anymore. Lance Blankenship is available, and the sales pitch is about as honest as you’ll ever see from a front office. On paper, this reads like a “change of scenery” cliché. In reality, it’s a team openly admitting that whatever made Blankenship a quietly valuable player for nearly a decade just isn’t showing up in South Florida—and probably won’t if he stays. Blankenship’s...

A year ago, I wrote that Scott Karl deserved more than a polite nod in the Rookie of the Year voting. He led the United League in wins, outpaced a Cy Young winner in the most old-school currency pitchers are judged by, and then shoved his way through October like a veteran who knew exactly how much the moment weighed. That article was rooted in evidence. This one is too — and the evidence is significantly uglier. The Regression Is Not Subtle...